LG pushes Scarlet LCD HDTVs with completely unrelated commercial
Some of you keen readers pieced all this together already, but that commercial you've been seeing about an "all new television series" dubbed Scarlet isn't a new show at all; rather, it's a risky move by LG to push its Scarlet LCD HDTVs. The sets themselves have been out and about already, and while the specifications aren't anything to sneeze at, the displays aren't nearly as seductive as the 30 second spot. The idea was crafted and put into motion by LG global brand marketing VP Kwan-Sup Lee and a team of advertising / marketing agencies, and while it refused to disclose exactly how much it has spent on the endeavor, it did affirm that it was "millions more than a typical product launch in the US." Sure, we can appreciate the envelope pushing, but now that we're all psyched about the show, it's a bit of a letdown to know we'll never actually be able to tune in. Check out the ad in its entirety after the jump.
















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Kyle @ Apr 29th 2008 4:50PM
So disappointing--the show looked good.
I had suspected something wasn't right when there was no tv channel listed on the website, nothing in TiVo the week before the "premiere", and the fact they listed so many countries--what TV show would ever premiere in like 25 countries all on the same day?!
Such a stupid advertising campaign--the TV is hardly in the ad.
Ken @ Apr 29th 2008 7:36PM
Uhhhh, the whole point is the TV is not featured in the ad, its to get people to look for 'Scarlet' and then they find out its a TV.
Viral marketing comes to mind ;)
chestnu1 @ Apr 29th 2008 4:55PM
Pity because it seems like it would of made a heck of a tv show.
M Burke @ Apr 29th 2008 7:18PM
Fool me once... (fake tv commerical) shame on you.
Fool me twice... (me buying your stupid tv) shame on me.
Ain't gonna happen LG, this one will cost you.
RockinOscar @ Apr 30th 2008 3:45PM
after i saw that commercial i said "well that tv show looks lame..."