Business Chief Europe Magazine June 2016 | Page 29

The @ nextofficial Twitter account has tweeted almost 100,000 times since joining in 2009 , accumulating 218,000 followers along the way . As well as the obvious creative promotional activity , Next is keen to publicise the stories behind its latest lines of fashion by creating and tweeting content about the models in their advertising campaigns . It also , like many other successful businesses on Twitter , introduces humour in a way that doesn ’ t threaten to cross the line , the downfall of so many brands whose jokes backfire .
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The @ nextofficial Twitter account has tweeted almost 100,000 times since joining in 2009 , accumulating 218,000 followers along the way . As well as the obvious creative promotional activity , Next is keen to publicise the stories behind its latest lines of fashion by creating and tweeting content about the models in their advertising campaigns . It also , like many other successful businesses on Twitter , introduces humour in a way that doesn ’ t threaten to cross the line , the downfall of so many brands whose jokes backfire .

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