Archive for June, 2009

Marketing And Movie Trailers   The ProposalOK, time for another look at a movie trailer.

I was going to feature “Public Enemies”…

…but I didn’t want you to think that I only ever watch action and Sci-Fi movies!

So, I’ve selected the rom-com “The Proposal”.  It’s had a strong box office opening and has been a little more successful than perhaps expected.

From a look at the trailer, the story itself is a contemporary take on “The Taming Of The Shrew” tale…

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Michael Jackson Off The WallI pondered whether or not to post some comments about the death (and life) of Michael Jackson.  Dwelling on the misfortunes of celebrities seems a little ghoulish to me.

However, in this case, we’re dealing with legitimate news that is all over the media (for goodness sake, the story is even in the “Wall Street Journal” and the “Financial Times”!).

And, despite Michael Jackson’s unusual lifestyle and often questionable behaviour, there’s no doubt he was a giant in the world of pop music…

…plus he was a pioneer in the use of video in marketing pop music (more about the “Thriller” video later).

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Twitter ManifestoOK, first up, apologies for the lack of posting this week. I’ve been “on site” with a client and don’t quite have the road warrior thing down pat just yet (plus I was very busy!).

However, got a lot to catch up on including some more movie trailer reviews, news on some great new books on direct response marketing…

…plus some observations on recent online marketing campaign…

…and maybe some thoughts about Michael Jackson.

Today, I want to resume our look at Twitter and I’m going to point you towards an excellent piece…

“The Twitter Manifesto Remix…”

…by Randy Gage.

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Terminator Salvation TrailerWent to see the  “Terminator Salvation” movie the other day…

…so I’ll take the opportunity to make a few comments about the movie and also continue the series of taking a look at the trailer to see if we can get some tips for marketing videos.

What I’m going to do when looking at trailers in future is use the framework of a truncated “A-I-D-A” formula…

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