Another late night thought...
POSTED BY: Keyoke
UPDATED: Friday, September 8, 2006 22:50
VIEWED: 9560
PAGE 3 of 4
That is a good question. I know they are busy guys. Only gaming can be discussed on their forums (though I've seen several locked threads from Browncoats) and who knows if they read those anyway? Maybe if there's a way to contact them, we could just send them something about the Signal Corps and say "it would be great for our campaign if you would slip a reference or two into your excellent comic". I've never seen a contact link; 'course, I've never really looked...
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. - Gautama Siddharta
NOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
If you find a way to contact them, let me know, PR.
We certainly don't want another Browncoat locked thread on their forum. We want to be respectful and complimentary when we do this.
The Serenity screenings, I believe, should be our guide in how we handle guerilla marketing from now on. Browncoats kinda have a reputation for being pushy, loud and even obnoxious. We've got to change that. We're beginning to be known now for our respect and compassion.. we want to keep it that way. 
Get's us lots further.
The idea about referencing the Signal Corps and just asking them to maybe mention it is a wonderful one. If we can find a nice way to do it.
Go here to Boost the Signal!
www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=20&t=23296
Ask me how to join the Appreciatin' Nathan Crew!
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
No contact link. However, they do have their own convention expo thing (Penny Arcade Expo - PAX) It is, unfortunately, over. Well, damn. I was thinking someone could go, game a bit, buy them a drink and say "hey, I'm a really big fan, etc. So I've seen you like Firefly..."
I dunno. Might have worked.
They do have an e-mail link for advertising options. Maybe we could afford to advertise on their site? I do mail through yahoo, so the pop-up message thing doesn't work for me. I think that's the best hope we have.
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. - Gautama Siddharta
NOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
We don't have the funds currently to do advertising PR 
But we will as time goes by.
11th Hour will have a Boost the Signal CafePress shop eventually where we'll be selling shiny goods to make some fund money, we'll have to see how that works.
We're gonna keep this in mind. Will you help me remember this? Please? I'm gettin' old and too many more 3:30 a.m. late nights, my brain may entirely disappear. LOL
I said it over there too, but PR.. thanks for makin' the banners.
Go here to Boost the Signal!
www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=20&t=23296
Ask me how to join the Appreciatin' Nathan Crew!
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Theres more comics than just Penny Arcade. Contacting them via private message in the Forum is possible. I was thinking of a more wide-spread comic contacting. Try and get every major gamer comic in on it. (PvP, VGCats, CTRL-ALT-DEL etc.)
Also worth a try is the huge fanbase of Sluggy Freelance and Schlock Mercenary. The second one is a sci-fi comic, so its likely to have the right fans for us. I think the author is a fan of Firefly too.
If theres anything else I can do to help, let me know. Im a Media Student, so advertising is something I should know a little about :)
----------------
"We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days,
Through the fire and the flames we carry on"
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Quote:
Originally posted by Keyoke:
Theres more comics than just Penny Arcade. Contacting them via private message in the Forum is possible. I was thinking of a more wide-spread comic contacting. Try and get every major gamer comic in on it. (PvP, VGCats, CTRL-ALT-DEL etc.)
Also worth a try is the huge fanbase of Sluggy Freelance and Schlock Mercenary. The second one is a sci-fi comic, so its likely to have the right fans for us. I think the author is a fan of Firefly too.
If theres anything else I can do to help, let me know. Im a Media Student, so advertising is something I should know a little about :)
----------------
"We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days,
Through the fire and the flames we carry on"
Hey, if you and PR would like to explore finding a way to contact these gamer cartoons and making that a campaign before the Serenity 'Versary, that'd be great! Perhaps gather a crew up who would be willing to post on their forums or private message them?
If we do any advertising.. we'll holler Keyoke!
That may be something we get into as time passes.
Go here to Boost the Signal!
www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=20&t=23296
Ask me how to join the Appreciatin' Nathan Crew!
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
If you go to the news portion of the site (rather than the comic itself), each post says it was posted by either Tycho or Gabe -- you can click on their name and send an email directly to either. I've never gotten an email back from them, but I have been part of a large group of responses that got addressed in the news post, so I know they read them at least occasionally. Might be worth trying.
~CK
You can't take the sky from me...
NOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Yay for CK! Ok, so who is able to drop them a line?
A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another it is like a storm that plays havoc with them. - Gautama Siddharta
NOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
If you want, give me a pre-written e-mail with all the information they need and i'll go e-mail as many comics as I can find all on one day. Make us look more official-like.
If you want to get a-hold of me, I have MSN on "Stupidly_Dancing_Ninja@rock.com" which is incidentally also my e-mail.
----------------
"We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days,
Through the fire and the flames we carry on"
NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Okay, I started a whole thread just for the webcomic thing. Here is it http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=20&t=23792&m=376003#376003
I have a quick suggested form e-mail, though anyone who wants to suggest one can.
This should be fun!
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. - Gautama Siddharta
NOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME