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Effect of Hashtag Usage in Super Bowl Advertising: Social Media Monitoring Future Of Engagement: #SoLongVampires Audi Super Bowl Ad

February 8, 2012 By Gail Gardner 36 Comments

This is a guest post from Murray’s new video project The Future of Engagement showing the impact of Audi including a hashtag for their new commercial about LED headlights being as “close to daylight” as you can get.

In the video, Murray says he chose Audi because they were very creative last year and they were the first advertiser to include a hashtag in their ads.

This past weekend was the Super Bowl, which can be as much an advertising event as a football game. Audi’s commercial shows an Audi pulling up to a vampire party at a bonfire and accidentally vaporizing the terrified vampires.

They pushed the messaging on Twitter through the #solongvampires tag. Here’s a look at what kind of a bite the video campaign took out of social media’s neck:

Highlights:

  • Audi used #SoLongVampires hashtag to extend the campaign to Twitter, and pushed traffic to the USA Today Admeter where it became the #8 most popular Super Bowl ad.
  • Topsy shows the #solongvampires hashtag as been tweeted 3,581 times to date.
  • 4x increase in mentions during the week leading up to the Super Bowl.
  • The commercial got more than 4.8 million views on YouTube by the Monday morning after the Super Bowl. Watch it here. As of Wed Feb 7 at 4:00 CST the Audi Vampire commercial has had 6.4 million views.

Mentions of Audi related to their Super Bowl #solongvampires campaign


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Gail Gardner is the founder of GrowMap.com. She is a Small Business Marketing Strategist who mentors small businesses, bloggers, and freelancers. After 23 years in the field with IBM and 5.5 years managing AdWords accounts, her focus shifted to small business marketing strategy. GrowMap.com is listed by Cision as a Top 100 Site for Marketers and has received three Small Business Influencer Awards from Small Business Trends. Named by D&B a Top 50 SMB Influencer on Twitter, you can follow Gail @GrowMap and on LinkedIn.
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  1. Shailendra Singh says

    June 8, 2017 at 1:39 am

    Hey Gail Gardner, This is another article I am reading on Growmap about using hashtag. This article is giving great impact to understand of using “Hashtag”
    Shailendra Singh would love you to read ..Why You Must Include Hashtags in Your Marketing PortfolioMy Profile

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  2. Naveena Taunk says

    February 2, 2014 at 8:18 am

    Very true, social media promotion is a must do strategy today. May it be a personal blog or any professional business, everything needs to be promoted on social media.
    I like reading and blogging about business and marketing strategies.
    Naveena Taunk would love you to read ..Vampiring: Manipulating customers mindMy Profile

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  3. Ankit says

    January 17, 2014 at 6:14 pm

    Great stuff and awesome video:
    Social media is the great power and its easy to promote your product.
    This awesome video, this video reaches Approx 5 million viewers in Youtube.
    and Audi is my favourite brand i love it.
    Thanks for sharing…:)
    Ankit would love you to read ..2014 Audi A3 Sportback Smart Sedan Cars Unveiled at the Auto ExpoMy Profile

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  4. Halawi says

    March 27, 2012 at 7:13 am

    The hashtag usage has been on the rise and right I believe there are more people using it as compared to some past few years.

    Reply
  5. Cal says

    March 13, 2012 at 3:24 am

    The video is very interesting. And as a matter of fact commercials can promote the publicity and growth of a business.

    Reply
  6. Reeha says

    February 22, 2012 at 8:13 am

    Fantastic video. I wants to see hash tags in Facebook also as like in Twitter. great marketing post. I like your idea.

    Reply
  7. Paul says

    February 21, 2012 at 3:12 pm

    Linking commercials in traditional media such as TV to social media marketing is essential for a consistent brand message. This is clearly working very well and I don’t know why more companies are not doing that. A sign of things to come

    Reply
  8. Andy says

    February 21, 2012 at 8:19 am

    Without a doubt hashtags are becoming an inventive way to get yourself noticed, but 3581 tweets from a huge company like Audi, during one of the busiest social periods of the US year… sounds a bit low, would Audi really be impressed by that figure? Millions watch the superbowl, but only a few thousand tweeted.

