Here's an interesting example of brand-influenced "CGM," or better yet, co-creation. Nikon recently sent out their new D80 camera to handful of users of the Flickr photo-sharing service, and asked them to use the camera as they see fit. They then took submissions from these early users of the camera and assembled the best photos into a 3-page insert in the latest issue of Business Week. (10/4 cover date.) The agency's role? Organizing the photos and drafting the copy. Again, not 100% organic consumer-generated media, but far from "traditional" advertising. Here's a Download Nikon-Ad.pdf
. (Thanks to Chris Thilk for the heads-up.)
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