A Lesson or Two From Ryan Reynolds & Aviation Gin
In all my years of marketing, I have seen some AMAZING and HORRIFIC “stunts” from both big and small businesses.
What intrigues me the most is when businesses successfully employ a political marketing “mindset” I highlight in FIRE THEM NOW.
And I haven’t stopped laughing at the most recent one…YOU’VE GOT TO READ THIS.
Did you see this insanely funny and effective story on Aviation Gin and actor Ryan Reynolds (also a major investor)?
So here is what happened — while appearing on the “Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon”, Reynolds revealed his Aviation Gin email (which resulted in a crash to the Aviation Gin server after 20,000 emails started to flood in.)
Why do people care about knowing his work email?
- He’s a celebrity and people want to connect with a celebrity
- They wanted to read his latest hilariously funny “out-of-office” email
If you haven’t read the article or seen the video clip, click here and get ready to have a serious laugh!
What started as a funny way to feel like a part of his newly invested company has turned into a brilliant marketing campaign that has brought Aviation Gin millions of dollars in free advertising.
What you can learn from this brilliant marketing idea:
- A virtually unknown brand of gin created millions of dollars in FREE publicity from one idea.
- The power of using a celebrity, not just as a silent “face” but to have them use humor to give the consumer a positive feeling about the company AND generate profits.
- The company grew its marketing email list by over 20,0000 in one day (until it crashed)!
- Get more bites of the apple. This marketing idea was so successful, you better believe Reynolds will do more humorous “out of office” emails in the future.
- Aviation Gin has now created a sustainable brand and they must build on top of that with a great tasting product AND more “out-of-the-box” marketing. One hit wonders come and go. They must sustain it now.
I write in great detail about these principles in my book FIRE THEM NOW, where I outline several similar examples of botched PR campaigns. Moving forward, I plan to regularly post more about these fun and shocking stories.
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