Dimension Films’ “Apollo 18” Lets You Ask UFOlogist Stan Friedman Questions Dan Koelsch, August 24, 2011 Briefly: To help promote their upcoming found footage Sci-Fi thriller Apollo 18, Dimension Films sponsored an IAmA Reddit thread with UFOlogist Stan Friedman, where you could ask him questions related to the film or UFOs. However, the thread quickly got ugly with users attacking Friedman for being part of a promotion, calling him a fraud, and much more. This is one of the negative aspects of viral marketing, since the audience becomes part of it, and you can’t control how they will react. Apollo 18 opens in theaters on September 2nd. Social Networks Viral Marketing Apollo 18RedditStan Friedman
WETA Sells New Book “The Art of District 9”, More Nominations From Spike September 6, 2010September 6, 2010Even a year after its release, District 9 just can’t stop its roll of nominations and merchandise. Visual effects production house WETA’s new book, The Art of District 9: WETA Workshop, contains more than just a series of concept art pictures. Adding to that, SPIKE TV has nominated District 9… Read More
Write A Campaign Song for Zach Galifianakis! July 27, 2012Warner Bros.’ The Campaign stars Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis as rivals in an election for a seat in Congress to represent their small district in North Carolina. You have a chance to get in on the fun by submitting a campaign song for Marty Huggins (Galifianakis). Get the details… Read More
District 9 Viral: “George” Explained and Christopher Addresses Arc Gun on Ebay August 6, 2009August 6, 2009On a call with a Sony representative today, we got a little insight into the reasoning behind the change in names of the blogger on MNUSpreadsLies.com. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, read my original article about it. Apparently, the blog site was originally designed to be autonomous… Read More