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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Kate Weiser, a 2019 graduate of Boston University’s College of Communication and the current marketing manager for Life Alive Cafes, spoke at a Wednesday event hosted by COM to highlight the role influencers play in company advertising. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Social media marketers discuss influencers, online advertising strategies

Yiran Yu December 8, 2020
Influencers on social media have garnered attention from the public and professional world alike. COM panelists examined their role in company advertising and effectiveness in the industry.
As a brand ambassador, Savannah Macdonald promotes Aerie brand at campus events and through social media. PHOTO COURTESY SAMANTHA ALTNAUER

Student brand ambassadors capitalize on social interaction

Jenni Todd September 13, 2017

On campuses across the country, some college students are transforming their social networks, digital and analog, into powerful marketing tools. They’re called brand ambassadors, and large companies...

Boston Calling announced its line-up this week for the music festival in May by hiding records in the city for fans to find, part of a pattern of festivals using unique marketing schemes. PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Vinyls and Virals: Music festival marketers put fans to work

Kaitlin Junod January 22, 2015

Instead of peeling through candy wrappers looking for a golden ticket on Jan. 13, Boston music lovers scoured the city looking for hidden vinyl records. The citywide scavenger hunt for the coveted records...

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