I had a very strange conversation earlier this week. On the other side of the table was someone trying to figure out how to use local weblogs and podcasts to build pre-release buzz for a movie no one’s seen yet.
If we assume this site and other bloggy publications are extensions of our everyday word-o-mouth, then it’s tough to recommend something you’ve had no experience with. That said, I wasn’t clear on what the movie was about. The existing materials didn’t help, nor was the backstory inherently compelling – best I could glean was something like Lost in La Mancha on a much, much smaller scale (That’s my everyday life).
Which brings me to a point about a movie Jen still doesn’t believe is real:
While I’m completely behind Karl’s sentiment – the movie doesn’t really matter.
We all know, instinctively, intuitively, what kind of movie Snakes on a Plane is. It’s all in the title. The movie didn’t even have to be made. That’s the power of it. That’s why it’s compelling – 105 minutes, millions of dollars, plot line, all compressed into 4 words.
See the movie? Why? I’ve already changed my MySpace page to Sharks on a Tractor (thanks Conan O’Brien).
. Terry’s got other tasty bits in there as well.
I’d like to thank Seth Godin for succinctly wrapping this post up for me.
“I’m afraid we come back to something that marketers have been struggling with for a really long time–the best way to succeed is to have a really great product.” – Seth Godin
LOL, that is hysterical, love it 🙂 Now that’s a movie.
K
Where do I get in line to see Sharks on a Tractor? Now that’s a movie!