Update to “What Is The #Super8Secret?” Caleb Hamilton, June 5, 2011 Briefly: We gave you a quick report on Thursday about a mysterious new viral site for the upcoming J.J. Abrams sci-fi thriller, Super 8. A couple of developments have been made in the story. First, a date and time have been set for the “Super 8 Secret” to be revealed (via /Film). You’ll want to check out the viral site at Noon PST on Tuesday (6/7). The next development is comes from the site itself. Now when you access the site and wait a few seconds, the question “What Is The #Super8Secret?” fades away and is replaced with a new hashtag: #MINT. We’ll find out what this all means on Tuesday. in the meantime, be sure to check for more updates right here and on our Twitter feed @MovieViral! ARGs & Campaigns Viral Marketing Super 8Super 8 SecretViral marketing
CBS Wants To Give You $5,000 For Your Horatio Impression! January 25, 2010January 25, 2010CBS’s hit show CSI has spawned off two spin-offs so far. If there is one thing that we can say the network’s CSI: Miami has left behind as an enternal legacy, it’s the extremely cheesy openers featuring Horatio Caine (played meticiously by David Caruso). Why are they so memorable? Well,… Read More
“Muppets Most Wanted” Internet Ad Pokes Fun At Unnecessary Twitter Hype January 7, 2014Studios using tweets hyping or giving positive reviews on TV spots, images, or newspaper ads have become commonplace. My tweet was used by WB for The Conjuring last year. But if a film is critically panned, it wouldn’t be surprising to see a marketing team resort to using tweets on… Read More
I.F. Sentinel Is Looking For A Few Good Men With These New Recruitment Posters for “Ender’s Game” July 2, 2013Roughly 3 months ago, we here at MovieViral discovered if-sentinel.com, a then dormant website for the upcoming big screen adaptation to Orson Scott Card’s 1985 novel, Ender’s Game. Now it seems that site has indeed gone viral and has begun spinning up its propaganda machine to get new recruits, like… Read More