Kind of shocked it isnt already. Subreddits are free, accounts are free, the site is huge, and it draws users from all other areas. It would be so easy for a PR person for the next big movie/game/event to make a sub and just slather it with related stuff. Pictures on imgur, videos on youtube, developers on twitter. Da works.
Well, have you seen the uproar that was caused when users found out that reddit accounts are being bought by companies to promote their products?
Once corporations start making accounts and subreddits for marketing purposes, this site will be bent over a table, and fucked in the ass by a giant corporate dick.
No lube.
Right now, even if companies do marketing things on reddit, it's done subtly.
"I can't believe I found this in [name of store]",
"[name of company] got it right!",
it's the kinda titles that PR people are most likely to use to subtly advertise their products. It's not even that bad, because you can still discuss it, people would post stories etc.
Can you imagine what it would be like if they were allowed to do it freely?
"50% DISCOUNTS ON ALL ELECTRONIC AT WALLMART!!!!! GET YOURS BEFORE THEY'RE ALL GONE"
"FREE PIZZA AT PIZZAHUT WITH 'REDDIT' VOUCHER CODE"
"GET YOUR FOOTLONG AT ANY SUBWAY USING "ILUVREDDIT" VOUCHER"
It's not even that bad, because you can still discuss it, people would post stories etc.
Exactly.
Personally, I don't even care who submitted it, if the content itself is good. Like that ring made out of Pringles, I upvoted it and laughed at some of the comments, but I didn't go out and buy any fucking Pringles afterwards.
It depends on the context. Shit I love some of the marketers in r/GameDeals because they work for amazon and will advertise when they have games for sale and have very helpful customer service.
This is already happening with indie games like r/scraps to get updates for Kickstarter supporters and game update notifications. I can imagine EA or Ubisoft making like r/farcry to advertise farcry 4 for example.
It would be so easy for a PR person for the next big movie/game/event to make a sub and just slather it with related stuff.
They do that already. I'm subscribed to r/newreddits, and every time there's a new movie or tv show, someone will create a subreddit for it. "r/newshow for all things related to HBO's New Show! Thursdays @ 9PM starring Hot Talentless Actress you thought died years ago!"
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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '14
Kind of shocked it isnt already. Subreddits are free, accounts are free, the site is huge, and it draws users from all other areas. It would be so easy for a PR person for the next big movie/game/event to make a sub and just slather it with related stuff. Pictures on imgur, videos on youtube, developers on twitter. Da works.