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Where Is The Promo?!?

music65 said:
I have been seeing commercials on VH1 this entire weekend for the Michael CD. And it wa pretty long, you hear a voice say Michael, then the album pops up with different scence of mike in background dancing bto beat it a tiger moving really nice.
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I see that as well on the music channel adverts..
 
They should play the commercial during primetime on a popular channel during a popular show! Not many people watch VH1. Only music buffs will know about this album, not the general public.
 


They did well. Usually, I can't stand constestants from x-factor or American Idol cover Michael's songs. I cringed when listening to Big-Mike performed Will You Be There.
 
Prince Of Pop said:
My local Walmart didn't even have Vision out right away upon it's release. I finally found only 2 copies Tuesday morning when "Michael" came out.

Again, Sony is really dropping the ball here
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Here in Seattle while Christmas shopping I checked Bestbuy, FYE, Fred Meyer, Fry's & Target.

Fry's had only 2 copies on its shelves of Michael & 3 Vision copies. You would have to know to look for them imo. No Janet cd's at all. Maybe they are flying off the shelves or needed restocking?

FYE had the best selection & were playing Michael in the store although there was only a small b&w poster near the cashier.

Target carried many Michael cd's & did feature a banner with the cd with others. Only 3 Janet cds.

Fred Meyer had many Michael cds priced at $11.99 & some other selections.

Best Buy carried 20+ Michael cd's plus others at good prices. No promo that I could see. Out of some that were on sale.

The only place I could find Michael Jackson Experience game was at I think a Game Stop at the mall.

I noticed most everywhere a huge promo for the Beatles - special itunes gift cards in special display boxes - wall hangings at target. Beatles rock band game. I did not realize it was such a big year for them.
 
So it's been a week since the album came out. My wife and I had the girls with us and we went shopping. Went to Walmart.......still no Michael album!!!!!!!! 2 copies of Vision, a bunch of Number Ones DVDs....but the new album is no where to be seen.

Seriously...WTF!!!
 
Prince Of Pop said:
So it's been a week since the album came out. My wife and I had the girls with us and we went shopping. Went to Walmart.......still no Michael album!!!!!!!! 2 copies of Vision, a bunch of Number Ones DVDs....but the new album is no where to be seen.

Seriously...WTF!!!
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May be the store manager at your local Walmart is no fan of Michael. :no:

You may have better luck ordering the album from Amazon.

BTW, I miss the days when the HIStory album was everywhere in record store.
 
LOL according to friends of mine who work at that walmart, they have no store manager. Just a temporary one (actually it's a couple people running the show). I betcha if I go into Kmart they would have it.
 
well, the lack of promo is all down to the sudden realization that they screwed up when we all went... 'who's that supposed to be singing on the release of BN online'... this album campaign died before it started.
 
Still, is not to late to start promoting the album,but i don`t see anything from Sony.The estate should be more involved in this.
 
markmark11 said:
well, the lack of promo is all down to the sudden realization that they screwed up when we all went... 'who's that supposed to be singing on the release of BN online'... this album campaign died before it started.
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:agree:
 
sigma said:
Still, is not to late to start promoting the album,but i don`t see anything from Sony.The estate should be more involved in this.
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I agree, Estate should be more involved in the promotion.. maybe Gaz can talk to the Estate and suggest them some promotion tactics.. or maybe smooth can talk directly to Sony through his source.. or maybe eleonora?
 
posters in my area for the album have already gone. they were up maybe for 2 weeks. at the most
 
No promo in Denmark either. :(

It could sell soo much better if they made HUGE promotion.
 
i just saw a huge poster of M I C H A E L in chicago chinatown lol. i think most ppl wont recognize its a poster of MJ
 
MsMo said:
Well...

we could promote it ourselves on twitter using the #name of other verified celebs with a link to the #Michael album promo trailer ... :evil:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dCaC6RAxsA

Such as #usher # Ne-yo #will.i.am, etc...


:scratch:Is that too wrong or just free advertising :laugh:
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Good idea but I'd stay away from Ne-yo and Will. They're against this CD.

Usher-Bieber-Beyonce-Swift-Jonas bros-Gaga

Can you really do this?:scratch:
 
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All the better... so their fans can see the promo and decide for themselves.

Sure you can, other people use Michael's name to draw attention to their tweets all the time :cheeky:

BTW the link has been changed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6-A9mH8gvM

riviera1992 said:
Good idea but I'd stay away from Ne-yo and Will. They're against this CD.

Usher-Bieber-Beyonce-Swift-Jonas bros-Gaga

Can you really do this?:scratch:
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TheHeroez said:
i just saw a huge poster of M I C H A E L in chicago chinatown lol. i think most ppl wont recognize its a poster of MJ
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MJ is one of the most easily recognizable people, the images of him with lighter skin that is. I think using an image from when he had darker skin isn't giving people that "omg it's MJ" effect. Like if you were to see the album cover in your peripheral vision you would probably just ignore it and not be shocked that it's MJ.
 
2 weeks to the date, and still no sign of this album in any of my local stores. I'm giving up. This is bullshit. Nice job ****** it up Sony!
 
Prince Of Pop said:
2 weeks to the date, and still no sign of this album in any of my local stores. I'm giving up. This is bullshit. Nice job ****** it up Sony!
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People need to stop with the "Sony is to blame for everything" cries at this point. It seems that there might be a problem with the local retailers if there is no sign of the album anywhere. My question would be "why aren't they stocking the CD, which Sony can not make retailers do."

It really wouldn't surprise me if Sony did indeed decide to cut some losses with the CD. In the weeks coming up to its release, I heard several stations report it as the CD that "supposedly" is Michael's music. How in the heck is it expected to sell more than it is with that kind of message being put out there. Even when the issue was addressed, people who didn't want to believe in the authenticity simply dismissed it; there wasn't anything that was going to be said then or now to ratify those beliefs or feelings against the album (and if it was song authenticity it would have been something else) as long as there is this anti-Sony/Estate sentiment getting hyped around by some. Fan boards aren't even treating this as previous releases in terms of focusing on the positive and not making it obvious about the controversy. Therefore, what would you really expect from the general public. I really can't blame Sony if they stepped back from the project as well as future ones.
 
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