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‘Before the Flood’ Review: Going Viral Before TV Debut

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After a few years of static buzz on the matter, climate change is back on our feeds. This time around, Leonardo DiCaprio is directing the conversation with National Geographic.

He narrates a documentary – with an IMDb rating of 8.4/10 and a cast lineup including Elon Musk, President Obama and Pope Francis – that culminates in a straightforward CTA: “Learn more and take action at: www.beforetheflood.com”.

GOING… VIRAL?

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Know your audience, know your audience, know your audience is one of the key mantras of any marketer. Whether or not you are an avid TV consumer, it’s worth noting that ‘Before the Flood’ hit over 15M views on Facebook and 8M views on YouTube. This could be attributed to the fact that National Geographic was able to leverage the presence of its viewers on digital by rolling out the documentary online. This strategy aligns with the holistic campaign’s aim to facilitate proactive action through maximized reach.

The core message of the documentary transcends the audiences of National Geographic. It is a message potentially targeted to every human being in an attempt to awaken our innate concern regarding the future of our planet. The message was embodied in a tone of pleading and delivered by a charismatic messenger with high influence. These two elements paved the way for its viral path. Credit: National Geographic

VIRAL FOR A CAUSE

Climate change is an overwhelming issue. After watching a whole production highlighting the actual and potential consequences of global warming, it would be normal to feel paradoxically empowered and powerless. However, the documentary outlines a road map for change and its website actually provides visitors with a one-step tool to make an impact – a hashtag.

As simple as that, a hashtag that drives action.

National Geographic and 21st Century Fox vow to donate $1 to Pristine Seas and $1 to the Wildlife Conservation Society for every use of #BeforeTheFlood on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. They capped the donations at $50,000 per organization, translating into 100,000 mentions of the hashtag.

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THE BOTTOM LINE LESSON

From a communications standpoint, the #BeforeTheFlood campaign can be flagged as a successful case study of storytelling. Content drives action. Dissect this rule of thumb and you can trace the trajectory drawn by the campaign: Relevant content, compelling messenger, simple plan of action.

If you scroll down beyond the landing point of the ‘Take Action’ tab, you will encounter two prominent Take Action buttons. These are part of two of the main pleads in the documentary. They allow site visitors to act upon their urge to make an impact.  

And below these two grids, there is a collection of hyperlinked photos that redirect viewers to external websites where they can sign petitions and join movements by #BeforeTheFlood partners.

‘Before the Flood’ is the tangible product of a three-year journey by Leonardo DiCaprio. Fueled by a self-proclaimed pessimistic outlook on climate change, the Academy Award-winning actor, environmental activist, and UN Messenger of Peace allows viewers to shadow him through his investigative talks with world leaders and specialists — making it an immersive experience.

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Amr Diab Gets Hacked on Twitter

Amr Diab’s Facebook page has announced that his twitter account has been hijacked by anonymous and now tweeting political.

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Amr Diab Was Hacked On Twitter!

Update: Amr Diab’s Facebook Page announced that “Amr Diab’s Twitter account has been restored successfully and you can follow Amr’s tweets normally now”

Amr Diab got hacked on Twitter

On Thursday 9th of Jan, Amr Diab’s Facebook page announced that Amr Diab’s Twitter account has been hacked by anonymous and now tweeting politics!

Amr Abdul-Basset Abdul-Azeez Diab  (born 11 October 1961) is an Egyptian singer and composer of pop music. He was awarded the World Music Award for Best Selling Middle East Artist, three times: 1998 for the album “Nour El Ain”, 2002 for the album “Aktrr Wahid Byhbak 2001” and 2007 for the album “El Lillady”. Amr Diab also won The African Music Awards 2009, Big Apple Music Awards; Life Achievements Awards: Best Singer of The Year in 2009, and Best Male Act in African Music Awards 2010.

He is known as the Father of Mediterranean Music He has created his own style which is often termed “Mediterranean Music” or “Mediterranean Sound”, a blend of Western and Egyptian rhythms.

In The Mediterranean in Music, David Cooper and Kevin Dawe referred to his music as “the new breed of Mediterranean music”.According to author Michael Frishkopf, Amr Diab has produced a new concept of Mediterranean music, especially in his international hit, “Nour El Ain”.

