- BearingPoint:
- Best Buy:
- Best Western. Blogging: On the Go with Amy travel blog focuses on travel with kids.2
- Bigelow Tea. Blogging: Bigelow Blog.19
- Blendtec. Online video: YouTube channel has almost 100,000 subscribers and over 2.2 million views, helps sell B2B products to a consumer base.
- BMW. Social networks: Facebook 1-Series Road Trip application. Rampenfest fan page.40
- Boeing. Blogging: Randy's Journal.19 Tanker Facts blog.
- Bon Appétit Magazine. Social networks: Facebook page.
- Borax. Social networks: Dirty Girl Quiz Facebook application.56
- BreakingPoint Labs:27
- British Airways. Microblogging: Twitter account.5
- Carnival Cruise Lines. Social networks: Carnival Connections community.3
- Cavidi. Blogging: HIV Viral Load.17
- Charles Schwab. Social networks: Money and More community with Communispace increased Gen X customer base 32% year/year.3
- Chevrolet:
- Chevron. Blogging: Event blog during the World Petroleum Congress.
- Cisco. Blogging: Twelve corporate blogs.2
- Clorox. Blogging: Dr. Laundry.19
- Coca-Cola:
- Comcast:
- Conde Nast Traveler. Social networks: Facebook fan page.
- Crest. Social networks: Facebook page.
- Cubby Bernstein:40
- Del Monte:
- Brand monitoring: Used JD Power/Umbria to listen to conversations from dog owners.
- Social networks: Created a virtual private community called I Love My Dog (offline) to support R&D efforts.
- Dell:
- Blogging: Direct2Dell generates 3.5 million pages views/month.3 Nine official internal blogs and hundreds of team/departmental blogs in English, Chinese, Japanese, French Canadian, Portuguese, and Spanish.9 Dell Hell. Osaka flaming laptop.
- Brand Monitoring: Uses conversation monitoring from Visible Technologies.
- Crowdsourcing: Ideastorm allows users to suggest and vote on ideas, has generated 9,800+ ideas. Employee storm, internal idea community has generated over 2,700 ideas.3
- Microblogging: 22 corporate accounts on Twitter, as well as 17+ individuals using "[Name]AtDell" handles
- Virtual Worlds: Second Life island.2
- Delta Air Lines:
- Domino Magazine. Social networks: Facebook fan page.
- Doritos. Crowdsourcing: Consumer-generated Super Bowl ads.
- Dove. Online video: dove evolution video on YouTube has generated over 7 million views.
- eBay. Wikis: Broadly focused community wiki (now closed).
- Edelman. Blogging: CEO Richard Edelman and Edelman Digital blogs.19
- Electronic Arts:
- EMC2.
- Brand monitoring: Using Collective Intellect.14
- Organization: Dan Schwabel, Social Media Specialist.
- Ernst & Young. Social networks: Careers page on Facebook.
- Eukanuba. Online video: YouTube account.47
- ExxonMobil. Microblogging: "Janet" was a fake Twitter account.1
- Facebook. Blogging: Corporate blog.19
- Fandango:
- Fidelity Investments:
- Fiskars:
- Ford:
- Forrester Research:
- FujiFilm. Social networks: Z Spot Now for its Z20fd camera on Ning.2
- General Electric. Blogging: From Edison's Desk.19
- General Motors.
- Global Crossing. Blogging: IP Convergence.19
- Google:
- Gourmet Magazine. Social networks: Facebook fan page.
- Graco.21
- GSK:
- Guardian. Blogging: Comment is free.13
- H&M. Social networks: Facebook fan page.
- H&R Block:
- Harley-Davidson. Blogging: Museum blog.
- Hearst. Social networks: Spin The Bottle Facebook application.56
- Heinz. Online video: YouTube contest.55
- Hewlett-Packard:
- Hitachi. Blogging: Six corporate blogs.19
- HomeGoods. Blogging: Openhouse blog, written by four customers, unpaid.4
- Honda. Widgets: Honda Fit Top Videos widget on Yahoo.
- HSBC. Social networks: Stop the Great HSBC Graduate Rip-Off on Facebook. The HSBC Business Network for entrepreneurs.2
- IBM.
- Ikea. Blogging: Blogger relations with Jen Segrest of OHIkea, creator of "Saint Tokig" and forced to change her blog name to "FlatPack Ohio."
- Indium Corporation.49 Blogging: Nine corporate blogs.
- innocent drinks:
- Intel.
- Intuit:
- JCPenney. Online video: Fake teen sex ad.1
- Jeep:
- JetBlue.
- Johnson & Johnson.
- Joffrey's. Outreach: Java Beta Test.39
- Kaiser Permanente. Blogging: Dr. Maring's Farmers' Market and Recipe Update.19
- KFC:11
- Kleenex:
- Blogging: Let It Out blog.4
- Social Networks: Let It Out community.
- Kodak:
- Kraft. Social networks: One Minute Mogul Facebook application.56
- Kryptonite:
- Lenovo. Blogging: Voices of the Olympic Games, with assistance from Ogilvy.2 Personal blog of David Churbuck, VP of global web marketing.
- Library of Congress. Blogging: Official blog.19
- Linden Lab:33
- LinkedIn. Blogging: Corporate blog.19
- Loblaws. Ratings and reviews: Incorporated user-generated content into promotional materials to generate lift, using Bazaarvoice.
- Lucky Magazine. Social networks: Facebook fan page.
