From: Nick Pope <nick.nul>
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2012 19:47:09 +0200 (CEST)
Archived: Sat, 11 Aug 2012 16:30:13 -0400
Subject: Nick Pope And PR Campaigns [was: Nick Pope


>From: Dave Haith <visions1.nul>
>To: UFO UpDates <post.nul>
>Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:24:19 +0100
>Subject: Nick Pope Credibility Shattered

>Remember all that hype from Nick Pope about an alien invasion at
>the Olympics?

>What's come over conservative and cautious Nick? we thought.
>Maybe, just maybe, he knows something we don't....

>Not a chance - as this video and sound clip of emails exchanged
>between Nick and Richard Dolan make crystal clear.

>Shameless Nick confesses it was all a marketing ploy on his
>behalf to hype up a new Sony video game!

>And no he didn't see any need to make that clear - although one
>day he might explain it on his website.

>I agree with Dolan and the guy who made this video.

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVJUZuGOimI

>Any reputation Nick Pope held onto as a serious journalist in
>the UFO subject is now well and truly shattered.

As a writer and broadcaster specialising in subjects that
include the unexplained, conspiracy theories and sci-fi, I often
take part in PR campaigns to promote alien-themed movies,
computer games, etc. There's no secret about this and indeed
it's openly advertised on my website:

http://www.nickpope.net/pr-campaigns.htm

As part of the marketing campaign for the launch of the alien
invasion-themed Sony PlayStation game Resistance: Burning Skies
I was commissioned to draw up a war plan detailing how the UK
government might respond to a real-life alien invasion. The
document (and a clear explanation of the circumstances that led
to its creation) can be read at the following link, third story
down:

http://www.nickpope.net/latest-news.htm

Various media outlets ran stories based on this, but to the best
of my knowledge all of them contained a phrase such as to mark
the forthcoming release of the Sony PlayStation game Resistance:
Burning Skies, Sony has teamed up with former Ministry of
Defence UFO investigator Nick Pope to produce.

It seems that despite the blatant product plug, a few people
didn't spot that this was a marketing campaign.


Best wishes,

Nick Pope
http://www.nickpope.net




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