“Doctor Who” Informercial For TARDIS Dan Koelsch, December 26, 2010December 26, 2010 The BBC’s hit show Doctor Who has a pretty big cult following, so the contest they are doing is a perfect fit. The contest, hosted at WhereIsTheTardis.com, asks you the fan to create your own TARDIS (the time machine from the show), place it in a public location, and upload it. Go to the website for more details, and the winner gets a private screening of the show and over 100 DVDs. To promote the contest, the BBC America has made a spoof informercial, which you can see after the break. Source: io9 Contests Viral Marketing Viral Videos Doctor WhoInformercialViral video
Iron Man 2: Accutech Sends Out Package April 8, 2010With Iron Man 2 less than a month away, the viral updates are coming thick and fast as Paramount and Marvel ramp up the campaign before the release. Today our friends at the UK site HeyUGuys received a package from Accutech, the company set up by Tony Stark to bring… Read More
Honda Releases Extended Version of “Ferris Bueller” Super Bowl Ad January 30, 2012January 30, 2012Last week, a very short teaser for a Super Bowl ad featuring Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller hit the web. There were many theories surrounding the video’s meaning, but it was soon revealed that it was a teaser for a Honda ad. Today, that commercial is available to see before… Read More
Dan’s High Five: 5 Ways to Accidentally Start a Zombie Apocalypse October 18, 2009June 8, 2010There are a lot of ways to create a zombie. So many, in fact, that many films don’t even show you how a zombie infestation started. They leave it to your imagination, which is usually a good thing, because it’s hard (and usually boring) to show how it all starts…. Read More