Jimmy Jump Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Don't believe the hype. Trust no one. They are everywhere. EVERYWHERE.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 The new Will Smith movie, "I, Robot", is awesome, five stars. http://www.irobotmovie.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trampled Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 I just saw this on 60 minutes too. For the uninformed, companies are hiring actors to use their new products in public, and when someone asks about it they say they'll email them some info about it, all the while never letting on that they are being paid to be there. For example, a Sony (i think) hired a guy and girl to pose as a bf and gf tourist couple and get passerby to take a picture with their cool new cell phone camera. when the picture was taken dude would be, "its cool, right?" and proceed to show what the phone was all about. Just acting like a nice guy, not 'selling' the phone, just a dude who has a cool new gadget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parcheesey Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 thats so clever though, id fall for it. i thought this was gunna be about those people that walk around populated areas that work for a company and ask for a donation or to buy there magazine. i hate those guys, i think i gave a 5 once cuz i just got paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KING BLING Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Originally posted by Milton Thanks I-Patch, ya, they close down the bars and you can hang out dance and order coke... or sprite.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
why write? Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 its a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarzAbove Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Spam Mail most annoying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 They have these people at bars, too. I want to know how I can get a job doing this. Drinking beers, buying people that particular beer I’m advertising, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekro Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 This is some insidious shit, I hate guerilla marketing and the whole idea behind it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLIK$ Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 secret shoppers are fucking retarded too. they get paid to walk into a store, shop and be extremely rude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Originally posted by Weapon X They have these people at bars, too. I want to know how I can get a job doing this. Drinking beers, buying people that particular beer I’m advertising, etc. yeah seriously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destroya Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Originally posted by Papa Boner For example, a Sony (i think) hired a guy and girl to pose as a bf and gf tourist couple and get passerby to take a picture with their cool new cell phone camera. when the picture was taken dude would be, "its cool, right?" and proceed to show what the phone was all about. Just acting like a nice guy, not 'selling' the phone, just a dude who has a cool new gadget. i would've stole that shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Guerilla marketing (I prefer that term), well I think the concept itself is awesome. That would include wheatpasting advertisements, wheatpaste and sticker campaigns, going on internet boards and chat rooms and talking about how great this "new product" is, voting in online polls to make something seem better, etc. etc. But at the same time it IS deceptive. I remember around 95-96 when the Sony Playstation just dropped, and the Nintendo 64 was getting ready to drop. The salesmen who worked at Electronics Boutique apparently were paid off by Sony to let all the customers know that PlayStation was a far superior system in so many ways at that the N64 was garbage in comparison. Some slick shit. By the way that Six Dollar Burger at Carl's Jr. is the shit. Greatest thing I've ever tasted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLAYTONCROWN Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 yeah i believe this was addressed in "The Corperation" movie too. i wonder how much the pay is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KING BLING Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Russian cigarettes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatita Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Guerilla advertising, although really unethical, is fuckin brilliant. Most of the kids on this board seem intelligent enough to catch that undercover marketing scheme, but just think of all the low i.q. easily influenced people out there [especially Americans, jesus.. and Im an American, I have the right to make fun of my own people ]:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parcheesey Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 yeah, americans will believe anything. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUDONO? Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 so fucking true^^^ i hate that shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLICKCLACKONER Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Originally posted by Weapon X They have these people at bars, too. I want to know how I can get a job doing this. Drinking beers, buying people that particular beer I’m advertising, etc. This is my job among other aspects of guerilla marketing. They are freelance positions that pay really well. A liqour promo will be around $20 - $50 p/hr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parcheesey Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 what?!?!? 20-50 bucks an hour to sit in a bar drinking, how hard is that. where did u go or call to get this job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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