Comments on: The Kingdom of Ballard http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/2007/08/the-kingdom-of-ballard/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:19:06 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: 5th Estate · Books of the Noughties: Miracles of Life http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/2007/08/the-kingdom-of-ballard/comment-page-1/#comment-249208 5th Estate · Books of the Noughties: Miracles of Life Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:26:06 +0000 http://fifthestate.co.uk/2007/08/the-kingdom-of-ballard/#comment-249208 [...] Read about the mini-site we created to market Ballard’s Kingdom Come [...] [...] Read about the mini-site we created to market Ballard’s Kingdom Come [...]

]]> By: Rick McGrath http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/2007/08/the-kingdom-of-ballard/comment-page-1/#comment-57821 Rick McGrath Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:49:36 +0000 http://fifthestate.co.uk/2007/08/the-kingdom-of-ballard/#comment-57821 John Rivers... you secret agent man! Brilliant marketing strategy, very cleverly executed. However, I still think the Metro-Centre's ad campaign would be more "ballardian" without headlines, and David Cruise is way too young, but hey, we "have an opinion on everything you do". Mad is Bad. Bad is Good. May your sidewalk sales always end in riots. Rick John Rivers… you secret agent man!

Brilliant marketing strategy, very cleverly executed.

However, I still think the Metro-Centre’s ad campaign would be more “ballardian” without headlines, and David Cruise is way too young, but hey, we “have an opinion on everything you do”.

Mad is Bad. Bad is Good. May your sidewalk sales always end in riots.

Rick

]]> By: simo http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/2007/08/the-kingdom-of-ballard/comment-page-1/#comment-57799 simo Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:18:12 +0000 http://fifthestate.co.uk/2007/08/the-kingdom-of-ballard/#comment-57799 hi john, nice to 'meet' you...finally. i was left guessing as to whether the metro-centre site was an official harpercollins production, but now i know. you've outed yourself! anyway, congratulations on a fantastic site. i've long been a fan of the project and i look forward to seeing how you develop it as the storyline unfolds. who called you 'numbnuts' by the way? absolutely shocking manners. long may you continue. long live the metro-centre. simon http://www.ballardian.com hi john, nice to ‘meet’ you…finally. i was left guessing as to whether the metro-centre site was an official harpercollins production, but now i know. you’ve outed yourself!

anyway, congratulations on a fantastic site. i’ve long been a fan of the project and i look forward to seeing how you develop it as the storyline unfolds.

who called you ‘numbnuts’ by the way? absolutely shocking manners.

long may you continue. long live the metro-centre.

simon
http://www.ballardian.com

]]> By: FifthEstate.co.uk http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/2007/08/the-kingdom-of-ballard/comment-page-1/#comment-248871 FifthEstate.co.uk Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:01:26 +0000 http://fifthestate.co.uk/2007/08/the-kingdom-of-ballard/#comment-248871 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">The Kingdom of Ballard: For the paperback release of Kingdom Come by JG Ballard, we wanted to create .. http://tinyurl.com/34nkmu</span> <div class="topsy_trackback_links">[<a href="http://twitter.com/fifthestate/status/191615782">Original tweet</a>, <a href="http://topsy.com/tb/fifthestate.co.uk/2007/08/the-kingdom-of-ballard/">Topsy page</a>]</div></span> The Kingdom of Ballard: For the paperback release of Kingdom Come by JG Ballard, we wanted to create .. http://tinyurl.com/34nkmu

[Original tweet, Topsy page]

]]> By: WE ARE NOW IN CONTROL « The Metro-Centre http://www.fifthestate.co.uk/2007/08/the-kingdom-of-ballard/comment-page-1/#comment-57780 WE ARE NOW IN CONTROL « The Metro-Centre Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:06:57 +0000 http://fifthestate.co.uk/2007/08/the-kingdom-of-ballard/#comment-57780 [...] We maintain that this website be kept open as a primary means of communication. All attempts to shut down our communications will be met with force. There will be no explanation. We are armed. We are not afraid. [...] [...] We maintain that this website be kept open as a primary means of communication. All attempts to shut down our communications will be met with force. There will be no explanation. We are armed. We are not afraid. [...]

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