We have a new Gold medal winner in our social brand analysis of Olympic sponsors… and it’s United Airlines! Chobani took home the Gold for the first two days, but all those Olympics-decorated planes flying the Olympic and Paralympic athletes have clearly made an impression.
The Silver goes to McDonalds today. In addition to promoting a trip to the closing ceremonies, their “We All Make the Games” campaign is promoting their “Favorites under 400 calories,” connecting to the healthy, get-moving message of the Olympics. The Bronze goes to Coca-Cola.
Kellogg’s jumps into the top 5 with the most write-ups, a huge 29% increase. This life likely connects to their new campaign on the how great athletes start their days.
Another big social move today was made by Samsung with the second day in a row of more than 5,000 new Twitter followers, coinciding with the launch of their Samsung Galaxy S3.
See here for more detail on how and what we’re tracking.
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