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Iain Martin, The Ski Podcast

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Great use of Facebook Timeline Cover Photo by Thredbo Ski Resort

Great use of Facebook Timeline Cover Photo by Thredbo Ski Resort

As the start of the season in the Southern Hemisphere gets nearer, Thredbo Ski Resort in Australia have been making great use of the Facebook Timeline Cover Photo. They have been counting down the number of days to the start of the season since 37 days to go: By changing the Cover Photo every day,...
Sex sells, but so do penguins...

Sex sells, but so do penguins…

And if that’s not the strangest headline you read today, you’re probably a fan of the National Enquirer! Seriously though, we know that sex sells, even in the ski industry.  Tignes rely on it, and it’s also worked for Les Portes du Soleil and Mt Norquay in Canada. Penguins sell too! But it turns out...
Facebook competition rules: if Manchester United break them, then should you too?

Facebook competition rules: if Manchester United break them, then should you too?

Well informed social media and online marketing managers will know that Facebook has a number of restrictions on how you can run competitions. However, when we saw this post from Manchester United earlier today, we started to wonder if they matter: The rules… The current guidelines were written in 2009, and were designed to distance...
Sunshine Village celebrate their Facebook fans in their Cover Photo

Sunshine Village celebrate their Facebook fans in their Cover Photo

It wasn’t so long ago that Sunshine Village were the villains. After their epic social media fail in January 2011, there was a large amount of negativity attached to the brand. That certainly hasn’t all gone.  The Support Ski Patrol wronged by Sunshine Village Facebook page is still active and has almost 8000 fans. However,...
Mattel send Barbie bald after Facebook campaign

Mattel send Barbie bald after Facebook campaign

In our current social media led world, brands need to be continually monitoring what is being said about them online. Toy manufacturer, Mattel, recently did wonders for their own brand loyalty by responding to a parent-inspired Facebook page called ‘Beautiful and Bald Barbie!  Let’s see if we can get this made‘ for children who have...
STA Travel success with 'Win a Job in Australia' Facebook campaign

STA Travel success with ‘Win a Job in Australia’ Facebook campaign

At Skipedia we are always looking out for great practice on Facebook. STA Facebook app is one of the best This great competition app currently running on the STA Travel Facebook page is one of the best we’ve seen.   Developed in partnership with Tourism Australia, the campaign has been designed to increase youth travel to...