Fake Premiers - LG Scarlet (VIDEO)

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By: Bianca Bartz
On: Apr 29, 08
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LG hosted an elaborate party, complete with red carpet, Wolfgang Puck catering and celebrity attendees for the launch of Scarlett, a brand new TV series. They spent millions on promotions for what appeared to be a new TV show staring a gorgeous action hero. The LA party followed weeks of build up supported by trailers for the premier of a new TV Series. The ads all hinted that a huge surprise would be revealed and that things arent always as they seem.

What party attendees, which included celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton, didnt know, was that they were all being tricked into participating in a $100 million marketing hoax.

The launch ended up being a play on words, so the marketers at LG cannot even be accused of lying. It turns out that Scarlett was a new series of television sets, and not a television show series as the ads had alluded. 

A print ad for "Scarlet" doesn't mention LG. LG's premiere-like event was the culmination of a three-month global viral-marketing effort to promote the fake TV show. For the past few weeks, a teaser commercial for "Scarlet" has been running on TV and online, with no mention of LG. The action-packed trailer features Ms. Malthe, a slinky brunette, in several action scenes, including one in which she crashes through a plate-glass window and uses her karate skills against four masked men. "Things aren't always what they seem," a voice-over chimes in at the end of the ad. (online.wsj)






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Comments:


What an absolutely brilliant campaign! Oh, to be the minds that pulled this stunt.

By: Maggie T. on May 5, 08 | 0 Trends | 38 Comments

great campaign...really inventive. Some more videos can be seen here http://lg-scarlet.com

By: LG Scarlet on May 24, 08 | 0 Trends | 3 Comments

LG Scarlet soz trying to get link to work

By: LG Scarlet on May 24, 08 | 0 Trends | 3 Comments



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