At Think Big Online, we’ve been having a lot of fun with Jess our Social Media guru who suggests to our clients that Spotify playlists may be the next big thing for social media marketing. Her blog post about Spotify has been popular and the idea seems to be catching on.

Take a chance on this:

1. Go to Spotify and create a playlist that represents some entertaining tunes for your company.
2. When creating your playlist, have some good-natured fun (see more below).
3. Include your employees in the playlist creation by asking for suggestions (accept that sometimes your employees know more about what’s cool than you do).
4. Post the playlist on your Facebook account so that your customers can see what you’re playing at the office or what tunes your employees love.
5. Encourage your customers to let you know what they think and what they would add.

Here are some of the songs we’ve come up with to get the conversation started…the list is not exhaustive and we welcome your additions in the comments below.

Brewery:

• Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?), Garth Brooks & George Jones
• Beer for My Horses, Toby Keith
• 40 oz to Freedom, Black Flag
• Big Ole Brew, Mel McDaniel
• Pretty Good at Drinkin’ Beer, Billy Currington

Cleaning Service:

• Get A Little Dirt on Your Hands, The Delltones
• Toxic, Britney Spears
• A Beautiful Mess, Jason Mraz
• Cleaning Windows, Van Morrison
• Dirty Diana, Michael Jackson

Plastic Surgery Office:

• The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Roberta Flack
• Nobody’s Perfect, Jessie J
• The Look, Roxette
• Poker Face, Lady Gaga
• You Are So Beautiful, Joe Cocker

Politics:

• The Winner Takes it All, ABBA
• American Idiot, Green Day
• God Save the Queen, Sex Pistols
• Suspicious Minds, Elvis Presley
• This Land is Your Land, Woodier Guthrie
• Proud to be an American, Toby Keith
• Freedom, Madonna
• Thieves Like Us, New Order

Financial Services:

• Money for Nothing, Dire Straights
• Money, Pink Floyd
• Anything by Johnny Cash

Pet Shop:

• Hound Dog, Elvis Presley
• I Wanna Be Your Dog, The Stooges
• Cat’s in the Cradle, Harry Chapin
• How Much is that Doggie in the Window?, Patti Page
• Animal, Pink Floyd
• Anything by Snoop Dogg or The Pet Shop Boys…

Dentist:

• Can’t Smile Without You, Barry Manilow
• Smile, Nat King Cole
• Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me), Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
• When You’re Smiling, Louis Armstrong

Beauty Salon:

• Hairspray Queen, Nirvana
• Look at Me Now, Chris Brown
• Barbie Girl, Aqua
• Cause I’m a Blonde, Julie Brown

Telecommunications:

• Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepson
• Payphone, Maroon 5
• Telephone, Lady Gaga
• I Just Called to Say I Love You, Stevie Wonder
• Telephone Man, Meri Wilson
• Telegraph Road, Dire Straights

Dating Website:

• I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend, Ramones
• We Found Love, Rihanna
• Like a Virgin, Madonna
• Boyfriend, Justin Bieber
• Woman in Love, Barba Streisand

Bakery:

• Birthday Cake, Rihanna Feat Chris Brown
• Sweet Potato Pie, James Taylor
• American Pie, Don McClean
• Poundcake, Van Halen
• Wild Honey Pie, The Beatles

Taxi Service:

• The Long & Winding Road, The Beatles
• Show Me the Way to Go Home, Irving King
• Joe le Taxi, Vanessa Paradis
• Wide Open Road, The Triffids

Florists:

• The Rose, Bette Midler
• You Don’t Bring Me Flowers, Barbra Streisand
• New Rose, The Damned
• Where Have all the Flowers Gone, Pete Seeger
• Kiss from a Rose, Seal

Life Coach:

• I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For     , U2
• Help Me, Joni Mitchell
• Peace Sells, Megadeath
• Unsatisfied, The Replacements
• I Have a Dream, ABBA

Real Estate:

• Love Shack, B-52s
• Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home), Darren Percival
• Home on the Range, Willie Nelson version
• Wide Open Spaces, Dixie Chicks

Fashion:

• Fairies Wear Boots, Black Sabbath
• The Way You Look Tonight, Tony Bennett
• Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, Brian Hiland
• Lady in Red, Chris De Burgh
• Hey Good Lookin’, Jimmy Buffett
• You Look Good in My Shirt, Keith Urban

Cardiologist:

• Un-Break My Heart, Toni Braxton
• Heartwork, Carcass
• Heartbeat, Buddy Holly
• Don’t Go Breakin’ My Heart, Elton John & Kiki Dee
• You’re in My Heart, Rod Stewart

Mother & Baby Website:

• Baby, Justin Bieber
• Mamma Mia, Abba
• Baby Love, The Supremes
• …Baby One More Time, Britney Spears
• Maybe Baby, Buddy Holly
• Born this Way, Lady Gaga

Marriage Counselor:

• Never Tear Us Apart, INXS
• Jolene, Dolly Parton
• All You Need is Love, The Beatles
• Jealous Guy, John Lennon
• Should I Stay or Should I Go, The Clash
• I Want You to Want Me, Cheap Trick
• Ain’t Too Proud To Beg, The Temptations
• Respect, Aretha Franklin
• Don’t You Want Me, Human League
• If You Love Me, Let Me Know, Olivia Newton-John

Divorce Lawyer:

(well, there’s too many for one humble blog post but here’s a few…)

• D.I.V.O.R.C.E., Tammy Wynette
• Sisters are Doing It for Themselves, Aretha Franklin & Annie Lennox
• You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’, The Righteous Brothers
• The Honeymoon Is Over, The Cruel Sea
• Stay Gone, Jimmy Wayne
• (You’re The) Devil In Disguise, Elvis Presley
• Sympathy for the Devil, The Rolling Stones
• Cheaper to Keep Her, Aaron Lines

Remember that social media marketing can help you move beyond starched shirts and power point presentations. In the immortal words of ABBA, if you “Have a Dream” to make “Money, Money, Money” then “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme” a try and make a Spotify playlist today! We’d love to hear how it goes.

What lists would you like to see?