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We’re now in September summer is coming to an end and it’s JTi Friday time!

Alas the summer is drawing to an end and it’s back to school time, but hopefully we can still look forward to some sunny days. In America September is also the time the hunting season starts, which brings us to today’s JTi Friday offering,

At Just Think we’ve come across this video on YouTube ‘Hunter shoots a bear’, don’t worry it’s not quite what it appears to be. For a start the video is from the correction product company Tippex. What has Tippex got to do with bear hunting? Click the image below and you will find out.

There is also an intro video on YouTube which does feature explicit language so not advisable to view while at work. You can view the video by clicking this link NSFW Hunter Shoots a Bear.

At Just Think we can help you take ownership of your brand online with email marketing, web development, social media and adWords. To find out more give Just Think a call, or pop in for a coffee and chat.

Successful social media campaigns can help to increase sales, drive footfall, improve online visibility and more.

With the ever-increasing use of the internet to market companies and products, social media is an area that is expanding significantly, and some of the worlds’ biggest brands have implemented well-known and unique social media campaigns that have increased their visibility significantly. Take a look at a few of the most interesting and famous ones below.

1.) Coca Cola Happiness

Coca Cola

Coca Cola installed a very unique vending machine in an American College. It contained a variety of unusual products unlikely to appear in a typical vending machine, including a 4 foot long sandwich. The reactions of the students were captured on camera and uploaded online. The video was viewed over 1 million times in one week.

2.) Rage against the machine

This social media campaign is pretty well-known, having attracted 1 million members to its Facebook initiated campaign, beating 2009 X-Factor winner Joe McElderry to the Christmas Number One single top spot!

3.) The X-Factor

Most of you watch the X-Factor, or hear about the hype surrounding it. The X-Factor has 66 1.4 million fans on Facebook, and 66 thousand plus followers on Twitter, who are part of the online X-Factor community. The show also boosts ITV.com’s ad impressions, with a significant amount of traffic from Twitter and Facebook.

These Significant Successes within Social media show how with some unique ideas and creativity, your business could be creating campaigns that create a buzz around your business. Making yourself stand out from the crowd is a great way of attracting attention to your business. Just Think has the creativity, the tools and the desire to help your company stand out from the crowd!

Just Think…for social media, e-mail marketing, web development and more, look no further than Justthink!

It’s the end of the week and it’s JTi Friday time!

The British summer is in full swing with the usual combination of rain and sunshine. This week’s JTi offering is from Specsavers and their reaction to the bootleg ‘should’ve gone to Specsavers’ videos which have popped up on YouTube.

Specsaver’s have stated ‘they want to take ownership of that space and viral marketing is the right format’. Their first web only advert is based on the German U-Boat film ‘Das Boot’. You may ask ‘Submarines! What has that got to do with specs?’ to find out take a look at the video below.

At Just Think we can help you take ownership of your brand online with email marketing, web development, social media and adWords. To find out more give Just Think a call, or pop in for a coffee and chat.

It’s JTi Friday and we’re just thinking of Christmas!

In the world of marketing it’s never to early to start thinking about Christmas, especially on a day like today which is more wintery than summery. It’s also a good excuse to show you this email from last year we’ve come across. You can view the full email here.

This email is a great showcase for the use of animated gifs in email marketing, which has seen a major surge this year. Animation in emails grabs the recipients attention and has increased click through rates.

It’s JTi Friday and whose side are you on?

This week’s JTi Friday offering is the new Cadbury advert from a Glass and a Half Productions, Spots Vs Stripes.

Following the successes of previous productions like the Gorilla and Dancing Eyebrow, Spots Vs Stripes has been launched this week to celebrate Cadbury’s sponsorship of the 2012 London Olympics and to get the nation playing. You can view the advert below.

Cadbury are asking you to join a team and compete in what that think is the biggest, longest game ever! Pick a side, then you can compete to win points for your chosen team. Play online, at events around the UK or even tiddlywinks at home then register your wins on the ‘Spots Vs Stripes’ website. Along with the Spots Vs Stripes website you can follow the activities of the teams via Facebook and Twitter.

As online social media blog, Mashable celebrate their five year anniversairy, we take a look back at how blogging has evolved over the years.

Although blogging is a relatively new phenomenon in the world of social networking, the amount of blogs on the internet at the moment has reached 133 million. This figure has increased significantly, from only five year ago when there was 14 million blogs online, increasing at a rate of 80,000 per day. The vast majority of blogs may be personal, and act as an ‘online diary’ for different topics, but the major increase in blog numbers over the past five years includes some of the most well known blogs. Think about Mashable. They are now one of the most well known blogs on the internet, but it just goes to show how keeping up to date with your blog and posting interesting articles can increase your readership and help to attract attention to you or your business.

Just Think…we could help you set up your own great blog for your business!

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer are gaining market share, mostly to the detriment of Mozilla Firefox. Firefox and Google Chrome have lost market share over the past three months, while Safari and Internet Explorer have gained market share, with Internet Explorer having the biggest gain.

These four internet browsers often fluctuate in usage, but with Internet Explorer seeing the biggest increase in market share over the last three months, this only looks set to continue.

With many different internet browsers, and internet options to change, update and personalize individuals’ own browsing experiences, the likes of Mozilla and Microsoft have to constantly up-date their browsing options to compete for market share.

Just Think…with so many internet options, why not make your internet marketing easier with help from Justthink.co.uk!

It’s time for JTi Friday, Just Think’s weekly look at what is fun and interesting in the world of internet marketing.

A few weeks ago we wrote about the Old Spice man and his social media exploits (see original post). Since then we have been following him on Twitter and have been impressed by his video replies to tweets and posts (there’s even one aimed at Gillette).

Alas these replies have come to an end (for now) as explained in the Old Spice man’s latest reply to everyone below.

If you haven’t been following the Old Spice man on Twitter, you can catch up on all his replies on the Old Spice YouTube Channel here.

This again shows how responsive Social Media marketing can be for a business. Creaing another avenue to connect with existing and potential customers.

85% of the population is online, spending over 6 hours on social media sites every month. Nearly 60% of these read blogs and 64% have their own profile on a social network.

The relative power of the internet and social networks is only highlighted, with the announcement of the sales of Old Spice since their social media marketing campaign last month. Old Spice have reported an increase in sales of 107% over the past month, and a 55% increase over the past 3 months.

The Old Spice campaign started with TV adverts, which then went viral on You Tube. The Old Spice actor, ‘Isaiah Mustafa’ then recorded funny videos based on the original advert, which were personalised in response to bloggers, fans and tweeters. The total viewing figures of all Old Spice videos has reached 110 million, surpassing the reach of traditional broadcast.

The success of Old Spice shows a brilliant example of how powerful social media can be, and what it can do for your sales figures. Make sure that your business doesn’t miss out on the 85% of the online population, and “like” Just Think on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to see how we can help you to reach out to the online market.

Figures found on behalf of Simply Zesty, a UK-based online PR.

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Schools out for Summer (which seems to have ended already) and it’s JTi Friday time.

Tomorrow (24th July) you have the opportunity to take part in a historic cinematic, social networking experiment. Famous Tyneside director Ridley Scott along with Kevin MacDonald are asking the YouTube community to capture a glimpse of their life on camera.

The most compelling and distinctive footage taken on Saturday from around the world will be edited in to the experimental documentary. The finished film will be premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2011.

To find out how you can take part and have the opportunity to appear in this ground breaking film visit the ‘Life in a Day’ YouTube page.