Seven parody Twitter accounts we love


Wetherspoon’s sudden departure from social media sparked concerns other companies might follow suit, and so it seemed when a fierce Twitter spat broke out between two colleagues at one organisation which also opted to close its accounts.
‘Just been called into the office
to be told that British Milk Council are shutting down all social channels,’ disgruntled
social media manager Jason tweeted. ‘I'm out of a job. Something about misuse
of data higher up. F**k that. I've changed the password and they're not having
the account back.’
1. Douchebag Strategist, @douchebagstrat
We’re used to mind-boggling jargon in the communications industry. It is a regular source of irritation for public relations professionals, who regularly complain about nonsensical phrases in their blogs. Douchebag Strategist is a Twitter bot that taps into that annoying habit of making up phrases, tweeting out a ridiculous combination of words that technically make sense but, realistically, mean absolutely nothing.
Recent tweets include ‘I’m not a strategist, I’m a Donald Trump of digital’ and ‘Integrated marketing has now evolved from hyper-dynamic branded content to real time snackable content’.
Seriously – what does that even mean?!
2. The Daily Mash, @thedailymash
The Daily Mash is Britain’s answer to the American satire site, The Onion. There are some things an American site can quite capture, such as the UK’s shock at experiencing good weather for example. Recent headlines included Do not be afraid of shiny, yellow ball in sky, say experts.
But the headline that really resonates is this: ‘London friend wants to know if you’re free in 10 weeks time.’ That’s some scalding hot tea right there.
3. Elizabeth Windsor, @Queen_UK
Speaking of tea, this Twitter account suggests that the Queen of Great Britain prefers something much stronger of an afternoon - namely gin. This account posts about topical news stories with wry commentary from Her Majesty that we, the public, could only dream of hearing from the dignified and reserved Monarch in real life.
She has posted
unflattering comments about politicians (One can confirm that Nick Clegg has been made a Pantomime
Dame in the #NewYearsHonours #OhYesHeHas) as well as jokes about Prince Charles
shopping for venison (is it too deer? Ho ho ho!) Well worth a follow.
Last January, President
Trump had a habit of signing Executive Orders and then holding them up for the
cameras to see. And thus, with a little help from Photoshop, Trump Draws was
born.
This account posts gifs
of Trump holding up childish drawings, accompanied by childish captions, such
as simply ‘kat’ or ‘stormy’ (which shows a stick version of Trump caught in a
storm, despite obvious allusions to Stormy Daniels, the woman with whom Trump
is accused of having an affair).
It’s all very simple,
but hey, it’s fun.
Like The Daily Mash and The Onion, Reductress is a satire news site but it is aimed entirely at women. It captures perfectly the general complexities of being a modern woman as well as the occasional ridiculous of content aimed at women in itself.
Some of the best headlines include Wow! This Man Who Thinks Women Matter Doesn’t Even Have Daughters and Are You a Millennial, a Gen Xer, or Ageless Karen?.
Me? I’m an Ageless Karen.
6.
ADWEAK, @adweak
ADWEAK is a spoof account of American advertising trade publication AdWeek. ADWEAK tweets out fake headlines about agencies and mocks not only their inner workings, but also the way they are reported on.
For
example, a recent tweet poked fun at mergers and acquisitions, as it read:
BREAKING: Larger Agency You've Never Heard Of Set To Acquire Smaller Agency
You've Never Heard Of.
Another satirised the vaguely suspicious way that agencies identify demand, as it said BREAKING: Agency's Brand Audit Coincidentally Reveals Client Is In Desperate Need Of All Its Services. Coincidence? I think not.
7.
Condescending Corporate Brand, @Corporate_Brand
It highlights campaigns by
brands that are ill-thought out or linked tenuously to a holiday or event. For
example, over Easter, it reposted a software company’s Facebook post in which
it had superimposed its logo over Jesus’ tomb when wishing people a happy
Easter. ‘Jesus would’ve loved our marketing management software...had he lived
longer of course,’ Condescending Corporate Brand added.