Using TV Infomercial and Social Media to Drive E-Commerce Sales

A lot of companies are using the Apple iPad as valuable prize to their contests to encourage participation and purchase. Proactiv Philippines ran a promo this year to encourage people in using the site as a point of purchase. Buyers who ordered the product online got one raffle entry for the iPad promo.

Eventually, the winner was announced and that is Douden Quintin. A 22-year old who works as technical support agent in a BPO company. He saw the Proactiv TV infomercial on cable and bought the Proactiv Solution 60-day kit online at my.proactiv.com.ph.

Proactiv, as a product marketed online, had interesting challenges:

1. The product is a bit on the high-end side therefore catering to segments who can afford skin care products at that price range. It is endorsed by popular celebrities like Justin Bieber to help give further credibility on its effectiveness.

2. The product is available in Watson's for over the counter purchases.

3. The product is promoted through tv cable infomercials encouraging visitors to either go to the physical stores, call the hotline number, or visit the website to make a purchase.

4. Social media awareness was created through the Proactiv Philippines Facebook game where a weekly winner won a 30-day kit. Winners are kept posted through the Proactiv Philippines Facebook page.

5. Several blogs gave coupon codes that allowed buyers to avail the product kit at discounted rate.

After the iPad contest, the company launched another promotion – Buy Proactiv 60-day Kit online and get a free gift. The gift is a complete sampler set with Proactiv Renewing Cleanser 30ml, Proactiv Revitalizing Toner 30ml, and Repairing Lotion 30ml.

Proactiv Philippines efforts to promote their website online provides an interesting case study on e-commerce marketing. Look forward learning more on how others execute online programs that triggers purchase.

Make Facebook Fluff work for you

With Easter just around the corner, Facebook Fluff users are busy again visiting friends to look for Easter eggs. If you are an active marketer, you can take this opportunity to make your Fluff work for you.


I dressed up my Toitoi fluff to actively pitch the upcoming Social Networking & eBusiness Conference this April 23 & 24 so that those whom we get to pet, give gifts, and harvest Easter eggs from will get to see it.

I first tried this out last year as Toitoi promoted my book Blogging from Home.

So if you have a Fluff, make it work for you like promoting your blog or any other project.

Facebook as the new e-mail service

I'll be teaching search engine marketing, seo copywriting, and search engine optimization 101 training for a public relations and web development firm this April 13 and 14.

This activity was made possible thanks to Facebook. I often use my status updates to alert friends of the activity I was doing or preparing for.

At that time, shared about an seo copywriting briefing I was doing then via status update. Shortly thereafter, a contact was already asking for a meeting on how this can be done for their own company. We met, exchange further e-mail via Facebook, and the training was set.


With a clear purpose in mind, a Facebook or any other social networking account can be a powerful marketing tool. Use it wisely and don't abuse it!