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CONTEST: Survivor Sleuthville
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Heimlich VonVictor
Heimlich VonVictor
Vigilante

Oct-1-2009 22:03

Do you have what it takes to outlast all others? Do you think you can rise above the rest and stand out as the ultimate contender? Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen to Survivor: Sleuthville!

10 Detectives enter, face off against each other in a different challenge every week, and the last left standing will be crowned Sleuth Noir Survivor! The winner will walk away with a one-year subscription to Sleuth Noir and bragging rights over the entire community. The rules are simple:

1. The first ten Detectives to post an entry will be entered and placed on two teams of five.

2. It's advisable to be subscribed. Some of the challenges may require travel, and if you can't participate, it's likely your team will vote you off at elimination. I won't bar anyone based on this, but it's your call.

3. The losing team at the end of each event will have to vote off one member. To do that each team member will submit a PM to me, which will remain anonymous with the name of the person he or she is voting for, and a short reason why. It can be as simple as-

Name: Heimlich VonVictor
Why: He didn't write any of the poem. It's no wonder we lost!

4. Challenges will be one week long and a winner will be announced at the end, in the event of a tie, a coin will be flipped.

5. Anyone may enter including mods, editors, or even Ben and Sunny themselves if they so choose.

6. The contest will begin when all ten detectives have entered and been placed on teams. It will conclude after nine weeks of elimination challenges.

That's all! Get out there and outwit, outplay, and outlast!

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Heimlich VonVictor
Heimlich VonVictor
Vigilante

Oct-10-2009 19:45

Most newbies are intimidated by the already subscribed community, since everyone already knows everyone else. As such newbies tend to keep to themselves unless and until they subscribe.

We propose that the Marketing Committee runs an agency in New York â€"parallel to their marketing efforts- especially established to house the newbies making use of the trial period. That way any subscribed newbie will have an agency to house him or her immediately and that agency would be fully equipped to help and teach the newbie in terms of a simplified message board and gear. There will need to be limitations on the number of newbies subscribed on a trial basis at any one time.

Giving the newbies a taste of the wonderful extras being subscribed affords is a sure way to get them subscribed in the future rather than lose due to a loss of interest on their part.

III â€" Final Note

We believe that the efforts to make newbies feel welcomed and included must come from the community. Having a marketing community constituted by the community is the best surefire way to bring more people in through all the advertising means available.

Heimlich VonVictor
Heimlich VonVictor
Vigilante

Oct-10-2009 19:46

Lenape Tribe-
"A proposal regarding the recruitment and subscription of new players to the game Sleuth: Noir."

We, the Lenape Tribe have produced the following proposal for an advertising campaign to entice both new and returning players to subscribe.

Our Aim

To enhance the community by bringing in new players and enticing old players to return, using a variety of methods from video to forums.

Target Audience

Our target audiences intend to be:

Mystery/Crime enthusiasts
Anyone who likes logic puzzles
Book lovers
Amateur writers

From a financial point we also aim to target people with some financial freedom, primarily this would be those aged over 18 possibly 16.

Advertising

Our plans to advertise include:

A promotional video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhobKv_4ZDk

The aim of this video will be to show people exactly what Sleuth has to offer; from community spirit to new cities and challenges.

As you can see by the link provided we have already hosted this video on youtube as an example but there are other possibilities such as myspace/facebook or any other video hosting site such as aol.

Facebook:

The aim is to use the Sleuth groups on facebook. This would be done by making use of the message boards, talking about anything Sleuth related. This will allow those players who have left us, to see what they are missing and hopefully convince them to return to the game. We also aim to use our status sections to post the link http://www.playsleuth.com to show friends/family/aquaintances the game.

Word of Mouth:

A very simple method that is unfortunately very rarely used. Very simply speaking to friends and family or even other gamers or readers who we may come into contact with. Our intention is not to spam people for no reason but if a person seems interested then we can mention Sleuth to them and even offer help by making use of sidekick coupons.

Heimlich VonVictor
Heimlich VonVictor
Vigilante

Oct-10-2009 19:46

Testimonial Thread:

Our aim here is to compile a testimonial thread that can be used by any Sleuther. It will coincide with the 'Why you Should Subscribe' thread, showing prospective detectives why others have subscribed in the past and what those players themselves think of the game.

We thank you for taking the time to look over this proposal and welcome any questions.

Anais Nin
ctown28
Joseph Zeo
Ms Helen
Riza Hawkeye
Vulkie3

ctown28
ctown28
Huntsman

Oct-11-2009 12:17

Did we win yet? ;-)

Heimlich VonVictor
Heimlich VonVictor
Vigilante

Oct-11-2009 13:27

Still waiting on 2 votes. There are four judges for this contest. 1 is a Sleuth Noir Veteran who will be judging from experience, 1 is a Sleuth Noir Newbie who will be judging from the appeal to newbies, and 2 are non-members who are judging based on which facets of the plans would entice them to subscribe more.

Heimlich VonVictor
Heimlich VonVictor
Vigilante

Oct-11-2009 21:54

The votes are in! This was a highly contested contest, and the judges seemed to have very strong opinions about their candidates. 4 judges were used, and one tie-breaker was on hand should the vote be split. I will say that at least four judges were needed for this decision, and it not unanimous. In the end, the winner of challenge #1 is The Lenape Tribe! Congratulations, you have earned immunity for your tribe. Comanche, I'll see you at elimination. Please PM me the name of the tribe member you wish to vote off and your reasoning.

Judges comments-

"Both of them are good but over all I'd have to go with the Lenape Tribe's. It sounds more convincing. I like how they put their names down at the bottom for questions."

"Why I didn't really care for the Comanche Tribe proposal...well it's all based upon RPing, and the game is not entirely based on that. They put too much emphasis on it and therefore my shy away people that love to play games but not necessarily write. "

"[The Comanche plan] gives too much subscribed access to people that haven't subscribed before. Remember, if we give them the benefits of subscribing right away, then there is no more want left in the game for them. "

"I feel [Lenape's] proposal will attract more people to the game and get them to subscribe, not just the hard core role players."

"I love the idea of a marketing team. I didn't like the Lenape's video. People find advertising boring and i don't think most people would sit through it."

"The Comanche team's proposal has more variety to it. Lenape's is too simple and won't appeal to that many people."

"Lenape focuses on both new and old players, which is good but it's not what the challenge is about. I have to vote for Comanche on the basis of appeal."

The next challenge and the first contestant to leave will be announced once the votes are tallied!

Anais Nin
Anais Nin
Thespian

Oct-11-2009 22:28

Congratulations, fellow Lenape!!!

Nice proposal, Comanche! Good luck in the next round!

And thank you, judges!

Valentina D'Angeli
Valentina D'Angeli

Oct-11-2009 23:10

Congrats, Lenapes! o/

Heimlich VonVictor
Heimlich VonVictor
Vigilante

Oct-11-2009 23:45

Updates:

You can track the progress each week here:
http://tinyurl.com/sleuthsurvivor

You may also vote for your favorite contestant here:
http://tinyurl.com/sleuthpoll

ctown28
ctown28
Huntsman

Oct-12-2009 00:33

Great job team!

Cant wait to see the next challenge. And remeber this is all something to talk about next week on the radio show! :-D

I know its a shameless plug for the show! lol

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