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
Cookie Monster Campaigns to Host Saturday Night Live November 24, 2010After a social network campaign successfully got Betty White a hosting gig on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, it’s no surprise that a trend has caught on to get obscure actors to host SNL. But, what about characters? Sesame Street continues their trend of cultural-savvy videos with an audition tape of… Read More
Different Versions of “Super 8” TV Spot Reveal More Clues and Questions February 8, 2011March 11, 2011Today we found out that there in fact at least two (and possibly three) versions of the Super Bowl TV Spot for Super 8, between what aired and what’s online (available in HD from Apple).The much-talked-about images within the final shot of the lens are actually different in each version,… Read More
“Apollo 18″ Viral: New Classified Document Breaks Down Missions January 2, 2011January 4, 2011When we last left off on the viral for Dimension Films’ Apollo 18, the Cosmonauts page of the film’s official website had a single image of classified (and heavily redacted) document. Now we have a new document on the site that you can see after the break. Read More