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Case Study: How a Viral Campaign Gave OfficeMax Brand Recognition, Drove Shoppers
by Laurie LandeCompany: OfficeMax, Inc.
Contact: Bob Thacker, Senior VP of Marketing and Advertising
Location: Naperville, Ill.
Industry: Retail (B2C, B2B)
Annual revenue: $8,960,000,000
Number of employees: 35000
Originally published on 2/5/2008
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OfficeMax, Inc. is one of the world's largest B2B and B2C office supply chains. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange (OMX), the chain sells to customers in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Its biggest sales season is the annual back-to-school period in its markets.
But the chain also sells digital cameras, televisions, and other products that are popular during the holiday season, and OfficeMax sought to inform customers that it could be a destination for their holiday shopping. Furthermore, internal research found that customers often confused OfficeMax with its chief rival, which has a very similar name. Company officials wondered how they could distinguish themselves and simultaneously encourage customers to visit their stores for holiday shopping.
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Comments
This shows the importance of Branding which is the best asset that a Company has and need to be promoted all the time. Also shows that having fun you create value.
I doubt any specifics have been published on Staples' viral holiday campaign yet, but we posted an item about it on our blog, Hiring The Internet. The direct link to the post is here: http://hiringtheinternet.com/2008/11/20/10001-winners-staples-scores-with-c...
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