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
Viral Review: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen July 2, 2009July 2, 2009Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is our latest film to have its viral end. How did the viral do? Was it interesting? Worth following? Did it give us any insight into characters and background details? Official websites: The Real Effing Deal Run by Leo Spitz (played by Ramon Rodriguez in… Read More
Test Subjects Needed ARG Updates: Scary Voicemail And More July 7, 2011When we last left off with the Test Subjects Needed (aka Human Preservation Project, aka Mission Icefly) ARG, we had found the Survival Code website that lead to a countdown, as well as the site for the Traelak Institute. Now there are a few more updates for the campaign, including… Read More
Viral Marketing Fans Of NBC’s “Hannibal” Unite Today For Twitter Campaign To Renew The Show May 1, 2014May 1, 2014Some of the major fan groups of NBC’s Hannibal (or “Fannibals” as they call themselves) are coming together for a Twitter campaign today at 2 pm Eastern to help save the show. With no word yet on Hannibal‘s fate and NBC’s official slate of programming being announced on May 12th, the “Fannibals”… Read More