I’ll add, if your goal is to get others interested in the sport, you are harming the cause when over-promoting or worse, shilling.
My argument is one can produce a video exactly like the Dirty Civ vid, but do it in a way that isn’t icky. Remember, the video was about learning, which amplifies the shilling’s inappropriateness.
For example:
You mimic GT/9hole and right away say “This video is sponsored by Leupold Training (or whatever, just not Sig) and Hornady provided the ammo.” It’s over fast.
It’s stupid that SIG is providing rifles for such a thing. Like providing a Honda Accord for a F1 race…so transparently bullshit. Sig is just trying to get some of the high-end sheen of, say, a Lone Peak to rub off upon them.
Someone must have two PRS rifles that these two dudes could borrow. If any bits were provided to the borrower under a sponsorship, mention that.
Leave in the middle ad because it’s obviously an ad and therefore less offensive (delete SDI). It’s way more offensive to try to sneak stuff in, like product placement or shilling.
Anyone here remember those horrible car-fixing shows of the late 1980s-1990s? The ones where every damn second the host was opening a box with a paid product placement and fawning over it?
That’s what you don’t want to do.
My argument is one can produce a video exactly like the Dirty Civ vid, but do it in a way that isn’t icky. Remember, the video was about learning, which amplifies the shilling’s inappropriateness.
- Stop the million mini-shills that hit like Chinese water torture
- Group the promotions into 3 spots (max, start, middle, a thank you at the end)
- Be willing to critique stuff. Especially stuff that was provided for free.
- Disclose conflicts of interest.
For example:
You mimic GT/9hole and right away say “This video is sponsored by Leupold Training (or whatever, just not Sig) and Hornady provided the ammo.” It’s over fast.
It’s stupid that SIG is providing rifles for such a thing. Like providing a Honda Accord for a F1 race…so transparently bullshit. Sig is just trying to get some of the high-end sheen of, say, a Lone Peak to rub off upon them.
Someone must have two PRS rifles that these two dudes could borrow. If any bits were provided to the borrower under a sponsorship, mention that.
Leave in the middle ad because it’s obviously an ad and therefore less offensive (delete SDI). It’s way more offensive to try to sneak stuff in, like product placement or shilling.
Anyone here remember those horrible car-fixing shows of the late 1980s-1990s? The ones where every damn second the host was opening a box with a paid product placement and fawning over it?
That’s what you don’t want to do.
