tagged w/ PR Stunts
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Tomorrow night bells will be rung at the O2 Arena to celebrate the re-working of Tubular Bells. Not really newsworthy other than it's happening at 6pm on the 6th day of the 6th month and Mike Oldfield's classic was famously used in The Exorcist (y'know, that film that was banned in the UK for a few years).
The ringing will be happening all around the world apparently, the one's in London will be rung by the Hand Bell Ringers of Great Britain - They rock, saw 'em at the Brixton Academy once...Tomorrow night bells will be rung at the O2 Arena to celebrate the re-working of... more
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A ruthless marketing campaign for the London film Shifty that encouraged people to report their dealer by making them think they were being investigated by the cops for drugs offences has been pulled by the ASA.
The email read "If you fail to respond to this email within seven days of receipt please be aware that this will then become an official matter and there will be a strong likelihood of criminal investigation"
Bit harsh, innit?A ruthless marketing campaign for the London film Shifty that encouraged people to... more
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Another cheeky publicity stunt from a financial betting company determined to shock the City into parting with some increasingly scarce cash.
BetOnMarkets.com streaked through the Square Mile yesterday with naked men handing out scratch cards offering punters free trades to mark the launch of its 30 second flash betting initiative.
OK, so those genitals you see on show above are actually attached to a "naked suit" - but they must have put a smile on the faces of jaded City ladies, at the very least.
Check this out, we have uploaded this stunt on Youtube.com
London Stunt - Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH_qK5IDXjw&feature=related
London Stunt - Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH_qK5IDXjw&feature=relatedAnother cheeky publicity stunt from a financial betting company determined to shock... more
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Sure, they didn't know. It's easy to retract this sort of thing and point the finger at an overzealous management firm. Please.
The bottom line: several bloggers' livelihood was threatened, word got out about the new Metallica album, and they've consolidated the "good reviews" on their (ahem) Metallica.com site...how convenient.
Control doesn't scale guys. They way to handle this was to reach back out to the bloggers and ask them to repost. It's not like they wouldn't have complied.
Photo by: www.fernandovega.com.mx (http://flickr.com/photos/fernandovega/127317016/in/photostream/)Sure, they didn't know. It's easy to retract this sort of thing and point... more
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Once again, Metallica steps all over teh Internets...no doubt Lars has something to do with this.
The short story, bloggers were brought in to listen to some tracks off of their upcoming album. Then bloggers did what they do best...blogged about the experience. Lo and behold, Metallica issued cease and desist orders claiming that the songs were in a rough and unfinished state and thus shouldn't be reviewed in blog posts. The order accompanied an underlying threat to tarnish each bloggers potential career going forward. Scratch my back and I'll kick you in the nuts, sort of the music equivalent of "You'll never work in this town again!" I suppose.
Wired Listening Post blogger Eliot Van Buskirk notes that if they didn't want the bloggers to write about what they heard, they should've had them sign NDA's (duh!), and aside from that, who invites people who write about music for a living to a listening party and expects them to stay tight lipped? Isn't that the whole point?Once again, Metallica steps all over teh Internets...no doubt Lars has something to do... more
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Dressed like ordinary commuters, the free-stylers found an extraordinary way of negotiating London Waterloo's morning traffic.Dressed like ordinary commuters, the free-stylers found an extraordinary way of... more
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Only in Holyhead. A man has been given a suspended jail sentence for attacking two Star Wars fans while posing as Darth Vader. He admitted assaulting Barney Jones and cousin Michael with a metal crutch, whilst shouting "Darth Vader" raaahh. Only in Holyhead. A man has been given a suspended jail sentence for attacking two... more
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New product on the shelf FpsBrain claims that it's actually supporting Tibet by not being produced in China. Legendary PR stuntsman Mark Borkowski put the stunt to shame.. and CAN the drink can increase your mental powers for gaming performance?New product on the shelf FpsBrain claims that it's actually supporting Tibet by... more
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Gordon played host to a Mr John McCain who visited our Prime Minister at his resident number 10 Downing Street this morning. The visitor expressed his opinion that we share common values and as such should stand shoulder to shoulder, a phrase I think he borrowed from our last PM Tony Blair.
In a strange twist, McCain offered an interesting and illuminating choice of words which seemed to suggest he was thanking our Prime Minister for sacrificing our servicemen and women on the battlefield.
"We thank the prime minister and the British people for the enormous service and sacrifice of the men and women of the military, both in Iraq and Afghanistan"
When he says "we" is he already assuming he has won the nomination and wrongly trying to speak on behalf of America? Gordon probably didn't have time enough to figure that out, since 45 minutes after his arrival he was off again. This was certainly not a photo opportunity.Gordon played host to a Mr John McCain who visited our Prime Minister at his resident... more
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