Social Media Will Tell Your Story: The Digital Strategy of #Ham4Ham

During the first two years of the Hamilton show on Broadway, the #Ham4Ham lottery system provided fans waiting outside the theater with live performances that included the show's original cast. These included Hamilton songs, covers of other musicals, and different performing arts. Seeking to re...

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Main Author: Ismael Lopez Medel
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Language:English
Published: European Association for American Studies 2023-02-01
Series:European Journal of American Studies
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/19260
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description During the first two years of the Hamilton show on Broadway, the #Ham4Ham lottery system provided fans waiting outside the theater with live performances that included the show's original cast. These included Hamilton songs, covers of other musicals, and different performing arts. Seeking to reach a non-traditional theater audience, Marathon Digital, a digital agency specializing in Broadway shows, turned the performances into a viral campaign utilizing social media outlets to create proximity to the fans through content relevant to the audience.
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Social Media Will Tell Your Story: The Digital Strategy of #Ham4Ham
European Journal of American Studies
Hamilton
#Ham4Ham
Mike Karns
Marathon Digital
creative proximity
title Social Media Will Tell Your Story: The Digital Strategy of #Ham4Ham
title_full Social Media Will Tell Your Story: The Digital Strategy of #Ham4Ham
title_fullStr Social Media Will Tell Your Story: The Digital Strategy of #Ham4Ham
title_full_unstemmed Social Media Will Tell Your Story: The Digital Strategy of #Ham4Ham
title_short Social Media Will Tell Your Story: The Digital Strategy of #Ham4Ham
title_sort social media will tell your story the digital strategy of ham4ham
topic Hamilton
#Ham4Ham
Mike Karns
Marathon Digital
creative proximity
url https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/19260
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