Recently, we brought you the 10 worst social media fails of the year so far, because even though it's still Q1 brands are still screwing up right, left and center when it comes to Twitter and Facebook.
It might be more useful, however, to see what the companies who are knocking it out of the park are doing.
These are the brands whose social media moves in 2013 have gotten most traction online. The companies include Urban Outfitters, Maker's Mark and Kraft.
10. Honey Boo Boo bought a Facebook ad to sell girl scout cookies.
She has 700,000 fans, and shipped a LOT of cookies.
9. NASCAR driver Michael McDowell said he would go on a "social media fast" for 30 days — and his Twitter followers went up to 40,000.
(Less well-known was the fact that during his 30-day lasted just 24 hours before he tweeted again. He tweeted four times in total before going back to his regular habit of multiple messages a day, the next month.)
8. A&W awarded an assignment to Cornett Integrated Marketing Solutions after the agency sent a 'LinkedIn-bomb' to its executives.
Every staffer at the shop sent A&W Restaurant president Kevin Bazner and director of marketing Sarah Blasi LinkedIn messages titled "Welcome to Lexington," on the same day.
Cornett is now A&W's lead agency.
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