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title: Learn How To Use Social Media to Build Brand Awareness From Volkswagen
description: See what you can learn from Volkswagen in the effective use of social media and creativity to build awareness to grow sales.
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Jun 13, 2025
# Learn How To Use Social Media to Build Brand Awareness From Volkswagen
 [Wes Schaeffer](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/author/wes-schaeffer)
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## See How Volkswagen Gets Free Traffic With Effective Social Media
Kudos to the Germans for leveraging social media to build awareness by getting free press via social media. Volkswagen also using their creativity to solve "mundane" issues.
What's the last creative idea you actually thought of, let alone had the guts to implement and test because you were afraid of being called "silly" or "stupid" or "crass"?
It's working for Volkswagen. Might it work for you?
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