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Comment on Viral is a Stupid Word by Andy

Andy — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 17:15:00 +0000

In theory… I agree. However, in practice, a targeted market campaign still has the hopes and designs to go “viral” either by word of mouth or by digital means. Word-of-mouth is at its truest form a viral marketing campaign.

During a release weekend word of mouth or viral sentiment of the film is what spreads the good or bad early reviews. Just because a term is being over used does not mean it should be a portion of your overall marketing strategy.

Comment on 2009 Movie Studio Revenues & Box Office Share by weird pictures

weird pictures — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 06:10:58 +0000

The Big Six ranked: total box office revenues and market share

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Comment on Netflix vs. YouTube Market Reaction Poll by Netflix vs Hulu vs Amazon vs YouTube | phillihp's tech blog

Netflix vs Hulu vs Amazon vs YouTube | phillihp's tech blog — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:39:30 +0000

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Comment on RIP 30-Second Spot, Hello Web TV. by Big Blog » 2011 Predictions

Big Blog » 2011 Predictions — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 16:59:57 +0000

[...] the best places for advertisers to hawk their wares in the coming year. Long Live the :30 Spot! Despite rumors to the contrary, the :30 spot is far from dead. Not to mention it’s little brother, the cut down :15 (but [...]

Comment on Marketing Costs Erode Studio Profits by Elena

Elena — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:22:44 +0000

This is really very pathetic to witness the graph. the industry is really booming and many new ventures are coming up but if the studio can not be manged in the proper way due the monitory constraint then it will definitely affect the production. a quick step is esential i this regard.

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Comment on Marketing Costs Erode Studio Profits by jass85

jass85 — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:49:08 +0000

I do agree with that Declining DVD sales effects the studio's revenue source much more.

Comment on Optimizing Your Film’s Website Part 2: Management by FilmProposals

FilmProposals — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:18:12 +0000

I guess we'll have to respectfully disagree.

However, I would ask you actually evaluate the product before you "disagree - completely" and make up something such as "I can imagine quite a few different functionalities that sbi does not likely have "built in."

Leave the imagination for filmmaking and keep technology recommendations to the facts.

How can you say, "open source is free" and then follow with, "I know many programmers that make a living writing custom plugins to extend the functionality of cms's."

Doesn't that defeat the whole purpose of free?

Not knowing a lot about technology in no way correlates to a good movie website. The built in functionality SBI offers is far more comprehensive than any other platform, free or paid, and I move quickly and efficiently without digging around on every open source discussion board and blog. I have 24/7 365 unbelievable tech support, but the same access to other successful websites who are always there to jump in and assist when needed. I have never waited more than 4 hours for a solution to an issue.

As a successful website owner, I still stand 110% behind my platform as the premiere way to build ANY website, as do 40,000 other successful website owners worldwide. As I write this, FilmProposals website Alexa rank is 545K and your Blog is 2.9M. How do you judge success?

I have looked at the systems you mentioned, and my own. Since you haven't tried mine, I suggest you evaluate for yourself before you decide, "The recommendation falls on deaf ears."

I hope, in spite of your technology choices for SceneClips, you are successful in your endeavors as I understand the intent (CMS recommendation aside) is to help Independent Film Makers and it is a worthy mission.

Comment on Optimizing Your Film’s Website Part 2: Management by John Dugan

John Dugan — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:03:19 +0000

Thanks for weighing in. While I appreciate your opinion, I have to respectfully disagree - completely.

I don't know how you can say that one cms is hands down the best. Filmmakers have a variety of different goals and needs from their websites.

I can imagine quite a few different functionalities that sbi does not likely have "built in", and I know many programmers that make a living writing custom plugins to extend the functionality of cms's. As a side, the technical support from most of these companies flat out sucks.

Also, I am in fact recommending specific cms's: Wordpress and Joomla. Both are open source, both are free. I rather a filmmaker allocate $300 more toward the crafts services than waste it on a cms. Open source offers a community of hundreds of thousands that contribute their support and expertise to improve infrastructure and the extend the functionality of software.

Lastly, claiming to know nothing about technology, then endorsing a web content management platform doesn't give me much confidence. The recommendation falls on deaf ears.

Don't mean to come off as brash. Just want to save filmmakers some frustration and dough.