“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Marketing Uses Twitter To Reveal Victory Banners Michael Lee, August 22, 2013August 22, 2013 Lionsgate has taken the next part of their marketing for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire to Twitter. In the film, winners from previous Hunger Games are called back to compete in what some might say an all-star battle royale. The Hunger Games Explorer is chock full of Hunger Games related goodies, from magazine covers to comic con photos and beyond, you can find them all at that website. But if you are interested in finding out who some of the other victors are, then you might want to bookmark that page, because marketing team has figured out a way to introduce us to these characters. Using Twitter, fans will be able to tweet who they want to see next on the victory banner. The first set of victors has already been revealed, and as you might have guessed, it’s Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson). Hit the jump to see the banner and how you can participate.To find out who the victor is, fans will have to tweet #VictorsRevealed. It’s as simple as that. There is a countdown of the official Hunger Games Explorer website to tell us when the next victor will be revealed.So Tweet away. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire open November 22 News Viral Marketing Francis LawrenceJennifer LawrenceJosh HutchersonLionsgateThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire
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Viral Marketing Viral Teaser Arrives Online For Vampire TV Show “The Strain” December 3, 2013December 3, 2013If you were watching The Walking Dead‘s midseason finale, you might have seen what’s actually the start of a viral campaign for the upcoming vampire TV show, The Strain. The new FX show is based on Guillermo del Toro’s The Strain Trilogy books, which he cowrote with Chuck Hogan and later turned… Read More
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