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Partnering up has its advantages

Stephan Spencer — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:29:52 +0000

Have you considered incorporating content partners and marketing partners into your online strategy? For example, partnering with content providers who could augment your own content with additional related content? Or partering with sites whose visitors match your target market?… If, for example, you wanted to reach women online, you could partner with a site like iVillage.com and build a microsite together, then have them promote it through their site and subscription lists.

Think about the sites you advertise on as potential partners. Join forces and create a microsite together and then promote it to a joint captive audience. Or make a deal with them and syndicate some useful content onto their site. For example, you could develop a whole library of useful tips and, rather than doing standard banner ads, you could provide these tips to your partner, who would then fold it with the rest of their content. Et voila!… “Sponsored content”!

Even better if, between the two of you, you can develop some sort of “hook” or viral component, such as a funny video, an addictive game, a downloadable ebook, worksheet, calculator, widget, etc…

Got an example to share of a site where the whole is greater than the sum of the partners? Post a comment!

Microsites with “pass it on” appeal

Stephan Spencer — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 09:09:16 +0000

Microsites can be really good at going “viral” if they are clever and have “pass it on” appeal. Subservient Chicken, Burger King’s microsite was such a site. It featured a person dressed up in a chicken suit wearing lingerie. You could give it commands by typing them into a box. Pretty weird. Not surprisingly, it became quite popular and went viral.

You improve the chances that your campaign will go viral if it’s a microsite because then it’s at an arm’s length from your corporate/brand site. Corporate sites rarely go viral. Subservient Chicken, for instance, surely had more “pass it on appeal” as a separate site than as a subdirectory within the BurgerKing.com site.

Emerald Nuts launched a funny microsite called AngryLeprechaun.com, which they tied in with their very expensive Super Bowl commercial and promoted through press releases. The site was a spoof; supposedly a leprechaun was supposed to be in the television commercial and was edited out in the final cut. Consequently, the leprechaun was very angry about it so he set up his own website. Visitors can watch the ‘unedited’ video clips with him in the commercial. Cute idea.

Another funny microsite is the counterfeit Mini spoof site. Brilliant!

What are your favorite microsites? Post a comment!

micronAir

Netconcepts — Tue, 31 May 2005 11:00:00 +0000

A brand microsite for Freudenberg. Freudenberg manufactures cabin air filters that help remove dust, pollutants and odors from a vehicle’s passenger compartment, enhancing driving comfort and improving air quality. With this site, built by Netconcepts, microAir are able to offer their customers easy access to product information and the ability to purchase products online with no hassle. With the touch of a button the site can add, edit and remove products, view orders and process online credit card payments.

[ database | client admin cms | SEO ]

Visit The Site: micronAir

MyChurchLoan.com

Netconcepts — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:00:00 +0000

A microsite of the Evangelical Christian Union (ECCU), dedicated to generating loan inquiries from churches specifically. Being a search engine optimized website, the site generates qualified prospects from natural search listings. This content rich website provides an easy to fill in inquiry form whilst asking the inquirer if they would like to join the ‘More Than Money’ electronic newsletter offering educational articles on managing and growing ministries.

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Visit The Site: MyChurchLoan.com

BVI Holiday

Netconcepts — Tue, 01 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0000

BVIholiday.com wanted to promote luxury motor yachts they have available for charter in the British Virgin Islands. Starting with keyword research, we created a site around the words people use to find Caribbean charter boats and, more specifically, BVI charter holidays. Offering a compelling introduction to the luxurious boats and charter inquiry functionality, this site allows our client to promote their boats to a prequalified audience of charter prospects.

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Visit the Site: BVI Holiday

Health Insurance Basics

Netconcepts — Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0000

Microsite for WellPoint. Netconcepts worked with WellPoint to create an innovative user friendly and search engine optimal website. The site needed to serve both new and existing customers, as an online resource providing information and advice on health coverage. Health insurance is a highly competitive field, so the design had to reflect and enhance the information available on the site.

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Visit The Site: Health Insurance Basics

Pure Energy

Netconcepts — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:00:00 +0000

Pure Energy ® is a Vector Limited initiative promoting natural gas to Auckland consumers and businesses. Netconcepts was commissioned to create an information rich and intuitively organised website that would serve Pure Energy’s goals. Easily managed via a Netconcepts content management system, Pureenergy.co.nz offers easily accessed answers to Aucklanders’ natural gas questions in an appropriate design context.

[ database | client admin cms | SEO ]

Visit The Site: Pure Energy
Further Work For This Client: Vector Gas Portfolio, Vector Electricity Network and Vector Networks Portfolio

NewZealandTourist.com

Netconcepts — Fri, 01 Nov 2002 00:00:00 +0000

A microsite of MyTravelAgency.com. Serves the general public and companies with planning and implementation of business and leisure travel arrangements in New Zealand.

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Visit The Site: New Zealand Tourist

New Zealand Trust for Conservation Volunteers

Netconcepts — Thu, 01 Nov 2001 00:00:00 +0000

NZTCV matches volunteers (overseas visitors and local residents alike) who wish to help maintain and improve New Zealand’s ecology with available wildlife and land conservation projects across New Zealand.

An information rich site that easily updated through netconcepts’ client web site administration.

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Visit The Site: New Zealand Trust For Conservation Volunteers

Pantethine

Netconcepts — Thu, 01 Nov 2001 00:00:00 +0000

A microsite that was designed to provide medical professionals and clinical researchers with easy access to the clinical science from human and animal studies in which pantethine was administered.

[ static SSI | SEO ]

Visit The Site: Pantethine