Nike ahead of the game on hyper personalisation
Nike Sportwear & Hipstamatic Partner to deliver extra options for Hipstamatic users
I'm a huge fan of Instagram and Hipstamatic and find them both more engaging than facebook - finding it easy to spend ages on both platforms, discovering content as well as creating and posting my own. Tumblr, Pinterest, Instagram, Hipstamatic - they're all riding the wave of hyper-personalisation which is set to be huge in 2012.
Smart brands are not only aware of hyper personalisation but are getting in on the act. Not surprisingly, Nike - who saw the trend for hyper personalisation yonks ago with NikeID - are there already. Nike’s partnership with Hipstamatic, an app that makes pics you take on your iPhone look ‘old’ but great, is just the sort of partnership that stands out.
Nike & Hipstamatic recently created two new B+W films, a lens and a camera case (available as a FreePak download to all hipstamatic app users) and re-released the pack again last month. Both films are fab and really add value to the experience. Hats off to Nike for an exciting brand integration that really delivers something of value to users.
A lot of the newer social sites like tumblr, Pinterest and Instagram have yet to establish their commercial models - which means partnering and integrating with them will take both patience and perseverance, but the rewards for those brands that are willing to try, are potentially great. I wonder how long until we see brands working with Instagram?