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  9. Pete says

    February 20, 2012 at 8:17 am

    Audi definitely know what they’re doing, which is one of the reasons that they had 8 of their cars in the top 20 cars with the longest waiting list in the UK. Also they do make awesome cars 🙂

    Reply
  10. Isis R. Mason says

    February 20, 2012 at 6:46 am

    I love Audi cars! Indeed their advertisement really pays of they are one of the top seller in year 2011.

    Reply
  11. allen says

    February 19, 2012 at 7:56 pm

    I agree great video and great use of the hastags. They are a being used more and more in commercials and a great advertising idea.
    allen would love you to read ..Red Barn Bar & GrillMy Profile

    Reply
  12. henry says

    February 17, 2012 at 8:07 am

    interesting post about the use of twitter hashtag, maybe Facebook will start using hashtags to express their pleasure/displeasure about stuff in the future

    Reply
  13. Joseph says

    February 17, 2012 at 4:47 am

    Loved the commercial:) And yeah, up-to-date media strategy of audi! Nice.

    Reply
  14. Lisa Rogers says

    February 16, 2012 at 12:08 am

    Yeah, I’m also agree here, hashtags are very effective to promote your business in a big level. I think, we can create more impressive and attractive designs by using hashtags.

    Reply
  15. David Sneen says

    February 15, 2012 at 8:52 am

    I am just starting to use the hashtag in my Twitter posts. On the basis of your input and several others, I have been watching for expert’s posts. Loaded with hashtags!

    It is time for me to join them…and use hashtags whenever possible.

    Reply
  16. Danica Green says

    February 14, 2012 at 11:05 pm

    Indeed they have come up with a great marketing strategy! I salute the people behind this creative ad.

    Reply
  17. Adrien says

    February 14, 2012 at 11:10 am

    This year’s superbowl adds were pretty disappointing… so was the game! (even though the Giants one, go Giants! 😉
    But i must admit that this use of twitter hashtag is pretty interesting! Businesses seem to desert Facebook for Twitter these days..!

    Reply
  18. Charles says

    February 13, 2012 at 9:58 pm

    I think this is something that is going to become much more prevalent in the future. Already I see people on Facebook using hashtags to express their dismay/joy about situations. I’ve even heard people use it while speaking to make a joke.

    Reply
    • Joseph says

      February 22, 2012 at 3:48 am

      Even Barney Stinson in “How I Met Your Mother” makes this joke in some of the new episodes. That’s how it goes, social media is taking over 😉

      Reply
  19. Kevin says

    February 13, 2012 at 12:16 am

    The use of Hashtags is the reason why this ad have got so many counts. But I think Audi always try to attract people by doing such extra ordinary things. I think like their cars, their ads are also unique and creative. This have helped them to maintain their top position in the automobile industry. Also this proves that one can make most by using Hashtags.

    Reply
    • Murray Newlands says

      February 17, 2012 at 1:55 pm

      Yeah, it was online before the Superbowl but the number of online views exploded after it aired on TV. Some of this is attributable to word of mouth not aided by the hashtag but mentions of #solongvampires on social media exploded too so a lot of it was due to Twitter and other social media.

      Reply
  20. Joe says

    February 11, 2012 at 11:56 am

    Its amazing because if you are a student of marketing, their are a few events throughout the year like the superbowl, daytona500, etc., that showcase the most clever and amazing commercials that not only make us laugh, but inspire us to make our own connections in what we are promoting.

    Reply
  21. Charles Ceccarelli says

    February 10, 2012 at 1:21 am

    I have never seen such a huge response for an ad on Youtube. I think the usage of Hashtag has greatly influenced counts for this ad. I think Twitter also should be given the credit for this success. The ad makers must have seen the use of Hashtags on social networking sites used for variety of events. I liked the ad, it is a unique ad and it clearly signifies the product of Audi.

