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[POSTER/COUNTDOWN] Dont Hold Back
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audioslave
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hey there


well...north of Ottawa is Quebec, is it not? And these posters seems exclusive to Ontario. Maybe that's why


Oh, and I forgot to mention that Toronto is not on that map. It's so far away I decided to leave it out, I do have it pegged, though
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:24 am
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clearshot
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kiddies

imo, it's some teenagers promoting a band. they have the idea in august 2005, buy the domain, make a crappy site, and use their dad's sweet printer and waste his ink. then they get some of their band friends to post them up, and bring them whereever they visit. ie: visit to toronto, bring a few posters. the ones in Spencerville were obviously someone else's making since they are different signs.. someone who is just impressed or bored.

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oxdeltaxo
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Re: kiddies

clearshot wrote:
imo, it's some teenagers promoting a band. they have the idea in august 2005, buy the domain, make a crappy site, and use their dad's sweet printer and waste his ink. then they get some of their band friends to post them up, and bring them whereever they visit. ie: visit to toronto, bring a few posters. the ones in Spencerville were obviously someone else's making since they are different signs.. someone who is just impressed or bored.


Well atleast it'd be an original ploy of viral marketing to get your music out. Most popular bands do this anyways but not on the scale or with the website though and most certainly they don't start of with their own billboard.

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audioslave
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Re: kiddies

clearshot wrote:
imo, it's some teenagers promoting a band. they have the idea in august 2005, buy the domain, make a crappy site, and use their dad's sweet printer and waste his ink. then they get some of their band friends to post them up, and bring them whereever they visit. ie: visit to toronto, bring a few posters. the ones in Spencerville were obviously someone else's making since they are different signs.. someone who is just impressed or bored.


You're implying that these teenagers have that kinda dough for:

  • Ink cartridge - $50 (x 10?)
  • Billboard - $80 - $2700 (depending on the area of the billboard. Considering it was on an overpass, I'd say it's somewhere in the middle to high range)
  • Gas money- $60 return trip (if we're talking some sedan, with ideal prices on a highway)
  • Domain- $10 (for a year)
  • Creating an anonymouse site to promote your band without acctually refrencing you band- priceless


ok, not really, my best guess is that it'd cost somewhere in the area of $1600 CND


This post has been Canadianized for the convience of all the Canadian posters (pun?) out there Wink
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:23 pm
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clearshot
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you have a few points - bullet points that is lol
true.. it would be costly, but, if they are taking a gamble on the advertising, $1600 split on 4 band members is only $400...... now, I wouldn't spend that kinda money on posters, but hey they have spirit......
if it's happend like that.

PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:58 pm
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audioslave
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But then again, advirtising doesn't work if you don't tell people what you're advirtisng

Ok, I went to myspace and did a music search for Don't Hold Back, I got one hit:

http://www.myspace.com/dontholdback

but considering they're from California, I doubt it's them

So, if this band wanted to get it's name out, why would it not even post on a site that's the most effective for promoting small bands?
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:58 pm
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clearshot
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haha yeah...
i dunno...
i've googled again and the only other site that mentions this particular campaign is a teen's blog/forum, but they are talkin about sueing, charging, and fining rather than making creative ideas about it. as school starts, i guess we might have a few more hints.

PostPosted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:29 am
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ValleyGoddess
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I may have to register now... been spending some quality time here.

Did a search:

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%2B%22Don%27t+Hold+Back%22+%2BOttawa&meta=

Lots more hits now.

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ValleyGoddess
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Almost forgot - I've had the volume turned up full blast while visiting that site, every time - and I have never heard a peep from it... no spooky sounds or heartbeats or breathy noises... are people really hearing this?

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ValleyGoddess
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OMG!!! I just realized... turn it up full blast.... every time you refresh it changes... gets longer, things get added. Cool!

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Axys Denyed
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According to the page source, there's an mp3 that's supposed to be playing with the flash movie. If you want, you can find the mp3 by itself here
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 2:28 pm
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SAVANA
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iv been following this for quit some time now and cant seem to find anything... its fall now and we will all find out soon enough

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Zazaban
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A friend of mine thinks it could be an arrow pointing east, which would be somewhere in New England. Shocked

PostPosted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:49 pm
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audioslave
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that's acctually a pretty good theory...
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:48 pm
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oxdeltaxo
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Another link has appeared called "a purpose."

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