Author Topic: ADVERT - HT staff please read (Read 1350 times)

Pooface · « **on:** May 18, 2005, 06:28:07 AM »

Pyro said they are aiming the advert at military history buffs.

i really think it would be wasting money. i do appreciate that a few of the american players found out about ah on the military channel, but it is my belief that most who are into this wont want to play a pc game:(

instead, i think u should be aiming the ad at a wider audience. i personally found the game on gamerevolution.com, and didnt even realise it was online!!! people who play ah were into pc games before, and therefore, i really think the ad should be aimed at a gamer audience.

showing it to historian wont get as big a turnout i dont think. can i get pyro ir hitechs thoughts on this please??

jetb123 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 18, 2005, 06:32:16 AM »

I agree with this 100% I mean not everybody has the military channel. How about G4 Tv

Pooface · « **Reply #2 on:** May 18, 2005, 06:39:42 AM »

thanks jet, good to see im not nuts:)

also, is there any chance of a small ad in britain. i know for a fact that there is great interest in stuff like this over here. certainly wouldnt be a waste of time:aok

Schaden · « **Reply #3 on:** May 18, 2005, 07:24:15 AM »

If you wanted to advertise one way to go would be to approach the various air museums and ask if you could be sponsor with a view to handing out a brochure or be added to their brochure.....

Pongo · « **Reply #4 on:** May 18, 2005, 07:39:21 AM »

how about a 30 second superbowl add?

Pooface · « **Reply #5 on:** May 18, 2005, 08:03:43 AM »

lol, but i was tryin to take the serious path

schadens prolly right too, i would be quite happy to give out leaflets at raf museum here if htc sent me some stuff to print out.
bit of free advertising?

however my main concern is still tv ad, military channel is not a wise path i feel.

can one member of htc staff please post something, id like to have a serious chat

Kegger26 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 18, 2005, 08:12:40 AM »

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Originally posted by Pooface
lol, but i was tryin to take the serious path

schadens prolly right too, i would be quite happy to give out leaflets at raf museum here if htc sent me some stuff to print out.
bit of free advertising?

however my main concern is still tv ad, military channel is not a wise path i feel.

can one member of htc staff please post something, id like to have a serious chat

You know how to correct this dont you? Heres a hint...go out and start your own company. Then you can play Aces High tycoon all day long. HTC has been around for sometime now. So I for one trust Dale's abillitys to make good judgement calls so that HTC will be around for years to come. Lets just do our part pay our 15$ a month and stop playing board room quarterback.

-Keg.

99taylor · « **Reply #7 on:** May 18, 2005, 08:38:49 AM »

well said kegger

Gloves · « **Reply #8 on:** May 18, 2005, 08:44:00 AM »

I think this is one of those deals where a direct email to HT or Pyro is a better path than posting on the BBS.

Glove

Pooface · « **Reply #9 on:** May 18, 2005, 09:38:32 AM »

well said gloves, ure right, bbs is not the place for stuff like this because people like kegger have to interfere with unhelpful remarks. kegger, its a bbs, people will have different opinions to you, so next time u feel like insults STFU:mad:

daddog · « **Reply #10 on:** May 18, 2005, 09:49:41 AM »

Could be they prefer to advertise to the older more mature type of players. They have the credit cards, teens don't usually. Don’t know, but what you say pooface makes sense to me. Granted I know nothing about marketing or advertising.

hitech · « **Reply #11 on:** May 18, 2005, 09:50:58 AM »

Pooface: Althow I aprecieate your concern we do have a fair amout of knowledge about how to advertise our product. And I realy do not care to discuss that knowledge .

Hitech

Pyro · « **Reply #12 on:** May 18, 2005, 09:52:37 AM »

It's very likely that we'll expand our advertising into other areas, but this particular ad will run on the military channel. If we go with ads on a computer gaming show for example, we'd probably want a different style of commercial.

No flames please.

SKJohn · « **Reply #13 on:** May 18, 2005, 09:59:05 AM »

I think the air museum idea has merit, but instead of pamphlets, have a computer set up there running AH that the guests could actually try it out on, possibly running in the training arena or something.
If a person is visiting am air museum, then you know they already have an interest in historical aviation.
Being able to see an actual P-51, for example, then be able to take a virtual one up in the skies while the memories of what you've just seen are fresh in your head would seem to have some appeal, I'd think.

I remember several years ago at an air show I went to, someone had set up a sim-pit and was running "Aces of the Pacific" in it on a large screen. There was always a long line to be able to sit in the sim for a few minutes and see if you could actually fly the planes that were parked outside.

soda72 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 18, 2005, 10:00:02 AM »

With TOD coming up, the military channel should be a good place to advertise..