The Union Needs You: Repo Men Required Iain Welford, February 22, 2010 If you have been following the Repo Men viral, you’ll know that Wired held an open application for runners to go undercover and evade the Repo Men for one month to win a cash prize of $7,500.The runners have now been selected and there are only 2 days left before their payments run out. If you head over to the site you’ll find a timer counting down to when the chase begins.Although applications for runners have been finalized, there is still an opportunity to join in the hunt posing as a Repo Man. The opportunity to apply will be available soon, and if the previous contest held by Wired is anything to look at, it will be worth following.In the last contest the goal was to find Evan, one of Wired’s staff writers, and clues were hidden all over New York – including the New York Times crossword. It’s important to note that only registered Repo Men can take part, so keep watching for the rules and apply for what promises to be a great ARG contest.We want to know if anyone has been selected as a runner or a Repo Man. Leave your comments below if you have been successful. Good luck to all the participants and we’ll be sure to post updates when we get them. Viral Marketing ARGForest WhitakerJude LawRepo menwired
Super 8: Rocket Poppeteers Website Updates, Accepting Applications July 28, 2010October 18, 2010Following a brief stint at Comic-Con, the Rocket Poppeteers are at it again, this time updating their website and accepting new applications. The website also hints at game (I assume) they’ll release soon, with the home page reading “FLY THE ROCKET SSF1 – COMING SOON“. See some screenshots and more… Read More
“Apollo 18″ Gets Teaser Poster and Possible Viral Video November 24, 2010October 18, 2011Did you know that there was secret mission to the moon that happened after Apollo 17? Well, that’s the premise of producer Timur Bekmambetov’s Apollo 18, which speculates that the reason it was secret is because we found (presumably violent) aliens. Yesterday brought us not only the first official teaser… Read More
Journey to Oz Balloon Tour Takes To The Skies To Promote “Oz The Great and Powerful” February 13, 2013Oz The Great and Powerful, Disney’s prequel/retelling of the classic novel “The Wizard of Oz”, opens in theaters on March 8th, but with the world premiere tonight, they are kicking off a high flying marketing campaign that includes fan screenings. Get the details in the press release after the break…. Read More
I’m sure it would’ve been fun to have been selected as a runner, boy would I like to walk away from my life at the moment.