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Teaching Tech Through Humor: Making Cybersecurity Viral and Reliable

🎯 Challenge Kaspersky’s X channels needed a stronger emotional hook. While the brand was respected for its cybersecurity expertise, it lacked the social spark that makes audiences stop scrolling and engage. The goal: make security relatable, funny, and viral, while still educating users and reinforcing trust in the brand.

⚙️ What I Did

• Joined the wave of community humor by leaning into the jokes and playful comments, turning technical explanations into part of the fun.

• Balanced education with entertainment, using humor to make security advice feel approachable

• Created witty, conversational posts that explained technical concepts in a simple, memeable way

• Maintained Kaspersky’s credibility while giving the brand a playful, scroll-stopping personality on X (Twitter)

💥 Results • 📈 Multiple posts went viral, driving thousands of organic impressions and engagements • 📣 Increased brand mentions, quote tweets, and shares from audiences who found the content both “educational and hilarious” • 🧠 Shifted perception from “corporate cybersecurity” to “approachable and culturally relevant” • 🔄 Established a humor-led content framework that made cybersecurity more accessible and entertaining to wider audiences

Source: Kaspersky

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Turning Technical Frustration into Shareable Brand Personality”

🎯 Challenge I noticed an increasing number of crypto users tagging Kaspersky, and a Crypto rewards DEX website, that was blocked by our antivirus software, creating frustration and negative sentiment online. Leveraging my internal connection within the Kaspersky team, the issue was promptly escalated first thing Monday morning and resolved within 15 minutes, ensuring a seamless user experience.

⚙️ What I Did

Crafted a witty, relatable responses that acknowledged the user’s frustration while maintaining Kaspersky’s authority

Ensured the tone was human, humorous, and approachable, transforming a negative moment into an engaging conversation

Positioned the reply as part of a real-time social listening strategy to capture and amplify moments where the brand could shine

Optimised for sharing and virality by keeping the response concise, clever, and easily digestible

💥 Results • 📈 Generated rapid engagement and discussion around the brand, with users sharing and replying enthusiastically • 📣 Sparked organic conversation that positioned Kaspersky as approachable and relatable, not just technical • 🧠 Demonstrated the brand’s ability to turn challenges into storytelling opportunities • 🔄 Created a repeatable playbook for responding to technical issues in a humorous, shareable way

Source: Kaspersky

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Calling Out the Competition: Taking out Narvar (our competitor) with a bold Ripout Campaign

🎯 Challenge

ParcelLab’s competitor Narvar often positioned themselves as the default option in post-purchase communications. We needed a way to clearly differentiate our approach, highlight weaknesses in Narvar’s model, and show why parcelLab offers a smarter alternative. Traditional comparison content (blogs, PDFs) felt static and rarely gained traction.

⚙️ What I Did

Launched a bold video campaign leveraging our founder’s and CTO’s profiles

Scripted and recorded direct, no-fluff videos that pointed out what Narvar gets wrong — and how parcelLab does it better

Positioned the content in a clear “rip and replace” narrative that felt fresh, engaging, and provocative on LinkedIn

Optimized for social sharing by keeping the tone confident, human, and thought-leader-driven

💥 Results

📈 4,000+ impressions on LinkedIn (well above average campaign reach)

📣 30x increase in engagement and 15x boost in reach compared to baseline founder posts

🧠 Successfully positioned parcelLab as a confident challenger brand with a differentiated voice

🔄 Created a repeatable playbook for executive-led competitive storytelling

Source: parcelLab

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Flipping the Script on Testimonials: Rethinking Customer Testimonials for Maximum Reach

🎯 Challenge We struggled to get customers to record testimonials — and when they did, the videos often fell flat. Posts tagging the company first rarely generated engagement or reposts from clients. We needed a way to make testimonials more personal, credible, and share-worthy.

⚙️ What I Did

Redesigned our testimonial format around thought-leadership questions, giving clients the chance to shine as experts — not just customers

Changed tagging strategy: highlighted the individual first (name, role, company) rather than tagging the company as the main focus

Edited and packaged videos for easy resharing on LinkedIn, spotlighting client expertise while subtly reinforcing parcelLab’s value

Built testimonial content into a larger brand storytelling arc, spreading reach through employee advocacy and cross-channel promotion

💥 Results

📹 Significant increase in reposts and shares from clients (a first for parcelLab’s testimonial content)

📊 +20% more impressions on testimonial videos compared to previous formats

🌟 Strengthened client relationships by positioning them as thought leaders in their own industries

📣 Boosted parcelLab’s brand awareness and credibility through authentic, client-led storytelling

Source: parcelLab

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Stylar - Final Project

STYLAR offers business partners, the unique opportunity to achieve competitive advantage. Thanks to the high capital invested in the technology behind the app, it features a Magic Mirror allowing users to try products from the convenience of their home via a smartphone camera. In addition, the strong marketing strategy tailored for each partner brand will enable companies to experience a substantial increase in revenues.

Source: parcelLab

Source: parcelLab

Source: parcelLab

Source: parcelLab

Source: parcelLab

"When He’s a 10 But Clicks on Phishing Links" – Cybersecurity Gal Gets the Ick

We wanted to ride the cultural wave during Super Bowl week, when the internet was buzzing about Taylor Swift and her rumored flame, Travis Kelce. With Swifties and football fans dominating the conversation, we saw an opportunity to merge pop culture and cybersecurity on Instagram.

⚙️ What I Did

Created a Reel that spoofed the viral “ick” trend, casting “weak passwords,” “falling for phishing emails,” and “trusting scam pop-ups” as dating red flags.

Used a Travis Kelce viral clip from super bowl.

Kept the format short, playful, and meme-friendly to fit Meme's native tone.

💥 Results 📹 6K+ views in a niche, competitive Super Bowl content week 💬 Positive comments and shares from viewers who related to the humor 🧠 Sparked internal interest in future trendjacking campaigns 👀 Strengthened brand perception as timely, bold, and not-your-average cybersecurity company

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🍔 “Truffle Dogs” – Sniffing Out Burger Greatness

🎯 Challenge The burger joint had a new premium menu, packed with high-quality ingredients—but no one knew just how elevated it really was. Social engagement was flat, and we needed a hook that would spotlight their food and spark local buzz.

⚙️ What I Did

Conceptualized the “Truffle Dogs” campaign: a playful nod to Italy’s prized scent hounds, known for sniffing out the best truffles

Created a blind taste test video starring 3 employees, eyes covered, senses on high alert, guessing what was inside each new gourmet burger

Captured reactions, commentary, and close-up food shots to showcase flavor, quality, and authenticity

Leaned into humor and Italian cultural references to make it local and shareable

Launched the campaign with a hero video, plus cutdowns for stories and TikTok/IG Reels

Paired launch with a call-to-action: “Come try it yourself, eyes open!"

💥 Results

👀 5,000 organic views on the hero video 🕶 Customers started showing up with their own blindfolds to take the “Truffle Dog Challenge” 📈 Notable (but modest) spike in premium burger sales during campaign week 📸 Increased social mentions and UGC from local foodies recreating the challenge 🔥 Created a unique identity for the new menu, fun, flavorful, and high quality

🧠 Takeaway You don’t need viral numbers to spark real buzz. A clever cultural hook and a low-fi but high-impact concept helped turn a burger launch into a sensory experience people literally lined up to try.

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