“Real Steel” Trailer Debuts Online Dan Koelsch, May 10, 2011 We’ve been covering the slow progression of the background-heavy viral campaign for Real Steel, but now we finally get to see the first full theatrical trailer for the robot boxing movie from director Shawn Levy. Watch it after the break. Real Steel stars Hugh Jackman as a washed up boxer who has to train a robot to fight in order to pay off his debts and gain the respect of his son. Set in the near future where robots box instead of humans, we’ve learned quite a bit about the World Robot Boxing league. The Walt Disney film opens in theaters on October 7th. ARGs & Campaigns Viral Marketing Real SteelTrailer
“Where Will You Be When It Happens?” – A Cryptic “Fringe” Countdown March 29, 2011March 29, 2011Late last week, FOX renewed J.J. Abrams’ sci-fi hit Fringe, which was on the verge of being cancelled since its shift to Friday nights. Luckily, fans continued to watch and the show hit a creative goldmine. The third season of Fringe is nearly over and a recently aired promo reveals… Read More
Comic-Con: ‘2012’ Viral during Comic-Con ’09 July 17, 2009June 6, 2010Soren Ulfert, Communications Director a the Institution for Human Continuity, updated his Twitter saying: Will you be at Comic-Con? The IHC is running a special event to select a few IHC Ambassadors. Follow us @TheIHC for updates. This is the second confirmed viral that will take place during Comic-Con, the… Read More
Ford Creates Reality Show To Promote Focus January 20, 2011Ford has been one of the few car companies that I’ve seen really embrace social media in any kind of relevant way. They continue this method by sponsoring a reality show set to debut on Hulu in Febuary that centers around the Ford Focus. Get the details after the break. Read More