Goku
@0xgoku
“Base is for everyone even for pimps” messaging. We either luv it or hate. Most call idiotic & cringe. It’s not that new tho. Not that dumb as u think. It’s classic transgression. The most dangerous tool in art/cinema & marketing. A virality weapon. And it kinda works. Here’s why it is evil-genius..🧵
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Goku
@0xgoku
First off: this is not just about taste. Not branding for aesthetics. Not a “cool ad.” Not playing safe like usual Web3 marketing. It’s a deliberate provocation. @jessepollak ain’t selling style, he’s buying mindspace. Implanting Base across every corner even if you hate it.
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Goku
@0xgoku
Anyone remember Benetton’s AIDS & death ads? A real photo of a man in his last moments with his family, was branded w/ the Benetton logo, used in an ad to sell clothes. From the times, AIDS certainly seemed an issue no one, incl. the US govt wanted to face or talk about.
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Goku
@0xgoku
Provocative and transgression campaigns aren’t meant to feel comfy. They’re about breaking the norm. In cinema, a go-to tool for challenging your morals then hold the mirror. Check this 3min vid essay on the master of transgression: Reygadas.
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Goku
@0xgoku
The best campaigns in history weren’t also safe. Remember that pic in my 1st post? Diesel’s “BE STUPID” campaign. Got banned but tripled sales. Calvin Klein got FBI heat for pushing limits. Flopped, but became cultural gospel.
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Goku
@0xgoku
Gotta show the worst, recent one actually: Balenciaga. So sometimes it goes very wrong. That’s the risk with this approach. High risk, high reward.
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