Operation LOTS More

[jlyn]

Posted on LotS.org by MichaelMartinez:


Operation LOTS More

This is a heads up to members of the LOTS fan community who are currently managing save-the-seeker initiatives including the videos, conventions, advertisements, etc.

I've just launched a new Website called Xenite.Org Publicity that will serve as the hub for a series of science fiction and fantasy promotional campaigns. I've just completed the first campaign for Tolkien Moot, which will be held in Spokane, WA this weekend.

My next project will be Operation LOTS More, which will promote the efforts (and hopefully help raise the visibility) of the various fans and fan groups working to bring back Legend of the Seeker. I'll start working on this project next week.

The project will include the publication of press releases and distribution of articles to various blogs. I'll be Tweeting URLs from the xenite_org and sf_fandom accounts, asking for retweets. The project will document the new initiatives coming out of LOTS fandom to revive Legend of the Seeker.

That includes:

* Legend of the Seeker fan video projects
* Legend of the Seeker fan convention parties, podcasts, and promotions
* Legend of the Seeker fan advertisements (such as the upcoming Hollywood Reporter ad)
* Legend of the Seeker promotional campaigns such as the College Campus Campaign


So what does all this mean? It means I am drafting you all, against your wills, without asking you, into Operation LOTS More. It was the best name I could come up with.

I'm not superseding anything or anyone. If you were going to do a press release, do it. If you were going to give a news interview, give it. If you were going to write a blog post, do a podcast, whatever -- do it.

I just want people to be aware that Xenite Publicity will be talking up the latest fannish efforts under the collective name of Operation LOTS More. If anyone asks you what it is, you can refer them to this thread.

If you want to make a contribution to Operation LOTS More, your help is more than welcome. Here are a few ways you can contribute:

* Mention any special, media-attention worthy fan activity here (even if it's just a car wash to raise money for Save Our Seeker)
* Post links here to any news articles that mention Operation LOTS More
* Blog about Operation LOTS More on your Websites
* Create posters and/or flyers about Operation LOTS More and share them
* Discuss Operation LOTS More on other forums where people express interest in Legend of the Seeker
* Contribute fan art supporting Operation LOTS More by posting it here (I doubt I'll have time to create a good logo so if anyone wants to provide one, I'll be glad to include it in all announcements)
* Tweet and/or Retweet any Operation LOTS More announcements


About Xenite Publicity: I need to expand the services I provide as a consultant and Xenite Publicity will help me develop some methods and resources to that end. Xenite Publicity will (for the time being) focus on pro bono promotional campaigns on behalf of science fiction and fantasy groups (whom I select). I am NOT soliciting clients or selling my services.

In Internet marketing, doing pro bono work is a good way of building a portfolio you can show to prospective clients. At some point in the future I may sell my services and use the pro bono portfolio to demonstrate what I can do.

I will NOT be taking credit for all the fan efforts. I will NOT be claiming any ownership or leadership over fan initiatives to save the show. I'm just putting together a campaign to augment and document all the other campaigns (or many of them). This is not an attempt at calling the shots for what to do next.

So I hope you'll join me in spreading the word about the newest efforts to Save The Seeker. And in case anyone is curious, the SaveTheSeeker blog will remain what it always has been: a fan resource about the efforts to save the Seeker. I'll mention Operation LOTS More there but I think this forum will serve as a better hub for organizing the campaign.

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