- Lulu.com:22
- M/A/R/C Research. Blogging: CEO Merrill Dubrow's blog.49
- Marriott. Blogging: CEO blog.
- Masi Bicycles. Blogging: Masiguy.32
- Mayo Clinic:48
- McDonalds.
- Men's Vogue Magazine. Social networks: Facebook fan page.
- Microsoft:
- Miller Brewing Co. Social networks: Today I'm Toasting Facebook application.56
- Mini USA. Brand monitoring: MotiveQuest project.25
- Molson:
- Monster. Widgets: Monster jobs widget on Apple.
- Motorola. Wikis: MOTO Q Wiki with how-tos on using the phone.
- Mountain Dew. Discussion Boards: Dewmocracy.40
- National Geographic. Virtual worlds: LA Hard Hats virtual construction site.2
- NBA. Widgets: 2008 All-Star Ballot widget on Yahoo.
- NetShops. Ratings and Reviews from PowerReviews increased sales 26%.3
- Nike.
- Nikon. Blogging: Marketing blogger outreach campaign. Picturetown outreach campaign.
- Nintendo. Online video: YouTube girlfriend on Wii Fit video.
- Nokia. Social networks: MOSH.20
- OpenSkies:41
- OpenTable. Social networks: Reservations application on Facebook.56
- Oracle:
- Orange. Social networks: unsignedAct promotion.29
- Pampers:
- Paramount Pictures. Social networks: Stop Loss Facebook application.56
- Patagonia. Blogging: The Cleanest Line.
- Pfizer. Widgets: Frame-Your-Horse widget on Yahoo.
- Pitney Bowes. Blogging: Open Mike CEO blog.19
- Pizza Hut.24 Social networks: Facebook fan page.
- PR Newswire:26
- Progress Software.31
- Progressive Insurance. Widgets: Progressive Traffic widget on Yahoo.
- PUMA:
- Purina:
- Quicken:44
- Reebok. Social networks: Run Easy community. Facebook fan page.
- Rubbermaid:
- Salesforce.com. Crowdsourcing: IdeaExchange has generated 8,300+ ideas.3
- Samsung:
- SAP. Social networks: Developer community. Business process expert community. Ecosystem collaboration.6
- Saturn. Social networks: ImSaturn.15
- Scotland National Health Service. Social Networks: My Community Space.29
- SeamlessWeb:57
- SELF Magazine. Social networks: Facebook fan page.
- Seventeen Magazine. Social networks: Facebook fan page.
- Shop Direct Group (UK).23 Blogging: Corporate blog. Love Label from Littlewoods Direct.
- Siemens. Widgets: NCAA basketball widget on Yahoo.
- Silk Soy Milk. Social networks: Green Caps for Green Energy Facebook application.56
- Sonic Drive-In. Widgets: Gift List Manager widget on Yahoo.
- Sony Electronics. Blogging: Sony Electronics blog. Fake PSP blog in 2006.
- Southwest Airlines.
- Spring Awakening musical:40
- Starbucks.
- Starwood Hotels. Blogging: The Lobby.
- Stormhoek:
- StubHub. Social networks: Concert Scene Facebook application.56
- Sun Microsystems.
- T-Mobile.
- Taco Bell.24 Social networks: Facebook fan page and I Love Taco Bell application.
- Target:
- Teen Vogue. Social networks: Facebook fan page.
- Telstra:35
- Texas Instruments. Blogging: DSP blog.19
- The Economist. Social networks: Facebook fan page.
- The Home Depot:10
- The New York Times:
- The New Yorker. Social networks: Facebook fan page.
- The Nielsen Company. Social networks: Hey! Nielsen media commentary community.
- The Wall Street Journal:
- The Weather Channel. Widgets: The Weather Channel Mac widget on Apple.
- Timberland. Social networks: Earthkeepers application on Facebook.56
- Toyota Motor Company:
- Travel Channel. Social networks: Kidnap! application on Facebook.56
- Turkey Hill. Blogging: Ice Cream Journal.4
- Tyson Foods:16
- United Kingdom government:29
- United States government. Social networks: A-Space intelligence community with CIA, FBI, and NSA.
- United States Navy. Social networks: Navy For Moms.52
- Vanity Fair:
- Verizon:
- Blogging: Policy Blog.19
- Brand monitoring: Using JD Power/Umbria to listen.3
- Victoria's Secret. Social networks: PINK fan page on Facebook.
- Virgin America. Microblogging: Twitter account.5
- Visa. Social networks: Visa Business Network application on Facebook.2
- W Magazine. Social networks: Facebook fan page.
- Wal-Mart:
- Wear-Dated Carpet:
- Wells Fargo:28
- Whirlpool. Podcasting: Developed and sponsors The American Family.
- Whole Foods:
- Wiggly Wigglers:32
- WWE:
- Xerox. Blogging: 11 corporate blogs.2
- Yahoo! Blogging: Search blog.19
- Yoplait. Blogging: Bravo la petite fleur!19
- Yum! Brands:
- Zappos:
[Notice anything missing? Leave a link and description in the comments below. I'll add to the main list on a periodic basis.]
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1 Jeremiah Owyang's A Chronology of Brands that Got Punk'd by Social Media
2 Mashable's 35+ Examples of Corporate Social Media in Action
3 Forrester's Groundswell Awards, 2007 and 2008
4 Mack Collier's Company Blog Checkup Series
5 Social Brand Index - Twitter
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