In the new age of: “I wish I could be as cool as my teenage son” and: “Why does my grandma have a Facebook?” social media has become an influential, passive aggressive, self-comparison interaction tool. Social media not only represents self-identity, but an engagement of others in community, lifestyle, business, and entertainment. It is a desire to be something. A desire to know, and be known; to be better than your neighbor. And as such, […]
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Sexist Game Trailer Turns Girl Into A Hamburger And Eats Her
I’m ashamed of myself. I was swept up in my quest to market a new video game and did the unthinkable. I broke the first rule of online video advertising. “Don’t turn women into hamburgers and eat them just for a laugh” Oh sure, it seems innocent enough at first glance… the idea of a famished gamer having just endured a brutal throw down with an enormous black and red evil Genie wishing that his […]
Read MoreCan App Trailer Videos Get Your Game On the App Store?
Rebecca Borison wrote a great article on app marketing for Business Insider about the game Blek, and how co-founder Denis Mikan figures he managed to get his app into the #1 spot on the Apple App Store for 20 consecutive days. Mikan says the app got early attention from the press, always a good thing, but points to the strength of their video. According to Borison’s article, “Mikan believes that releasing a promotional video is […]
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