Your GN'R marketing ideas

[Orgasmatron]

It'd be good for commercialising GN'R again, and keep the cash flowing, but wouldn't that be basically the definition of selling out?

[GunnerOne 84]

lol, they could have a guy drinking pepsi, and then has his first coke later in the ad.

"I should have known better...."

[wadey]

i dont wanna see G N' R turned into a manufactured band.................do you?

[GunnerOne 84]

not really, i just thought it was funny

[elmir]

manufactured band.

define manufactured.

[Mr. Nik™]

they should make a deal with Jack Daniel's and then they could appear in the ad using Coca Cola to make Jack & Coke, with "Prostitute" as soundtrack.

[LunsJail]

Sorry, this is a terrible idea

[wadey]

maybe manufactured was the wrong word.............more on the lines of over commercialised.

[elmir]

maybe manufactured was the wrong word.............more on the lines of over commercialised.

yeah, the new gnr already has a stigma of being "manufactured"....so i wouldn't go down that route.
but, they could do with more advertising, that's for sure.

[Verse Chorus Verse]

Coca Cola is "Better!"

[killingvector]

I love Coca Cola but swore off it recently. In a little over two weeks, I've lost more than five pounds. 

[Shit Hawk]

Coke commercial

Broken glass and empty Coke cans
writing on the wall
it was a bargain for the summer
and I thought I had it all.

I was the one who gave you the Pepsi
the one who took the fall
you were the one who would do anything
the one who can't recall

It was the wrong drink for you
it was the wrong drink for me
it was the wrong drink for everyone
Thank god Coke came along
and looks like its now meant to be.

Yeah, there was a time

[Mr. Redman]

*Guy holding Pepsi*

No one ever told me when I was alone,

They just thought I'd know better, better *sees a can of coke*

I never would know that I could *drinks coke*

No matter what you'd pay me. *returns pepsi*

Replay the part, you stole my heart *buys a case of coke*

I should have known you're crazy *looking at Pepsi drinker*

[crazycheryl]

Hey, remember folks, marketing isn't only commercials - they could do all sorts of things. Like:

Keep touring with festivals - many bands are seen at these festivals by people who haven't heard of them and they get more of a following
CD Promo - give away like $5000 or more in one CD, one lucky winner gets all the money when they purchase the new disc, open the disc and the winner finds out by reading the insert art. I would imagine it would get more people to purchase discs and give the new CD a listen.
Definitely use the internet to advertise and promote videos - if Barrack and Hilary can do it to announce their potential run for prez, it is definitely the hot media exchange
Song Contest or Spend a Day w/Band - I know the spend the day with the band has been done before but what about a Song Contest? The person who can best capture the pressure and tumult from Axl's life while being out of the mainframe gets a chance to record their song with the band with Axl on vocals and a possible contract. Just an idea.
I would also suggest something like putting Chinese democracy artwork up across the world like they did for the new Comedy Central show but you see how that turned out - Boston cops freaked and thought it was a terror threat. But it would get people talking and what is that? And then have a press-conference to announce the marketing ploy.
A reality show but everyone who has been on them or made one usually winds up with some kind of bad luck. Like instead of being Danny Bonaduce - being Axl Rose.

Ok. I pooped my brain out for the day.

[crazycheryl]

Ok I guess I didn't poop out everything - what about playing half time of the next super bowl?? That would be great exposure - no Janet Jackson pun intended but I wouldn't mind if his unit happened to fall out! This year we have Prince who changed his freakin name to a symbol which no one could pronounce - so weird - what do you call someone whose name is a symbol?? If people can get over that, they can sure get over Guns being out of the limelight for awhile! And at least Axl doesn't wear see-through ass-panel jumpsuits to show off his crack!

[Estranged#9]

Hey just wanted to throw the idea of Universal buying an advertisement during the super bowl for chinese democracy?!! That is if the album is actually on track. It would be a key time for the first advertisement.  It would create the buzz that we have been waiting for.   I know i hardly ever post over here, but im Estranged9 a long time member of chinesedemocracy fourm , just wanted to let ya know that i wasnt some random that just threw an idea from left field.  If that fails maybe on axl bday ? who knows   ::)tell me what you think

[GNRreunioneventually]

well when G'n'R release the single i think it should have the element of surprise and just come out unanounced. Play it 3 or 4 times in a course of the day on an all hits radio show thing and then wait to see what people think of it.

i gave a link to TWAT on youtube to a friend of mine that hasn't ever heard any thing new from G'n'R and he said he loved it.

I dont think any one could guess on what the promo will be like but either way it should be good, just got to wait and see

as a G'n'R fan all you can do is hope and pray every Goddamn day 

[TrixAreForKids]

Hey just wanted to throw the idea of Universal buying an advertisement during the super bowl for chinese democracy?!! That is if the album is actually on track. It would be a key time for the first advertisement.? It would create the buzz that we have been waiting for.? ?I know i hardly ever post over here, but im Estranged9 a long time member of chinesedemocracy fourm , just wanted to let ya know that i wasnt some random that just threw an idea from left field.? If that fails maybe on axl bday ? who knows? ?::)tell me what you think

Since it is one of the most watched programs of the year, I don't see why they couldn't do it. However, if money is an issue it won't happen as I hear an advert will cost you $2 million and more.

[elmir]

as I hear an advert will cost you $2 million and more.

shit, they can shoot a whole album's worth of videos for that.

[Estranged#9]

ya i know what you are saying. ?I played all the demos to my friends, they all remember me growing up as the gnr guy. ?So i would always get a random question at a bar about the album. ?So i would play twat & better, and my friends mostly are neutral about guns. ?And they loved it ( also the fact that i force feed axl rose down their throats when they are with me ?but like they said the record company has to have a big marketing idea cooked up and ready to go, they just need the full album and a first single ( prob better)
so if axl could of delivered it in time, i think a commercial could have been ready for this sunday?? ?The element of surprise im sure axl is a fan of, and with the announcement of the south am. tour , ?you HAVE to believe that they wont start ANOTHER tour with out an album!! ?
but in the mean time, some cock tails and and afd & the demos will still do the trick
GNR 07