Wednesday, May 2, 2012

RIM Behind Anti-Apple Flash Mob

Last week I posted that Samsung was responsible for the 'Wake-Up' anti-Apple campaign.  That was what everyone assumed and what most tech blogs reported.  However, Samsung denied any involvement and it turns out Blackberry's Research in Motion hired the flash mob to protest an Apple store in Sydney.

Source:
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is confirming media reports that it was behind anti-Apple flashmobs that took place in Australia last week. 
In a statement released Monday night, the Waterloo, Ont., company admitted that RIM Australia created the "Wake Up" campaign, which it says involves a series of experiential activities taking place across Sydney and Melbourne. 
"A reveal will take place on May 7th that will aim to provoke conversation on what 'being in business' means to Australians," RIM says in the statement. 
Last week, dozens of people in black clothing showed up in a coach bus and waved "Wake Up" signs at customers inside a Sydney Apple store. 
Samsung — which is known for targeting Apple in its marketing campaigns — was initially blamed for the stunt by tech-focused web sites, but it denied any involvement. 
RIM's "Wake Up" campaign is believed to be part of a promotion for the BlackBerry 10 operating system, which was previewed Tuesday at the BlackBerry World conference in Florida.
Funny how Samsung had nothing to do with it and for almost a week they got all the free publicity and promotion from this stunt to hype up the release of their Galaxy SIII phone.

Here is the video again:

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