We’ve spent hours reading stories of how social media was used out of context and caused brands a lot of pain, followers and money.
The moral of the story – Anyone (brands big and small) can make a mistake.
Let’s learn from their mistakes, shall we?
When Netflix attempted to launch Qwikster, a service to continue the mail service, they ran into a problem.
His name was Jason Castillo. But it really wasn’t his fault.
Netflix failed to mention to the public that the twitter handle @Qwikster was not for the new company. In actual fact, it belonged to a potty-mouthed drug user.
When loyal customers tried to find more information, they landed on Castillo’s profile.
The user and Qwikster were joined socially immediately – despite the lack of real connection; and just like that… the damage was done.
Lesson here? Do your research. Make sure the usernames, twitter handles and even hashtags aren’t being used for something else.
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