The Background
You probably saw that a few weeks ago Ellen DeGeneres broke some sort of record by having a
celebrity selfie photo taken at the Oscars (photo to the left) retweeted more times than anybody
previously. I think it hit somewhere around 3 million, maybe more. But seriously how could this photo be really complete with celebrities with Matthew McConaughey missing. Alright alright alright!
Now, the selfie photo itself is rather
funny. That Ellen is darn creative, and for my money, she is way more genuine than all of her talk show predecessors. But what you may not have seen was the selfie version taken from the backside. Oh, poor Liza Minnelli (in the blue dress). She absolutely got squeezed out of the photo that is famous for how it has reached around the world. Relevancy apparently matters in show-biz, and Liza didn't make the cut.
In truth,
Anyway, I got to thinking to during one of my dreaming moments, What type of photo could actually garner more attention and subsequent action than one with Bradley, Angelina, Brad, Angelina, Julia, and JLaw?
It needs to be a photo that anybody can relate to, no matter how old a person is. What is a photo that anyone could look at and smile about? (I know, besides Jennifer, Julianne and Diane. It's good to see that you are tracking with me though....)
I have the photo. One that will bring our the inner child in all of us. It is one that has a collection of the most popular cartoon characters of all time. A Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck or Goofy fan? Check. Sponge Bob? Check. Barney Rubble your man? Check. Some obscure characters? Oh, they are here as well.
Pause...And Dream With Me
We are going to reach millions of people with my request of you. You see, I need your help because I only have about 230 Facebook friends, of which about 37 are active. (Yes, that is you, faithful readers of my 6 blog posts). My network is enough to start a viral movement, but not enough to carry it over the top.
Oh sure, I could also tap into my extensive group of Twitter followers, but that would mean I'd need to tweet more than two times, and have more than 12 followers. Yes, I know it is pathetic, but if you can't tell, I don't have time for Twitter. Limiting me to 140 characters would be....well....limiting. And I am not into self promotion. That's where you come in :)
But I am willing to bet on you and your extended networks. Because of you, we could get hundreds of people to read this post and smile and THEN LIKE IT, in a matter of hours. Yes, I know....they will smile because there are awesome photos of Jennifer, Julianne and Diane here.
And for the ladies, I am going to throw in a gratuitous photo of Matthew (thinking he may be on some of your top 5 lists. Or is he the one???)
Anyhooo.....all in your network may actually LIKE IT this blog post on Facebook, because of my action plan.
Imagine if every child today between the ages of two and
10 had a Facebook account (your kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews, cousins). Or that they followed me on Twitter. By pimping out the kids, they would be
able to Share this post on Facebook, or retweet it on Twitter. My cartoon photo would make it around the globe. Being a big dreamer, I think we'd hit more than 3 million
in a matter of minutes!
Now, it doesn't hurt that I've sexed it up with photos Jennifer, Julianne and Diane (and Matthew). But that's besides the point. However, if getting you to take the actions I list out below requires me to post a photo of someone in your top 5, just Comment at the bottom of this post, and consider it done! I am not above selling out to set a record.
But of course my
thinking is flawed. Using kids as my launching pad to a record is uncalled for.
Instead I need to rely on you… The few, faithful, avid followers who
like to read the drivel that I put out periodically.
The Action Plan
If you've gotten this far in reading this blog (I know you have, because you want to see how I pull this altogether!) I have a
simple ask of you.
- Be BOLD, and share this blog on Facebook (if that's how you're reading it) with your Friends. Click the Share button, show the Cartoon photo - it'll suck in your network into reading more right away. My heading will tell them they are going to help set a record. Viola! And the photos will make it look like they are reading People magazine.
- Like this post via Facebook. I bet you I can get something like at least 13 likes within the next 24 hours. That in itself will be a record (of the 7 posts so far). Likes help me track engagement. Or some crap like that.
- Once that happens we are on our way, and together we can watch the impact of my grand plan.
- Oh, and write a Comment below (they are anonymous), or on Facebook with this post, with the Top 5 photo you want me to add-in, because it will bring an extra BIG smile to your face, and maybe a little tingle in your nether regions....
The Record
How will we know we have a world record of outreach? It's the counter I have on the right side of my blog. Every
visit registers as a page view. I may be at about 540 or so right now, but within the
next 24 to 48 hours when this type of post goes viral through all your extended
networks, we're going to see that creep into the thousands… No tens of
thousands… No millions…. McDonald's, watch out, we're coming. Billions baby, billions.
That is the power of the social network!! One great post (just go with it), one great team, one great idea of sucking them in with a cartoon photo, and then lots of smiles because of Jennifer, Julianne, Diane and Matthew. People won't be able to resist the LIKING and the SHARING. Don't deny human nature people.....
An Even Bigger Dream!
But for true big time outreach. I have an even bigger
goal. Sure we can reach 3 - 4 million people overnight (have you Shared yet? Geez, simple ask. Do it.), but...
I am hoping that Ellen sees this post. I hope that Ellen will share it on her Facebook page and ask her
millions of followers to then share it. OMG! Can you imagine that? Your networks will have started the craze, but....
Ellen is the big time. She has 4.4 Million followers!
I may not be a celebrity stalker, but if she just
happened to invite me to be on her show because of what started here today...
I would ask for a selfie with her. In my book, she's right up there with
Julianne, Diane, and Jennifer. She's the 5th spot on my list.
And it doesn't hurt that she happens
to be great friends with Jennifer!
Wow, this dream keeps getting better....