What do you think of the Wake Up. Be Bold campaign? Yesterday evening I was speaking to a colleague of mine who said, "Kevin... you need to do something to get BlackBerry to stop this Wake Up campaign. It's horrendous." In case you missed it, you can check out the Wake Up website here. I told him that it was a regional marketing campaign -- targeting the Australian...
While we wait for BlackBerry 10 phones to hit the market, RIM has to keep pushing hard to sell BlackBerry 7 Smartphones around the globe. In the land down under, BlackBerry Australia is trying something a little.... ummm.. different with their Wake Up Be Bold campaign, that got off to a slightly *awkward* start with a flash mob at an Apple store gone weird. Though if you measure the...
During BlackBerry World 2012 we got a chance to chat with The Martinez Brothers. Steve and Chris are a DJ team and both BlackBerry users (and lovers). They were recently featured in a TV ad as part of the BeBold campaign and were the headling act at the BlackBerry World party this year at Universal Studios. The duo talked a bit about their BlackBerry use and how it helps in their career...
While roaming the halls after the BlackBerry World 2012 general session, we ran into our BeBold video contest winner Ryan Reyes. Ryan was super excited to be here in Orlando (as are we) and it was awsome to hear what he thought of the keynote and BlackBerry 10. Check the video above as we give Ryan a quick CrackBerry interview and hear what he had to say!
Remember this BeBold commercial? It features a bunch of fancy glow-in-the-dark Night Bikes and of course a BlackBerry Bold or two. The bikes are pretty badass and I'm sure this ad left many people asking just where to find one. Well - if you've been looking everywhere for a fancy new light-up ride -- you're in luck. 8bar bikes, the company that provided the bikes for the commercial, has...
It was a heated race in our BeBold Video Contest, but the results are in and we have a winner. There were so many great entries it was really hard to choose for this one. The Crack Team was pretty torn over who would ultimately take home the grand prize, but the winner is ... Grand Prize: Ryan Reyes - BoldMan While Ryan is our grand prize winner, we couldn't let the rest of our...
The CrackBerry Nation has done it again! All of the video entries for our BeBold video contest have been submitted and there sure are some good ones. We had plenty to go through with everything from a Thorstein Heins impersonation to movie trailers like BoldMan to a spoof of The Most Interesting Man in the World. Some great stuff from the community showing the world how you choose to...
[ youtube video link for mobile viewing ] If you're planning on entering our CrackBerry BeBold Video Contest, you better get on it! There are only two days left (the contest ends Sunday at midnight) to submit your video for a chance to win an AWESOME trip to BlackBerry World 2012 (runners up will receive a bitchin' prize pack). Contest Details: All you need to do is make a video...
[ youtube video link for mobile viewing ] Hey CrackBerry Fans! Just a friendly reminder now that the weekend is here that it's prime time to put in some hours on your original video for CrackBerry's BeBold Video Contest! The deadline to get your entry submitted is Sunday, April 15th at Midnight EST, which will come up fast, so we want to make sure you're budgeting your time...
Are you in the US or Canada and looking for a shot at winning a free BlackBerry Bold 9900? The BlackBerry Twitter team announced they are running a contest, giving away a Bold 9900 every day until May 31, 2012. Yes that's right, there are 70 BlackBerry Bold 9900s up for grabs! All you have to do to enter is either scan the barcode at the link below to add the contest as a BBM friend, or...