Social Media Case Study # 3 - Rantis Architects

Situation:
Daryl Rantis Architects PA had no social media presence at all and wanted to participate in a very well known online contest sponsored by FreeGreen a Massachusetts company which features home plans that are sensitive to the environment. The competition is world wide and there were more than 400 initial submissions.

Problem/Target

Daryl Rants Architects had a very limited web site and no social media accounts, yet the company wanted to participate in an online competition along the lines of American Idol where online voting played a big decision in choosing the winner. They needed to create a campaigning in a hurry to drive voting by word of mouth through social networking sites.

Solution:

G Social Media established a campaign quickly and promoted the architects drawings through the proper channels over social media sites Facebook and Twitter. Since G Social Media has a number of networked blogs and marketing connections it was decided to take advantage of those resources to promote that an Asheville Architect was in competition against the world and leverage the community’s pride as a resource for voting. Daryl Rantis Architects design “A Modern Craftsman for the New South” won the top prize from the international competition beating out 12 other finalists including three other design firms from North Carolina. His design was featured prominently world wide on the www.FreeGreen.com web site along with 13 other of the company’s designs. The firm now has an international presence with 1,000+ video views on You Tube, 650 Twitter followers, and 137 Facebook fans.

Asheville Architect wins with G Social Media

When Architect Daryl Rantis entered the recent Free Green competition against over 400 other Architects from around the World, he knew that he needed a little more than the votes of some family and friends. G Social Media was contacted and an online voting strategy was quickly implemented and attached to an already wonderful home design in the Asheville NC area.

G Social Media, while already constructing a social media package for Rantis Architects; shifted gears and focused on the prize in promoting this urgent competition on Facebook, Twitter, and Blogger. The votes began to come in and the comments were great. Although other designs were close, Daryl ended up on top. The results: HE WON! What did he win? A big bag of money, his design featured on their website, and lots of other incentives.

Yes, Social Media does work. You cannot afford not to use it!