the brilliance of its simplicity has irked social media pundits and experts – “why didn’t I think of that first?”

And if marketing campaigns are supposed to drive traffic, it drove traffic.

If viral campaigns are supposed to drive chatter and discussion, it did.

If social marketing is supposed to drive social actions (like friending or becoming a fan on Facebook) it did.

and on top of all that, they are getting free consulting from all social marketing experts, gurus, pundits, specialists, etc.

pro or con, this experiment will tell Skittles and their agency what worked and what didn’t and next-up, they’ll do more of what worked, thank you very much.