Rebecca is Looking for the Perfect “Roommate” Michael Lee, January 21, 2011January 21, 2011 Sony has launched an classic form of viral marketing for their upcoming thriller The Roommate. The studio has posted ads around various cities looking for a roommate who has a killer personality. Like most ads posted on telephone poles or light posts people who are interested in the ad contact the person by calling a phone number. Should you call Rebecca (Leighton Meester) at (866) 666-6001, she tells you she needs a roommate and states that “We can share everything…” and concludes with Meester yelling “I just want to be your friend” before going into a rage. Sony is also including the usual forms of social media interaction by creating accounts for Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube. So give it a try, are you willing to let Rebecca be your roommate? Source: Mashable Viral Marketing The Roommate
“This Man” Dream Viral to Become Feature Film May 6, 2010If you are an avid fan of ARGs and other viral marketing, you may have already heard of ThisMan.org, a website that claims hundreds of people have seen the same unknown man in their dreams. The website is designed as sort of a case study, with descriptions of dreams, theories,… Read More
Holy Websites, Batman! – A Viral In The Making? July 13, 2010July 13, 2010Remember the “Experience” from Sony? The one that handed us the viral sites, as opposed to letting us find them? You know, the ones from District 9 and 2012? Well apparently there is a viral campaign in the making that has been found, way before it started. What it’s for… Read More
Sony Picture’s Death At A Funeral Invites You To Make Your Own Eulogy March 24, 2010March 24, 2010Director Neil LaBute has helmed some pretty strange (Wicker Man) and awful (Lakeview Terrace) films, but next month’s Death at a Funeral seems to be the most ill-conceived of them all. However, this is a star-filled remake of the 2007 British comedy that continues the odd pairing of death and… Read More