    Reply
  22. EleonoraEOF says

    February 9, 2012 at 9:32 pm

    hello!
    thanks for this post. the fact that social media has find its wait to everything is quite amazing. i agree that audi is one of the best brands of the cars. i wouldnt mind at all having one 😉 the commercial is simply great and i liked it a lot
    EleonoraEOF would love you to read ..Hydroxycut Hardcore Pro Series Capsules Review by MuscleTechMy Profile

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  23. Dean Diaz says

    February 10, 2012 at 3:01 am

    Another spectacular car from Audi, truly they are one of the most reliable and gain influence in creating majestic vehicles. But what I like most is the employ of hashtag helps making it popular. Such a good approach!

    Reply
  24. Richard Henry says

    February 9, 2012 at 8:03 pm

    Meh. I don’t really keep up with Audi cars but they are indeed high quality. I didn’t even watch any of the Superbowl commercials.

    Reply
  25. Ryan says

    February 9, 2012 at 7:21 pm

    Interesting statistics presented here. Audi certainly got a lot of view on their commercial.
    Ryan would love you to read ..Luxury Ski Homes Market ReportMy Profile

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  26. julie says

    February 9, 2012 at 2:47 pm

    its really interesting that he chose Audi because they were very creative last year and they were the first advertiser to include a hashtag in their ads, nothing mentioned about the quality or practical benefits

    Reply
  27. Jeff says

    February 9, 2012 at 1:00 pm

    Wow, 3800+ mentioned of that tag, Audi did something right!

    Reply
  28. joe says

    February 9, 2012 at 10:20 am

    Social media is everywhere can we ever get away from it for awhile. Not that it is that terrible. It is like the blob, consuming everything and growing during the process!

    Don’t forget to register a domain and purchase web hosting from Speedy-Joes

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  29. Akbar Rosarium says

    February 8, 2012 at 10:21 pm

    I don’t think there is no doubt that Audi being the most popular car brand. But the new ad of Audi about LED headlights created by using Hashtags is really superb! I think this is the main reason why this ad has got so large number of hits. I think usage of hashtags in ads should be increase to create more creative ads.

    Reply
    • Murray Newlands says

      February 9, 2012 at 1:20 pm

      I’m curious how the hashtags made the ad more creative. If anything, I thought they didn’t affect the creative side of the ad very much but helped the ad spread on social media, like I said in the Future of Engagement episode.
      Murray Newlands would love you to read ..LeadsCon Las Vegas 2012My Profile

      Reply
  30. Terry says

    February 9, 2012 at 12:14 am

    This entire hash-tag syndrome is one that I would like to trace to the Twitter-effect. The social network site uses hash-tags to highlight events that trend on it and perhaps the ad maker wanted to pay tribute to that. Audi is a popular brand and this hash-tag usage helps add to its appeal as a brand for the modern Twitter using generation of car drivers. The ad is really well thought out and well executed. Really loved it and found it different and yet very meaningful.

    Reply
  31. Dan Lew says

    February 8, 2012 at 10:24 pm

    Super Bowl has been on-demand right now and exciting to watch. 4,8 million views for this commercial only? Oh wow!

    Reply
    • Murray Newlands says

      February 9, 2012 at 1:17 pm

      That 4.8 million is for online YouTube views from the official Audi channel only, and now it’s up to 6.5 million.
      Murray Newlands would love you to read ..LeadsCon Las Vegas 2012My Profile

      Reply
  32. Kate Brown Wilson says

    February 8, 2012 at 9:03 pm

    I am very impressed about the video it is awesome. it is my first time to see a commercial that reaches 4.8 million viewers in YouTube, this is a record. it is true that Audi is the most expensive brand of car ever been made. I am just wondering why don’t they use this car in horror movies.

    Reply

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