How to use memes in your marketing
Marketing Memes: How to Use Memes in Marketing to Gain Traction
The memes are original on social media platforms. It is fun,
exciting and easy to consume. But there is more to it than meets the eye, as
Richard Dawkins has said over and over.
Meme marketing is a quiet social media trend that is quickly
becoming popular.
The practice of meme marketing has spawned a new term:
meme-jacking. When marketers hijack popular or funny memes to market their
products, this is called meme hijacking.
Meme stealing is becoming more and more popular because it's
a great way to share refreshing content that has the potential to go viral.
Just think about it, who doesn't love funny memes?
How do brands use memes for marketing?
The average person spends an hour and a half a day on social
media. Memes are the language in which people communicate new ideas and situations
on social media.
So it's no surprise that memes have become a cultural
phenomenon. Grumpy Cat, Good Guy Greg (GGG), and LOLcats have one thing in
common: they're all meme characters that are now part of internet pop culture
and meme culture in general.
They have been used in different ways to spread different
ideas. They do this by taking advantage of the social media appeal of cat
videos and making them more fun.
Meme marketing can breathe new life into your social media
strategy. Memes are highly visual, which makes them a great tool for creating
social media fodder and adding to your content marketing strategy.
The best part about meme marketing is that you can simply
take a concept that is already gaining traction and build on its popularity.
With memes, there is no such thing as plagiarism.
Creating funny memes is easy with photo editor and animation
creation tools like PixTeller. This design tool lets you create animated GIFs,
quotes, and video stories using easy-to-use templates.
You can take advantage of a trending meme and customize it
with your branded content to engage your target consumers with an entertaining
media strategy.
With minimal effort, share-worthy memes can get you likes,
shares, and comments. When you post them on your blog, you can also reap the
benefits of increased inbound links and website traffic.
It's no surprise that brands are jumping on the meme
marketing bandwagon.
Are you looking for real examples of marketing memes?
Here are some of the brands that have been marketed with
memes: @smarttechpros

1. Gucci
Gucci is a luxury fashion brand that has built an image
around sophistication and elegance. But for their 2017 #TFWGucci campaign, they
decided to shake up all the preconceived notions about their brand. With memes,
they showed their target audience that they could be trendy.
What was your #TFWGucci campaign about?
#TFWGucci, short for "That Feeling When Gucci", was a campaign intended to promote their new line of watches.
Marketing Gucci on Instagram with MemesImage via Instagram
In a series of related memes, Gucci used memes that ranged
from the absurd to the funny. They create all the memes in collaboration with
artists from all over the world.
The campaign homepage even included an explainer video on
the history of the memes for those new to the concept. Descriptive captions
combined with bold graphics gave Gucci a refreshing makeover for the brand.
2. Seamless
No problem; the popular online food delivery service in the
US often uses humour on social media to connect with its audience.
In 2014, they came up with a creative concept to market
memes. They created a series of memes based on the Academy Award nominations.
Dubbed #OscarNomNoms, the Seamless series of memes caused quite a stir on
Twitter.
Perfect Twitter Marketing with Twitter MemesImage
They've reimagined and designed movie posters to include
some crazy food puns. American Hustle became "American Muzzles",
while The Wolf of Wall Street became "The Wolf of Waffle Street".
What were the results of the meme marketing campaign?
The series #OscarNomNom won the internet. His memes have
gone viral for two reasons: timeliness and good puns.
The Oscar nominations were just announced, so there was a
lot of curiosity about them. By capitalizing on a popular trend, Seamless has positioned
itself as a brand that can make people laugh. @techgeeksblogger