Sherlock Holmes: Let 7-Eleven Be Your Watson Dan Koelsch, November 17, 2009 Warner Bros’s Sherlock Holmes is teaming up with 7-Eleven to not just bring you Holmes-themed Slurpees, but also to help you with the ARG. The stores are putting up banners and other point-of-purchase (POP) signs, along with using Holmes-ish taglines to promote their food. This is a pretty common practice, especially in the fast food industry. In fact, I just saw a Burger King commercial involving New Moon, which opens this week. What makes this co-op marketing interesting is that the store is actually involved in the viral campaign. Participating 7-Eleven stores will have “How Holmes Are You?” coffee cup sleeves that contain a clue and the Web address www.7-11.221B.sh, which is of course a microsite for the game we’re already playing. If you grab a cup of joe at 7-Eleven, check out the site and let us know what you find! Sherlock Holmes, directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Robert Downey Jr., opens Christmas Day. For more information on the viral campaign or the film itself, check out our Sherlock Holmes Page. (via Convenience Store News) Viral Marketing Sherlock Holmes
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Tron Legacy: Encom Releases Space Paranoids Teaser April 14, 2010April 14, 2010The Tron Legacy viral may be picking back up after a week or so of calmness. At the beginning of the month, Encom International had a press conference to announce that their famous game Space Paranoids would be coming online soon. Now the tech company has released an official teaser… Read More
“TRON: Legacy” Shop Opens In Los Angeles For Limited Time November 4, 2010November 4, 2010If you just can’t get enough Tron in your life, and you live in Southern California, then you’re in luck. Disney will be opening a store in Culver City dedicated to all things Tron. Opening November 19th and running until just after the theatrical release of TRON: Legacy, the “TRON:… Read More