slowwater314 Posted December 11, 2013 Posted December 11, 2013 I would like to propose the following idea. Create a crowdfund to raise enough money to buy a Superbowl ad spot. Use the commercial to present the most basic, accessible introduction to the voluntarist position. Cheers
Carl Green Posted December 11, 2013 Posted December 11, 2013 that's only $101 for each board member for a $1mil commercial. not bad actually.
Wesley Posted December 11, 2013 Posted December 11, 2013 I would think each board member donating $101 to FDR would be more likely to have a positive effect, rather than a 30 second ad that most people will not care about.
Carl Green Posted December 11, 2013 Posted December 11, 2013 that's also assuming all 9,838 members are still active. And I know a superbowl ad is more than just $1mil
nathanm Posted December 11, 2013 Posted December 11, 2013 It would have to be funny and subtle. Anything too serious is going to be flamed for being too "political". It would have to be able to be interpreted as non-message-for-you-sir by the average viewer. Possibly the greatest challenge an ad agency could have. But most likely an expensive failure.
Wuzzums Posted December 11, 2013 Posted December 11, 2013 Somehow I don't see superbowl fans as being FDR's target audience. It's tantamount to a gym commercial in a McDonald's joint.
Guest Exceptionalist Posted December 11, 2013 Posted December 11, 2013 Somehow I don't see superbowl fans as being FDR's target audience. It's tantamount to a gym commercial in a McDonald's joint. What do you know about the average McDonalds customer? I don't think that Mr BigMac or Mr Sugar-and-Fat is the typical customer.
_LiveFree_ Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 Not something I'd donate to. Massive waste of money, imo.
Mike Fleming Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 Kind of on the fence about this one. Willing to be convinced by a good argument. How do you imagine the advert might go? What it would it address in such a short time?
ThomasDoubts Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 As far as I know, the Superbowl is the most watched television event in the U.S. The audience isn't football fans; it's anybody at a superbowl party, or who checks out the most talked about commercials after the fact. How many moms/wives are begrudgingly watching the superbowl every year? How many children are watching the superbowl every year? If nothing else, it could generate controversy. I think to be most effective, it would have to make one strong and provocative point. Better yet, ask one provocative question. The trick, as I see it, would be doing something provocative, while still being clever/funny. I think you could find a way to make it work with circumcision, for example, not that mutilation isn't a serious issue, obviously. What you'd really be looking for would be to get massive and simultaneous exposure. FDR at the water cooler, so to speak. Suppose FDR crowdfunded 3 million dollars. How might that be best spent? I don't have the answer to that but a superbowl ad would be viewed live by 100+ million people. If 1% checked out FDR, that's a million people, and a percentage of them donating at some point. Of course this doesn't include all the people who would see the commercial after the fact. Think youtube compilations of the best Superbowl Commercials. It's about as close as you could get to doing a V for Vendetta on everyone's TV. I think it's interesting to think about what I would do with a 30/60 second ad. We should have a contest; who can pitch the best idea for 30/60 second commercial. That could be fun.
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