Brands see live online content as key to authenticity

Burger King, Adidas and Diet Coke are among the marketers using live content on the Web and other platforms as a means of establishing their bona fides with their target audiences. "It's fascinating because it's really about the brand letting it all hang out and not being afraid of messing up," said Lars Bastholm, chief digital creative officer at Ogilvy North America. "If brands want to ... be seen as 'friends,' then they also need to have flaws like real people have."

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This story published in IAB SmartBrief on 11/02/2009





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