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[NEW] Slusho! Contest - Coming Soon!

[mjames]

Oh wow, i really hope this is a selling or drinking competition. I would market the he11 out of this drink. I would also drink way more than six...

On a real note, It could deal with the robots or the drink itself...

[Matt Dark]

Do you think we have to like try out for interviews and maybe if we get them we win the 'contest'?

[jojo]

Wow, that would be BRILLIANT if JJ & Co got US to market Slusho and the movie via a contest that incentivizes us to tell our friends, family, whoever and/or sell Slusho. He's already enslaved us with this game so he knows we're his devoted minions (b*tches?) if we've lasted this long through all the downtime on this game and still kept up hope that something would happen. Maybe the lag between the Slusho site and now, when things are happening, was to weed out the half-hearted players who'd lose patience and go home.

I mean, that would explain the reduced budget - he doesn't need expensive trailers and TV ads and such when he's got us to do it for almost free. They just put out an awesome trailer, a few posters, some Slusho merchandising and let us do the rest.

What would be the best prize?? A job as a story consultant on JJ's next ARG. Shoot, I'd probably do that for free. I'd love to be a fly on the wall at one of their creative meetings for Lost or whatever they're up to.

[CloverfieldClues.com]

Maybe the contest will be who can sell the most movie tickets door-to-door!


BTW, Here is the Japanese for "Competition", a little larger for those that can't read it:

[Hurley]

[Him Who is He]

No your right I see the humanoids and monster....actually...i think that monster/kanji looks a bit like a dare i say.....

[psudub]

Actually, in regards to the marketing of this film, I had wondered if they'd do a "street team" style of marketing, which is popular within the rap/hip-hop genre.

Basically, they'd hire a bunch of people in certain cities to post handbills, spreading the word at the street level and getting more people involved. While this isn't totally unheard of in film marketing (The Dark Knight ARG at the San Diego Comic Con smacked of street team marketing, actually), I think it would actually be a fairly unique method of promoting this film that would go hand-in-hand with the handicam-style that's rumored to be used in the film.

Just a thought.

[Hurley]

[Euchre]

I have been of the impression for a while that the whole idea of this operation is to get us to promote the film, instead of a larger and more costly conventional marketing campaign. That's basically the nature of viral marketing. A contest would likely reward those of us that are the best at doing such a thing.

I think something we have to keep in mind is that the contest is likely to have a very IG flair to it. It's on the Slusho site, and to show us a trailer or give us a monster name would be a bit too 'behind the curtain' (a concept that filmmakers would understand, even if they don't fully understand the ARG concept). I think it more likely we'd get something branded Slusho! and very likely exclusive. If those PMs ARE reading this - how about some free Slusho! shirts and hats for some 'runner up' players?

[eranmane]

I'm running away.

They are coming to find me.... MUST HIDE

[Hurley]

[Euchre]

[Everything's Magic]

I think the Contest will involve something that can be done over the internet, not street marketing. It would appeal to more people and be easier to do.

[Red Walrus]