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In his analysis of The Very Best of Amr Diab album, Victor W. Valdivia of All music said: “His music melded traditional Arabic sounds and textures with Western rhythms and instruments. The mesh was dubbed Mediterranean music, and The Very Best of Amr Diab displays Diab’s superb skill in creating it.”

In 1997, he won three awards at the Annual Arabic Festival: one for Best Video, for Best Song, and for Best Artist of the Year. Diab received a Triple Platinum Award for the sales of Nour El Ain and a World Music Award in Monaco.

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Review: Sherine Ana Keteer on Social Media

Sherine ‘s new album “Ana Keter” in Social Media

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Review: Sherine Ana Keteer on Social Media

After the success of the previously shared overall analysis of Sherine’s new album “Ana Keter” and her social media presence, we decided to fulfill your requests with more details and additional insights.

The report is from Jan 15 through Jan 31, 2014; however, starting Feb, we noticed that Sherine’s team has enhanced and developed how they engage with fans on Facebook.

Still, there’s more to do; please review the slides below to know what exactly they are missing with recommendations.

Check out the report:

Key take-outs in 15 days after the launch:

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  • Album gained 11 million views in 2 weeks on YouTube
  • YouTube Channel subscribers boosted by 90K subscribers in 15 days out of 127K total subscribers overtime
  • Buzz reached 15K tweets/RTs since the launch on Twitter
  • How do people talk about the album/Sherine on Twitter?
  • People are sharing songs from YouTube & SoundCloud
  • +90% positive sentiment on Twitter
  • Sherine’s Twitter account is excellent at spreading the news about the album’s success.
  • People are tweeting the song’s lyrics.
  • Sarcastic tweets about Sherine & few songs (regular) -  Almost zero negativity about the album
  • Album teasers on Facebook created credibility for Sherine’s page, reflected in the page results after the album’s launch in the next 15 days with 92K Interactions & 312K New Likes.
  • The album received tremendous engagement on the launching date of Jan 15. However, no posts for four days after the launch negatively affected the interactions.

Recommendations:

Sherine Abdel Wahab’s Facebook page would have received double or maybe triple new likes and interactions if the improved posts’ quality; please find below the points taken:

  • Long updates with no extra value-added will lead to losing your fans’ interest
  • The text-only format isn’t preferred, as it is well-known that they generate less reach than other content (Facebook announcement)
  • A call to action is essential to generate leads & increase engagement
  • Each post has to have its visual, audio, or video so you can attract/engage your audiences
  • Understand the situation and act upon it, always be relevant to the time and avoid posting irrelevant content at the wrong time.
  • Revise the tone of voice in future activities.

To recap -  Overall performance is average to good -  Enhance your content formatting -  Improve the tone of voice on all networks -  Be creative to engage your fans better -  Be Consistent -  Start your SoundCloud account.

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Putin, Obama war on social media starts with unfriend on Facebook

New stage of the cold war, is it?

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Putin and Obama War on Social Networks!

The Social media war between Putin and Obama started with UnFriend, this is the action taken by Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the Facebook diplomacy with American president Barack Obama.

The unfriending comes after an official White House update about the possibility of a US-Syrian war. President Putin revealed that Obama’s updates about the Congressional debate on a possible war with Syria have annoyed him.

After unfriending, President Putin update status on profile “Something I should have done a long time ago”

Also, He said to Russia’s Pravda News Service “President Assad and I, we are the Facebook friends.  We like the same pages, we share pictures of cute women and all that.  Obama needs to lighten up on there, it’s not for serious stuff,”

President Obama’s latest posts about the possibility of the war in Syria have been reported by someone and he received a warning from Facebook that he will be prevented from posting on his profile for 24 hours.

He has also commented “Really, Putin needs to grow up.  If he didn’t like that [post], he could have just hid it from his news feed instead of creating all this Facebook drama,”

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JOE BIDEN “Vice President of the United States” announced to reports that President Obama has signed into his Twitter account to unfollow Putin.

The turmoil generated between Putin and Obama over their dispute on the Syrian crisis. Expanded to reach the social networks

 Putin and Obama on social Networks

The question now is, are we witnessing a new stage of the cold war between the two countries, will they continue the war online instead of the military tactics and old spy war?

It’s obvious that social media is really changing the game in everything, and now it’s taking over on a very high level.

Keep an eye on Digital Boom and we will keep you posted with more news and updates on the cold war and even more…  

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