August 21 2006
This Bud’s For Me
posted by Steven Shaw at 10:49 amDefamer calls the show a “green goldmine of marketing potential”.
The Kingsland (Auckland) billboard campaign for Prime’s excellent new TV drama Weeds has seen plenty of return business as stoners from the surrounding area emerge from their bong-water swamps to collect the fake plastic buds as souvenirs for the flat.
After the first shipment was swiped, security cameras were installed. We understand phase two of the ad campaign involves hanging some giant sneakers over the telephone lines.
The launch of Weeds in the US included a perfume ad styled scent strip in Rolling Stone magazine laced with the smell of marijuana, a Munchie Mobile van dealing Weeds branded brownies (it was reported that they gave a little bag of “munchies” to a little girl in a stroller) and ads with the line “Putting the herb in suburb,” across the web.
See Ana’s review of Weeds here.
August 21st, 2006 at 11:22 am
It looked like my accountant.
August 21st, 2006 at 1:41 pm
Walking past on sunday (as we live next door), not only have all the buds been stolen, but also 1 1/2 sandwiches. I guess whoever spliffed them up must have got the munchies too!
August 22nd, 2006 at 12:47 am
Retards.
August 22nd, 2006 at 5:15 am
This Bud’s for Me
Found on Spare Room:
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August 22nd, 2006 at 6:43 am
Looks like my lawyer. Selfish Bastard.
August 22nd, 2006 at 6:57 am
was that last guy Silent Bob (aka Kevin Smith)?
August 22nd, 2006 at 11:10 am
IT looks just like silent bob – same costome as in Mallrats and Strike back (different to Chasing amy though as he wears a black cap in that one).
Same Overcoat, same trackies, same shoes… only difference is the weight.
And isn’t it a coincidence that Clerks 2 is coming out soon in NZ
August 22nd, 2006 at 5:04 pm
Looks like a lame attempt at viral marketing to me.
August 22nd, 2006 at 5:15 pm
Some guy is right; but I’d hardly call it a lame attempt. So far it’s appeared on international uber-blogs Fark, AdFreak and Defamer.
August 22nd, 2006 at 6:25 pm
They remind me of my brother-in-law when he gets my bags for me. Dang pinchers.
August 23rd, 2006 at 10:43 am
haha…stoners.
August 23rd, 2006 at 8:44 pm
that’s a transportation tax.
August 24th, 2006 at 10:16 am
that’s hillarious… oh well stoners are stoners….
they’d have a better chance of getting it back if they offered real weed in exchange :p
August 26th, 2006 at 8:00 am
the buds in my hooka are bigger…blaze on