Participatory Online News Task

For this task, I chose to comment on a news about 'slavery' by The Daily Telegraph. Slavery is a very controversial human rights topic and I believe everyone should have their voices heard regarding their opinions over this inhumane topic. This article discusses how African people are being forced to move out of their countries illegally in order to run away from being held slaves and to survive. This is not just an issue for Africa but a global crises. Slavery is a way of limiting the human progression and this should not be left unseen.

Maybelline New York's Marketing Campaign(s)

Maybelline has adopted several promotional plans for its products in the beauty industry. In 2014, Maybelline collaborated with 13 influential YouTube beauty vloggers to promote the Nudes Palette.

"Dare to Go Nude" was Maybelline's video campaign to encourage women around the world to consider nude eyeshadow shades as a bold new way to express their true selves. It was the brand's unique way of bringing its newest product to the market and was successful in creating excitement within its target audience as well as raising consumer awareness about the product.

Maybelline realises the impact of star power on common masses. This was seen in its YouTube campaign as it approached beauty vloggers who had pre-existing followers, which made it easier for Maybelline to persuade its audience about the product's worth. Furthermore, it took over the YouTube homepage on product launch day and executed multiple high-impact site takeovers on the same day, leading to a rise in consumer awareness as well as 'desire to buy'.

The campaign succeeded by getting the right content in front of the right YouTube audiences. It resulted in 140 million impressions and 1.46 million clicks via the YouTube Masthead takeover as well as 15 million impressions via Google Preferred.