{"id":2488,"date":"2019-08-09T12:27:14","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T16:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catalystgetsit.com\/wp\/?p=2488"},"modified":"2023-05-24T13:02:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T17:02:28","slug":"3-boring-brands-that-have-made-a-social-media-splash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catalystgetsit.com\/wp\/3-boring-brands-that-have-made-a-social-media-splash\/","title":{"rendered":"3 \u2018Boring\u2019 Brands That Have Made a Social Media Splash!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2489\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catalystgetsit.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Untitled-1.png\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"741\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catalystgetsit.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Untitled-1.png 741w, http:\/\/www.catalystgetsit.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Untitled-1-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy for the Nikes and Taco Bells of the world to launch creative social media ploys. What about those that are less established and less interesting industries?<\/p>\n<p>No brand category is too boring for social media. If you have a strong brand, a good understanding of your consumers and are willing to take risks, any brand can use social media effectively.<\/p>\n<p>The key fundamentals of making a \u201cboring\u201d brand intriguing in social media are the same components that make any brand interesting:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Know your brand. <\/strong>Appliances aren\u2019t something most people go crazy over on social. However, Maytag created the Maytag Man who brings to life the spirit of hardworking dependability that the brand stands for. They also have a well-known annual promotional period in May &#8212; \u201cMay Is Maytag Month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They also hopped on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BiM2DMwlmIJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed\">It\u2019s Gonna Be May\u00a0<\/a>meme with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nf6dpe56YsE\">music video<\/a> starring the Maytag Man. These social efforts from Maytag fit perfectly with their assets and correspond with them having something timely to say.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Know your audience.\u00a0<\/strong>Corporate real estate is another example of what may be a dull industry on social platforms. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2QCySNv7cxA\">WeWork<\/a> understands that the product it provides (convenient, enjoyable co-working spaces) is really about the\u00a0<em>people<\/em>\u00a0it serves:\u00a0unconventional, highly motivated, independent young professionals\u00a0who take their careers seriously but have had to forge their own paths the entire way.<\/p>\n<p>All of its social content speaks to and celebrates this audience. Seeing a post from WeWork reminds people, that they are the type of person who works at a WeWork space.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be bold. <\/strong>That\u2019s exactly what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsa.gov\/news\/social_media\">TSA<\/a> does on their social media. They do what you would want them to do on their social media channels. They talk openly about everyday work and answer questions about air travel regulations. They even have a YouTube playlist called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6PYGXPxnW-o&amp;list=PLXWway_rv-jU9j8CeTYA93yPwYxM4SDp_\">They Brought What?\u201d<\/a> dedicated to showcasing the strangest things people try to bring on airplanes. It\u2019s unexpected, entertaining, and works well because it educates travelers and builds credibility.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, a \u201clow interest\u201d or \u201cboring\u201d industry is just one where we haven\u2019t given people enough reasons to be interested. There are great ideas to be found if we dig in and do the work!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/catalystgetsit.com\/\">Contact us<\/a> today to see how we can turn your brand into something FUN + EXCITING!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s easy for the Nikes and Taco Bells of the world to launch creative social media ploys. What about those that are less established and less interesting industries? No brand category is too boring for social media. If you have a strong brand, a good understanding of your consumers and are willing to take risks,<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catalystgetsit.com\/wp\/3-boring-brands-that-have-made-a-social-media-splash\/\" class=\"more\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.catalystgetsit.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2488"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.catalystgetsit.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.catalystgetsit.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.catalystgetsit.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.catalystgetsit.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2488"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.catalystgetsit.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2491,"href":"http:\/\/www.catalystgetsit.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2488\/revisions\/2491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.catalystgetsit.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.catalystgetsit.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.catalystgetsit.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}