Archive for the ‘fan evangelism’ Category

CNN: Glee banks on “risky strategy”, and it pays off

CNN covered Fox’s marketing campaign for their new hit TV show, GLEE. Their strategy of an early premiere and the embrace of social networking and new technologies like the Thingfo-powered social media game, “Biggest Gleek”, which channels and rewards fan enthusiasm, have payed off.
Some highlights from CNN’s article [with my emphasis in bold]:

The new [...]

Thingfo powers Biggest Gleek social media game for Fox hit “GLEE” - finding, channeling and rewarding the top evangelists

The hilarious new show from Fox, “Glee“, is using the latest product from Thingfo, code-named BrushFire, to create the Biggest Gleek social media game.
The show “Glee” is a great showcase for our technology, because even before their 1st season, the show has garnered a passionate fan base.  This new game (and the software that runs [...]