Here's the pitch Conde Nast's GQ magazine is giving marketers: Spend at least $100,000 with us and get access to 57 "elite" GQ readers who will help promote your brand across print and digital. The program, called GQ57, is the magazine's latest effort to tap digital-ad budgets by enlisting readers, according to Chris Mitchell, VP-publisher at GQ, part of Conde Nast.The 57 will be tapped to help amplify marketing campaigns through their own social media feeds, by producing custom content for GQ and their own websites, and by appearing in print ads, according to Mr. Mitchell. Four men from the GQ57, for instance, are slated to appear in a custom advertising campaign for retailer Express in GQ's September issue. The campaign includes print pages as well as an extensive digital component, with an interactive shoppable mosaic, display ad units and video interstitials.The GQ57 includes Blake Scott, a style blogger with more than 100,000 followers on Instagram; Tyler Stewart, who oversees the popular Tumblr I Wear Cool Socks; and Sabir M. Peele, founder and creative director of the popular blog Men's Style Pro. (He was also named one of America's best-dressed real men by GQ rival Esquire.) Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]