12 Days of Viral – DAY NINE Scott Caldwell, December 21, 2009December 20, 2009 On the ninth day of viral, my movie gave to me….. Cell phones for calling Back on day five, I talked about 800 numbers that you could call and get some information. This one goes about twenty steps further and actually gives you a phone. Some can be simple, others can incorporate different ways to get that phone into your hand. If you remember, back towards the end of the 2012 campaign, they had numerous drop sites all over the country. Most of these contents will be discussed in future days in this series, however, one of the items was a cell phone. The down side is that when the phone finally came in to use, it was information that we have all heard before. Thanks to unfiction for the following recording:Phone Message Now you take a film that created all new levels of viral, that again, will be discussed in future days. With The Dark Knight, you found cell phones hidden in “old fashioned” gangster ways like a cake or a bowling ball bag. Not only do you get the phone, but once you have chosen your side, you are kept posted on what to do next based on that decision. This campaign could have gone in all sorts of different directions had it not been for this one particular form of viral. It opened up so many levels and split the two sides perfectly. Other Days In The “12 Days of Viral” Series: A trailer without a title A Twitter account with the truth Three Websites My face on the site 800 Numbers Password protection Facebook interaction Contests and winnings Viral Marketing 2012The Dark Knight
FlashForward: Add Your Experience and Join The Mosaic September 28, 2009September 28, 2009What’s going to happen on April 29th, 2010? This is the question that the site“Join the Mosaic” poses and asks you to contribute your “experience” in the viral site for ABC’s new show FlashForward. The first episode aired last week and is tipped to be the next Lost. In fact,… Read More
Trayvon Martin Case Affects Marketing For Fox’s “Neighborhood Watch” March 28, 2012March 28, 2012You might not think that the public discourse on the Trayvon Martin shooting would have much impact on Hollywood, but there has been an unexpected result. 20th Century Fox has had to change their marketing for their upcoming sci-fi comedy Neighborhood Watch. Get the details after the jump. Read More
Viral Video: Mad Men Promo in Kinetic Typography June 8, 2010Kinetic typography is simply the animation of text. By itself it doesn’t sound that interesting, but when you combine it popular movies and television, you can make gold. Just see the famous Pulp Fiction example. Avoid Ego Media tries to replicate that success using a clip from AMC’s Mad Men…. Read More