Movie-themed merchandise for the film adaptation of “Twilight” gets a promotional lift on website CafePress, which offers direct to consumer sales of tee-shirts, buttons, stationary, posters and the like. Customers can select a surprisingly large number of Twilight-themed images that appear on various products, citing 6,000 products. Separately, the soundtrack … [Read more...] about Fans Make “Twilight” Merchandise
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Hollywood Hugs Comic Book Events
San Diego’s big comic book aficionados’ convention is now firmly on Hollywood’s calendar, reinforced when a well-received presentation two years ago of no-star history epic “300” ignited a blockbuster cinema run, according to a “New York Times” article. So the annual event organized by Comic-Con International goes from of-interest to a vital marketing vehicle. The comic-book … [Read more...] about Hollywood Hugs Comic Book Events
Mystery Billboards Tout ‘Dark Knight’
Warner Bros. Pictures mounts a teaser campaign for the next Batman film “The Dark Knight” that is built around a secondary character but does not mention the “The Dark Knight” itself. The creative is mysterious and one of many online-centric initiatives. Early in the “Dark Knight” marketing campaign, an official website for the film redirected viewers to … [Read more...] about Mystery Billboards Tout ‘Dark Knight’