Stefan the Pilot, great example of social media in action

| | Comments (0)

I was at the Farnborough Air Show  on Monday. Flightglobal  had a chalet with a fabulous view of the main action.

One thing, I was very impressed with was the way they had used Social Media to engage the marketplace using 'Stefan the Pilot', Flighglobal's social media avatar.

Stefan first made his appearance two years ago at the Paris Airshow. Since then, he has grown his profile via an effective use of social media, primarily Twitter and Facebook.

The big idea for Stefan at Farnborough was a competion, offering visitors the chance to win an IPAD if they spotted Stefan around the event. Stefan (who is only 30cm tall) was all over the show, 'checking in' to various locations via Twitter, Facebook and FourSquare. Those who did find Stefan, were given a signed postcard of Stefan which they then took to the Flightglobal Media Lounge to enter the draw.

Pictures

Postard

Advert in Flight Daily

Stefan Outside the Chalet

 

Further Information

See how Personnel Today exploited social media by creating Career Coach personas

 

Leave a comment