Monday, October 12, 2009

Halloween is a fun time for imaging! Chuck Geiger


You can have a ton of fun to kick off Fall with Halloween. A series of imaging topicals to play into Halloween songs a week or two out from October 31st.  Randy Bubba Black at Kat Country 103 Modesto-Stockton runs a great John Willyard promo every year called THE COFFIN. KFRC under Les Garland ran the ultimate Halloween promo voiced by Paul Frees the legendary voice talent in the 80’s, it was called CONTACT. Premise was the station pausing 10 seconds to send the signal into space to see if other life forms would make contact; it is the best single piece of imaging I have ever heard.  Close Encounters promotion

Yes Virginia, there are songs you can play: MONSTER MASH, THRILLER, HAUNTED HOUSE, PURPLE PEOPLE EATER, GHOSTBUSTERS and 50 HILLBILLIES IN A HAUNTED HOUSE. These sound great coming out of one of the Halloween imaging pieces. If you are promoting a local haunted house or Halloween event, even better.  Wolf or Cat brands can have some natural fun with the sweepers for Halloween. Putting a Halloween spin on the artists is one idea: From the station that plays more CARRIE UNDERWORLD, TERRIBLE TOBY, RASCAL FRIGHTENING FLATTS, JASON ALSCREAM, GEORGE SCARED STRAIT, TERRIFING TIM, MARTINA MCBRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN and TAYLOR WITCH.   Local haunting promos or sweepers are even spookier. You can find the information on GOOGLE or YAHOO for your community.

HALLOWEEN IMAGING EXAMPLES FROM FTC:

THIS STATION (CALLS/SLOGAN) NOW BEAMS OUR SIGNAL TO ANOTHER DIMENSION TO MAKE CONTACT WITH SPRIRITS FROM ANOTHER WORLD (TONE – PAUSE) IF OUR INVITATION WAS ACCPETED WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED – HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM (CALLS/BRAND)

MORE LOCAL HAUNTINGS FROM (CALLS/SLOGAN) ARE THESE FACT OR FICTION, REALITY OR ILLUSION, YOU DECIDE

(LOCAL HAUNTING INSERT)
(USE VINCENT PRICE LAUGHING FROM THRILLER AS THE RETURN)

WHO CONJURED UP THESE TALES OF HORROR AND GLOOM? ARE WE TO CHALLENGE THE PAST WITH THE FUTURE? – MORE LOCAL HAUNTINGS SOON FROM THE GHOSTLY CREW AT (CALLS/SLOGAN)

BROADCASTING FROM HIGH ATOP THE HAUNTED MANSION WITH GHOSTLY FUN AND NEW COUNTRY – MORE THRILLING TOBY, GASTLY GARTH AND CREEPIE CARRIE – (CALLS/SLOGAN)

THE WITCHES BREW IS BOILING OVER WITH UNDERWORLD URBAN, TERROR TIM MCGRAW AND TANTILIZING TAYLOR SWIFT – HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM (CALLS/SLOGAN)

THE NIGHT OF THE LIVING COUNTRY STARS – BROOKS AND DEVILISH DUNN, RASCAL FRIGHTENING FLATTS AND SOUL REEDMING REBA – HALLOWEEN FUN AND MUSIC (CALLS/SLOGAN) 

It’s time to have some fun and entertain this Fall, bust out of the 10-in-row, more music normalcy and up your motion value.

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