Ogilvy & Mather Digital Chief : Trump Up Success the Donald Way

The man himself had admitted to it.

"I doubt I would be here if weren't for social media, to be honest with you,” he told Fox Business Network in October 2017.

This was the example which Ogilvy and Mather Malaysia, Head of Digital and Social James Gaubert narrowed in on Donald Trump’s successful media campaign.

Speaking exclusively at Comma 2017, Gaubert explained that while his often odd-hour Tweets have been criticized as "unpresidential", divisive and even dangerous, the man could certainly teach us a thing or two about nailing a marketing campaign.

This was done simply by harnessing the power of social media and turning himself into a brand that wins.

“He has spread himself across the social media channel better than any other presidential candidate has ever done,” said Gaubert.

He was stressing how important branding and spreading the message is when selling something or someone. As the first thing Americans do when they wake up is to look at their social feeds, Trump worked on feeding that and he won.

On top of that, although the media was seen as his proverbial enemy, it was also the media that picked up on his tweets and then spread the message further, giving him a bigger win.

Gaubert says that advertising the brand and making that brand stick in one’s head is what works best.

Trump’s Wee Hour Twitter Rant

“The first thing Americans do when they wake up is look at their feed. And the first thing they see is Donald Trump.’

“He nailed it. He is Tweeting at the right time”.

Trump’s Controversial Tweets

“Why does he do that? Because the media picks it up and spread the message for him.”

Trump’s Appeal to his Audience

“He was real, he was raw. He used Instagram stories and Facebook Live. People felt there were able to connect with him in real time. Consumers felt that he was on their side.”