Advertising: Ideas to help Graal - Page 3

Tyhm · #31 10-15-2006, 10:52 AM

Well, I can speak for America, and I imagine you can speak for Australia, so I think we have our answer.

WanDaMan · #32 10-15-2006, 10:58 AM

Hrmmm, I'll re-boost that thread by Googi if I find it.

Tyhm · #33 10-15-2006, 11:09 AM

Oh, and irule13 suggested posting Graal on XFire. XFire is, if I've got this right, an IM program/multi-game remote, so you can party up with your friends no matter what game they're playing at the moment (with the usual restriction you have to have that game too) - you can be playing WoW, get bored and find someone you know on FFXI, hop on there for a while, etcetera...I see no negatives to such an alliance, except for the temporary drain on our admins as they established the partnership.

And another recap-No matter what direction Graal's drifting in, Movie in Client via Alt-5 (or whatever) would make it easy for players to advertise the various servers, and that's a good thing. :-)

WanDaMan · #34 10-15-2006, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Tyhm

Oh, and irule13 suggested posting Graal on XFire. XFire is, if I've got this right, an IM program/multi-game remote, so you can party up with your friends no matter what game they're playing at the moment (with the usual restriction you have to have that game too) - you can be playing WoW, get bored and find someone you know on FFXI, hop on there for a while, etcetera...I see no negatives to such an alliance, except for the temporary drain on our admins as they established the partnership.

XFire is an easier way to connect with friends to a specific client. Not much use for it on Graal since they've introduced that "Buddies on other servers" feature

Devil · #35 10-15-2006, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyhm

Well, I can speak for America, and I imagine you can speak for Australia, so I think we have our answer.

Best we have a chat and come up with a few solid plans then.

Rufus · #36 10-15-2006, 05:35 PM

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Who can sit here and say they know how to market and advertise Graal for other countries?

I can, it's pretty simple.

Tyhm · #37 10-15-2006, 09:31 PM

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Best we have a chat and come up with a few solid plans then.

's why we've got this thread. But the trouble I keep running into is that I'm lazy and don't want to fully develop plans to market Graal both as a Host Service Slash Engine and as a Series of Unique PWs. The best I can reckon is Unixmad wants adverts for Play the Official Worlds, then the private worlds can take care of themselves...

Link to the Make A Movie Feature discussion

Darlene159 · #38 10-22-2006, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyhm

Advertising
Purpose: to draw new traffic to Graal (which means new people to give money to the Server Upkeep Fund)

Ok, here is my advertising.
Cost? Approx. $2.00
Time it took to make? About 5 minutes.

Simple. Easy. Effective? I don't know, but it can't hurt.

I have been known to write down web addresses I have seen advertised on vehicles before, so why not?

<Edit> I want a bumpersticker

Chris · #39 10-22-2006, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Darlene159

Ok, here is my advertising.
Cost? Approx. $2.00
Time it took to make? About 5 minutes.

Simple. Easy. Effective? I don't know, but it can't hurt.

I have been known to write down web addresses I have seen advertised on vehicles before, so why not?

<Edit> I want a bumpersticker

That is your car? :O

Darlene159 · #40 10-22-2006, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris

That is your car? :O

Yes.

Crono · #41 10-22-2006, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Darlene159

Yes.

Are you serious?

Darlene159 · #42 10-22-2006, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Gerami

Are you serious?

Let's not make this about my car.

Crono · #43 10-22-2006, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Darlene159

Let's not make this about my car.

I mean do you actually have that on your car???

To begin with Graal needs to be added to Xfire. I suggested this on Xfire forums without a response from anyone. :/

Tyhm · #44 10-22-2006, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Darlene159

<Edit> I want a bumpersticker

That's a bloody good idea...bumperstickers. I mean hell, all that requires is a printer, a design, and some of that sticky-paper; the admins could sell 'em for practically the cost of postage, get one of us to do it. Or even cheaper, just hand out the instructions, Print Your Own. Granted, the target audience doesn't own a car, but lockers can have stickers. Books can have covers.

Another thing - Your Own Graalian on a shirt. Never did it, even though the technology exists - the Hero Machine at UGO, you customize a hero and you can get it on a TShirt. How? I reckon they just print it on an iron-on transfer, do it themself and mail it out. Less resilient than the Graal shirts currently in the store, but much greater pride there.

*shrugs* Nike gets free advertising on every shirt They sell.

Darlene159 · #45 10-22-2006, 11:53 PM

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I mean do you actually have that on your car???

Absolutely.

View Poll Results: How important is this?
I think this is the most important priority.	8	29.63%
No, the Hubworld should come first. We need a community to draw them to.	2	7.41%
Skinnable Clients. Then the servers can advertise for their own "games".	1	3.70%
First we focus on money; sell expansion packs and give developers a cut.	0	0%
Why are we advertising a website that hasn't been updated in a year? Get some contests!	7	25.93%
Not until we stop selling Lifetime accounts, or something...	0	0%
When we get a third Gold server, one that's awesome, we can advertise.	3	11.11%
Gno! Corrupt mods must go first! They'll scare away the newbies!	1	3.70%
Let's make a server for these newbies first, maybe retrofit a Classic server into a Trial.	3	11.11%
What's more important than anything is (please post your idea)	2	7.41%
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