This onion ring is more popular than Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper
That is right folks, this onion ring (istock photo watermark and all) is more popular than Stephen Harper. On Facebook at least.
The facebook group, Can this Onion Ring get more fans than Stephen Harper? started on February 2, 2010 and already has over 55,000 fans.
Yes that is more than Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has ( he has 29,822 )
Out of Touch with a Generation
While the group is obviously tongue in cheek, it does highlight a serious problem with the Canadian Conservative Government’s Communications strategy.
The majority of media consumption by younger demographics is being spent on digital media and social networks. The failure of the Conservative government to build and engage an online audience is a huge missed opportunity for the party and the government.
While Harper has a Fan Page and a Twitter account, both look more like a broadcast of press releases than a social network profile, leaving a huge opportunity on the table.
I get it though. It’s scary, people can comment and Harper’s team might actually have to reply to those comments, out in the open, to everyone. They might make a mistake and go down in history as the first Prime Minister to be featured on Failbooking.com .
Probably not, but that fear thing can take your mind to weird places. That’s why I’m here with help.
A Tip for Stephen Harper
I’ve got a tip for you Mr. Harper. It’s takes 3 easy steps.
1) Buy onion rings from Canadian owned (hopefully local) company
2) Make sure there are cameras around, or bring your own.
3) Upload a photo of you eating the onion ring, to your facebook page, and send me a copy,
We’ll show them how you treat up-start onion rings and I guarantee you’ll get more fans on Facebook, that’s for sure.
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