V Peace Ambassador Program Dan Koelsch, October 29, 2009October 29, 2009 Because Hollywood can’t keep remakes to just movies, next week the series “V” debuts on ABC. The new series, based off the 1983 miniseries and subsequent TV show, is about aliens (called “Visitors”)who arrive to help mankind, but in reality have alterior motives. To promote the series, ABC.com has created a “Peace Ambassador Program”. What you get by signing up is breaking news about the Visitors. There are two videos from the Visitors themselves talking about the program, so check it out below: Normally I wouldn’t even bother to mention something like this, since it seems to be a very simple online marketing plan. However, there is some speculation in our forum and on Unfiction that this might turn into a viral campaign or ARG. ABC has done it before with LOST, so it is possible, especially since both the series and the Peace Ambassador Program look to have a LOST-ish feel to it. You can check out the first 9 minutes of “V” right here: “V” debuts next Tuesday, November 3rd at 8/7c on ABC. Viral Marketing V
Viral Video: Whoreders on A&E May 4, 2010Hoarders is an A&E show about people with a mental disorder that makes them accumulate possessions to the point where it’s a detriment to their life. Whoreders, however, is a show about what happens when pimps collect too many…you get the point. Check out the parody video after the break. Read More
Viral Video: Tim Burton’s Secret Formula March 1, 2010While I like some of his works, I’m not really a fan of Tim Burton as a director or a writer. All of his movies seem to look and feel the same, and now I know why. He has a very specific formula. Check out this hilarious College Humor video… Read More
ARGs & Campaigns The Men In The Black Suits Are Real: Possible “Men In Black 3” Viral Campaign November 26, 2011April 1, 2012Earlier today, a teaser poster for Men In Black 3 was discovered by Collider.com and it looks to contain the beginning of a Men in Black 3 viral campaign. Embedded in the poster was a link to a Facebook page run by a teenager (BugEyes126) who is convinced that “the… Read More