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    Willis Wee · · 2 min read

    Social Good Via Social Media: WE ARE THE WORLD [Haiti Relief]

    wearetheworldThe official video has surpassed 5 million views in just 3 days. “We Are The World 25” had been on Twitter’s trending topic when the video first launched, and the campaign has more than 14 thousand active fans on Facebook currently.

    Even with that, we can’t declare this campaign a success yet until we know the final amount of funds raised from it. Nonetheless, the campaign provides us with a good example on how different social tools were smartly employed and executed to reach a wide range of audience at relatively low cost.

    Microsite

    The microsite was beautifully designed with a real-time “We are the world” tweets update widget, and it also links to the various social media platforms used. This makes the site lively and updated, which is crucial to any social media campaign.

    recent tweets

    The first impression counts and in this case, the design and real time updates play a huge role. Another interesting feature is the embeddable widget. It’s cool and easily shareable.

    Social media

    Facebook and Twitter were the tools chosen. The campaign’s approach is personal and sincere, something many businesses failed to focus on.

    It goes without saying how good the YouTube video was. The behind the scenes and a thank you video by Quincy Jones, especially, made us feel appreciated. (That’s also the reason why I’m writing this).

    Conclusion

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    Willis Wee

    Founder at Tech in Asia. Aspires to build a company and product that people love.