Showing posts with label viral marketing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label viral marketing. Show all posts

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Clothing Becomes Interactive

Got something to say? Now your clothing can be part of your social media brigade. Reactee is a Web site where you can create a personalized t-shirt that invites others to text you (without giving up your number!)
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So, Reactee is owned by TextMarks, which creates a unique TextMark keyword for you. When someone sends a text to 41411 with the keyword you had printed on your Reactee shirt, they receive a message back that you have pre-set (and can update at any time).

Still don't get it? It took me a while, too. Some examples may help (and yes, I just made up the following):
  • A huge advocate for Free Tibet may create a shirt that reads "Why Free Tibet? Text TIBET to 41411". Then they would set up a new message every week that talks about the human rights violations occurring on the other side of the world. Anyone who texts "TIBET" to 41411 would receive those messages.

  • A local coffee ship owner may create a shirt that reads "Get Free Coffee. Text CUPOJOE to 41411" and set up the account so that anyone that texts his keyword would get a "coupon" texted to their phone for a free sample.

  • A night club DJ might create a shirt that reads "Whadda Ya Wanna Hear? Text REQUEST to 41411" so dancers can text song requests.

The possibilities seem endless. Your t-shirt becomes a billboard, a conversation starter, a way to support your favorite cause, the newest booth-babe attire at trade shows...

What would YOUR t-shirt say?