Ideas needed! by DoubleShiny

GENERAL DISCUSSIONS

Ideas needed!

POSTED BY: DOUBLESHINY
UPDATED: Tuesday, November 9, 2004 03:53
SHORT URL:
VIEWED: 2168
PAGE 1 of 1

Tuesday, November 2, 2004 3:42 AM

Okay, guerilla marketing here I come. I work on a radio station and have a nice platform for abusing my position

Does anyone have any ideas on how the radio can be used to promote Firefly and Serenity?

Don't be shy!

Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!

www.alantudyk.net

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, November 2, 2004 4:02 AM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

You can start by talking about how TV is overrun w/ reality shows, and how quality programs are getting axed or sidelined in favor of the scripted drama of reality programming. You could take an example, Firefly of course, and talk about how the fans pushed for a DVD release, got it, and how the DVD set surpassed 200,000 copies (I have not seen or heard recently of any more current figure, though I am sure we are well past a 1/4 million copies by now) and how the fanbase has boomed since the DVD release and announcement of the movie.

Just my suggestion.

__________________________________________

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Meet Up:
http://firefly.meetup.com/9/boards/

NOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, November 2, 2004 4:24 AM

TRASK43

Depends what kind of shows you can get your hands on if you can get a chance to do talk show kind of radio program then you could definately have the subject be the downfall of tv and start talking about firefly and serenity.

www.summer-glau.com

NOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, November 2, 2004 10:16 AM

COSMICFUGITIVE

This is a pretty crazy radio idea.

You could use audio clips from the Firefly episodes and call random shopowners from the phonebook.

A listener would have to call in and have to guess how long the shopowner can have a conversation with any of the characters on the end of the line before hanging up.

Not an original radio idea, but pretty funny.(Not sure about clearing permission to use clips on radio though, but it could work.)

The competition winner could win a Firefly DVD (if guessed correctly.)

It's a thought...

NOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, November 2, 2004 1:55 PM

BADGERSHAT

Quote:
Originally posted by DoubleShiny:

Okay, guerilla marketing here I come. I work on a radio station and have a nice platform for abusing my position

Does anyone have any ideas on how the radio can be used to promote Firefly and Serenity?

Don't be shy!

Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!

www.alantudyk.net

I say, edit a bunch of Firefly audio clips into whatever music your station plays, and have it play constantly. Make sure, of course, that the Firefly clips match the feel and topic of each song.

Then, people will be all about finding out what those profound audio clips are in their favorite music, and see how amazingly powerful it is, and all that.

--Jefé The Hat

***************************
--Don't bother trying to predict, figure out, second guess, criticize, or suggest anything that comes from the mind of Joss Whedon, for you shall usually be wrong, and shall find out the Truth and Purpose in due time.
(This is the Truth of Whedoning)
"I like smackin 'em"--Jayne

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Wednesday, November 3, 2004 3:45 PM

SPACECOWGIRL

Oooh! Maybe you could give out Firefly DVDs as contest prizes! Or play "You can't take the sky from me" before the traffic chopper report!

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Wednesday, November 3, 2004 3:45 PM

SPACECOWGIRL

Oooh! Maybe you could give out Firefly DVDs as contest prizes! Or play "You can't take the sky from me" before the traffic chopper report!

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, November 8, 2004 9:49 PM

DOUBLESHINY

Thanks guys, this is great.

I'll probably give all of these a try, this week we're teaching some Mandarin backed with the Firefly theme, which has got quite a response so far.

Cheers!

Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!

www.alantudyk.net

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, November 9, 2004 3:53 AM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

Glad to hear your guerilla marketing strategy is working so far.

Keep us posted on how it goes.

__________________________________________

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Meet Up:
http://firefly.meetup.com/9/boards/

NOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

YOUR OPTIONS

SHARE THREAD

NEW POSTS TODAY

USER	POST DATE

USER

POST DATE