So, basically, my idea is that IMDb should integrate Commercial Background Credit for when actors/actresses perform in a commercial. Commercials are a lot shorter than Movies, TV Shows, or Short Movies, but they are still valuable in terms of a career experience. They're also seen and liked by millions of people, worldwide.
Personally, I'm a huge fan of commercials, because even though they're very short, they're very important in how they affect the USA in how customers will approach a product. They can also be very entertaining. For example, who remembers the Sasquatch commercials made by Beef Jerky? I rarely see those shown, nowadays, but they remain some of my favorite commercials!
I've noticed that a few websites/companies have noticed that commercials do prove to be worth millions of views and "likes" by a select fan base. For example, in the past few years, Hulu and YouTube have created and maintained a "Favorite SuperBowl Commercial" contest that they hold every year for the voting of the most-liked SuperBowl presented commercial.
This voting process is priceless for companies that are striving towards the customer-base, with desires for appeal, attraction, and affection.
So, my proposition to have IMDb allow the crediting of commercials, regardless of the length or weight that a commercial holds, would allow IMDb to become more popular, more useful, and excel potential careers in the film industry. It'll also establish a slightly wider fan base for people who use IMDb for information on actors, actresses, producers, directors, graphical designers, etc.
Last year, Budweiser's "Puppy Love" commercial had 1.3 million shares tracked. If IMDb had received 10% of those shares in searches on the web, and if 10% of those searches led to the signing up of IMDb Pro, then IMDb would acquire 13,000 new subscriptions to IMDb Pro. That's just one commercial example. Imagine if IMDb had listings of over 16,000 commercials. That'd be a lot of potential revenue for IMDb, and the storage space would be minimal in cost.
So, don't just ponder this idea for my benefit (as a user searching out of curiosity), a person's career benefit, or a statistical data center, but ponder it for IMDb's benefit of new potential clients, visitors, and subscribers, alike.
Personally, I'm a huge fan of commercials, because even though they're very short, they're very important in how they affect the USA in how customers will approach a product. They can also be very entertaining. For example, who remembers the Sasquatch commercials made by Beef Jerky? I rarely see those shown, nowadays, but they remain some of my favorite commercials!
I've noticed that a few websites/companies have noticed that commercials do prove to be worth millions of views and "likes" by a select fan base. For example, in the past few years, Hulu and YouTube have created and maintained a "Favorite SuperBowl Commercial" contest that they hold every year for the voting of the most-liked SuperBowl presented commercial.
This voting process is priceless for companies that are striving towards the customer-base, with desires for appeal, attraction, and affection.
So, my proposition to have IMDb allow the crediting of commercials, regardless of the length or weight that a commercial holds, would allow IMDb to become more popular, more useful, and excel potential careers in the film industry. It'll also establish a slightly wider fan base for people who use IMDb for information on actors, actresses, producers, directors, graphical designers, etc.
Last year, Budweiser's "Puppy Love" commercial had 1.3 million shares tracked. If IMDb had received 10% of those shares in searches on the web, and if 10% of those searches led to the signing up of IMDb Pro, then IMDb would acquire 13,000 new subscriptions to IMDb Pro. That's just one commercial example. Imagine if IMDb had listings of over 16,000 commercials. That'd be a lot of potential revenue for IMDb, and the storage space would be minimal in cost.
So, don't just ponder this idea for my benefit (as a user searching out of curiosity), a person's career benefit, or a statistical data center, but ponder it for IMDb's benefit of new potential clients, visitors, and subscribers, alike.
Posted 6 years ago
bluesmanSF, Champion
