Author Topic: Guerilla Marketing (Penny Arcade reference) (Read 3563 times)

BlackDove · **on:** January 27, 2006, 10:37:35 pm

Okay, a few days ago this was the comic. The title was "On Botany" but that's not important aside from it being a clever title.

Today, Holkins posted this in one of his news posts.

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From the second Friday newspost:

We received the following from a young man who we will call "Mr. Smith."

(CW)TB

Hey guys,

I interviewed for a guerilla marketing business in San Francisco that targeted web forums.

I was told that if I accepted the job, I was to have at LEAST 50 identities on as many forums as I could muster (they wanted 100 eventually), with a goal of 5 posts an hour. The posts had to be well thought out, and the idea was that I was to establish multiple identities with a history on the forums, so that when the timing was right a well written but subtly placed marketing post could be finessed in. And regular visitors would recognize the post as coming from a long time poster.

They had 12 people working there full time, and were hiring 10 more. You do the math. No wait, I'll do it for you: that's 880 posts a day (if minimum was met). However he said the better ones could do around 8 or 10 an hour. And they had different "verticals" so there was the sports guy, and the games guy, the hentai, excuse me I mean anime guy, etc.

But the most critical point was this: develop and integrate the identity. No random "HEY EB GAMES IS AWESOME BUY THIS" stuff.

Kinda spooky.

Didn't take the job. It was a ****ing mill.

Kinda scary isn't it?

Doesn't it ring any bells.....?

CP5670 · **Reply #1 on:** January 27, 2006, 10:42:09 pm

haha, this was a huge scandal a month ago on the other forum I go to (also called viral marketing). Do a google search on AEG and Nvidia.

Taristin · **Reply #2 on:** January 27, 2006, 10:58:59 pm

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,38117.0.html ?

BlackDove · **Reply #3 on:** January 27, 2006, 11:03:01 pm

Rictor · **Reply #4 on:** January 27, 2006, 11:11:07 pm

Anyone gullible enough to buy a game exclusively on someone else's advice, without any prior interest in the title deserves to have his money stolen.

I'm secretely a plant working for the Russian government. You will all invest in their moon-base scheme! You will all invest in their moon-base scheme! The Motherland commands it! Why, don't you trust me?

Mefustae · **Reply #5 on:** January 27, 2006, 11:24:07 pm

We'll be having McCarthy trials in no-time...

So, are we putting out an IP trace on DB or what?

Ghostavo · **Reply #6 on:** January 28, 2006, 01:20:05 am

This reminds me of someone...

Ace · **Reply #7 on:** January 28, 2006, 01:53:07 am

...and on that note:
AMERIKA'S ARMY IS SOOO AWEZOMES! IT'S LIKE ACTUALLY KILLING PPPL!!!! AND DEN RUMSFELD LIKE SEYZ: "D00D ACE, YOU ARE A D00D!"

IT'S GOT RUMMY! RUMMY LUVZ ME AND LUVZ AMERIKA!!!!

AMERIKA'S ARMY FTW!!!!111

Mefustae · **Reply #8 on:** January 28, 2006, 01:57:05 am

*Gets out Taser and gives Ace 3000 Volts

Taristin · **Reply #9 on:** January 28, 2006, 02:01:37 am

Quote from: Mefustae on January 28, 2006, 01:57:05 am

*Gets out Taser and gives Ace 3000 Volts

* Raa too.

BlackDove · **Reply #10 on:** January 28, 2006, 02:15:08 am

*BlackDove increases it to 5000.[/size][/color]

NGTM-1R · **Reply #11 on:** January 28, 2006, 06:58:50 am

We've secretly wired the tazers so they shock the user. Let's see how long it takes them to notice.[/documentary voice]

Janos · **Reply #12 on:** January 28, 2006, 07:55:35 am

Quote from: BlackDove on January 28, 2006, 02:15:08 am

*BlackDove increases it to 5000.[/size][/color]

*RAAAAARAGGHGHRGAGRAGHAR[/size][/color]

Descenterace · **Reply #13 on:** January 28, 2006, 11:17:08 am

* Descenterace prepares an Etherkiller...

Q: How does a router handle a 10KV packet?
A: It does a multicast.

aldo_14 · **Reply #14 on:** January 28, 2006, 11:25:19 am

Hey, where did Deepblue go?

Rictor · **Reply #15 on:** January 28, 2006, 11:35:38 am

Honestly, I'm sure many other people are thinking the same thing. Maybe it's just paranoia.

Deepblue · **Reply #16 on:** January 28, 2006, 02:28:12 pm

Quote from: aldo_14 on January 28, 2006, 11:25:19 am

Hey, where did Deepblue go?

You're too predictable. And since when have I ever had well-thought out posts?

aldo_14 · **Reply #17 on:** January 28, 2006, 02:58:13 pm

Quote from: Deepblue on January 28, 2006, 02:28:12 pm

You're too predictable. And since when have I ever had well-thought out posts?

Touche.

BlackDove · **Reply #18 on:** January 28, 2006, 04:22:55 pm

So it's just advertising.

Quote from: Rictor on January 28, 2006, 11:35:38 am

Honestly, I'm sure many other people are thinking the same thing. Maybe it's just paranoia.

Maybe not.

Knight Templar · **Reply #19 on:** January 29, 2006, 08:31:38 pm

*cough* Deepblue *cough*

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