Sales & marketing

NHS Missing Type campaign shows how businesses unite on social media

For the second successive year, and this time on a more global basis, the NHS has rolled out its Missing Type campaign and seen a strong response from businesses large and small.

Social media has increasingly been used as a platform for campaigns and initiatives, with the right ingredients leading to some going viral. The latest to hit the headlines is from our very own NHS, highlighting the need for blood donations particularly for rare types.

Figures from NHS Blood Transport revealed that there were 40 per cent fewer new blood donors last year than a decade ago and Missing Type is all about utilising the support of the public and brands to spread the message.

From Microsoft in the US, to Tesco at home, businesses have dropped the As, Bs? and Os? from names both online and in the flesh and it’s now gone internationally across 21 countries. Here are some more examples of those which have got involved.

 

Social media is a massive democratising force in business today, as it is available to companies large and small for no cost. Granted bigger corporations can afford to both hire people in to run social media accounts full time, and engage in paid-for posts, but a bit of careful planning and structure can enable small enterprises to join the fun and reap the benefits.