[jdhooghe]

I was coding in my office and a newer graduate student saw me check my notification and he said, "BlackBerry made a phone like that?" I then show him around and he says, "Wow that's really clean." Not sure what his last comment was about but the point is that there are still people who have no idea that BlackBerry is back. I live in the Sacramento area in California, a heavily populated region and this is still happening. I have only seen one advertisement on Cartoon Network and one during the Super Bowl. Is BlackBerry marketing in other areas instead? Furthermore, that one advertisement didn't really show WHY you'd want a Z10 over anything else either and instead focused on one person moving and morphing into other people. This needs to change. Anyway, just thought I'd share.

[PedanticUser]

Yeah, they need to ramp up their marketing. I have seen 2 of their Z10 experience trucks in the windy city though.

[timett]

I was coding in my office and a newer graduate student saw me check my notification and he said, "BlackBerry made a phone like that?" I then show him around and he says, "Wow that's really clean." Not sure what his last comment was about but the point is that there are still people who have no idea that BlackBerry is back. I live in the Sacramento area in California, a heavily populated region and this is still happening. I have only seen one advertisement on Cartoon Network and one during the Super Bowl. Is BlackBerry marketing in other areas instead? Furthermore, that one advertisement didn't really show WHY you'd want a Z10 over anything else either and instead focused on one person moving and morphing into other people. This needs to change. Anyway, just thought I'd share.

Agreed. I sell phones at Best Buy and I had this same discussion with our BlackBerry rep. BB has relaunched itself with a super competitive product. But for some reason, they aren't really telling anyone. IMO they should have launched the phone at $100 and spent 4x as much on advertising. As great as this phone is, they really need to get themselves back on the market and in front of consumers. Competitive pricing and good ad placements would do that.

[ErinnM]

I'm in VA and haven't seen any on TV.

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[syam kumar]

Hi Skype available for bb10??

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[tstrike34]

Hi Skype available for bb10??

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Not yet Syam... Welcome to Crackberry Nation.

There is a thread concerning Skype in the Z10 forums.

[UndeadNinjaa]

Hi Skype available for bb10??

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Wrong thread to ask but it's not available yet.

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[jdhooghe]

Hi Skype available for bb10??

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LOL I just spit coffee everywhere. Was totally not expecting something like that. No Syam, Skype is still not available. XD

[venious]

It did launch at $99. T-Mobile.

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[21stNow]

It did launch at $99. T-Mobile.

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You mean $531.99. ; )

[Caldevert83]

Check out this post I link to really cool marketing website. Need to get the word out and these phones will sell out.

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[Caldevert83]

http://forums.crackberry.com/showthread.php?t=791697

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[Dave Bourque]

The advertising is heavily centered on social media, and not on tv ads ill show you 2 links to illustrate this.

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[Dave Bourque]

http://global.blackberry.com/static/...aze/index.html

http://global.blackberry.com/static/...pse/index.html

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[Dave Bourque]

Essentially I think they want people to share these links on facebook and have it go viral. Which would be very cost effective and much better than TV ads. If people actually do it.

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[Caldevert83]

http://global.blackberry.com/static/...aze/index.html

http://global.blackberry.com/static/...pse/index.html

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Come on crackberry army let's get out forward these links to the weirdos without bb10

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[tnewton3]

I have seen a lot of ads in Idaho for the Z10. A lot during prime time show hours and during March madness as well.

I am spreading the word as much as possible as well.

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[HartfordWhalers]

I'm in VA and haven't seen any on TV.

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I'm in CT and have seen just a few ads. Very light considering CT is the NYC suburb.

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[Caldevert83]

I'm in CT and have seen just a few ads. Very light considering CT is the NYC suburb.

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Okok heres what we need you to do... get some black sharpie markers and start writing BB10 rocks on all the walls, fences, street lights in CT. I'm going to go put up flyers around Toronto.

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[Ioannes]

Don't watch TV so I couldn't say what the broadcast media ads have been like in this area. But there has been no shortage in the print media. Hardly a day has gone by without BB10 ads in the WSJ -- full page, half, and quarter page layouts. I scan the local papers, too, and BB has been present there also.

[Unbiased Tech]

Yeah, they need to ramp up their marketing. I have seen 2 of their Z10 experience trucks in the windy city though.

Really? That's cool I'm in Chicago and I haven't seen anything like that. Where did you find them?

[HUNTZODIAC]

I'm in VA and haven't seen any on TV.

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I'm in VA as well I've seen some advertising on TV during the NCAA tournament

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[jordandrews90]

Okok heres what we need you to do... get some black sharpie markers and start writing BB10 rocks on all the walls, fences, street lights in CT. I'm going to go put up flyers around Toronto.

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I love your enthusiasm, I agree we should try and do more. But thats just asking people to cross out "rocks" and write "sucks!" lol Even if they have no opinion on Blackberry. When you see something like that, you change it's original meaning just for kicks.

[blackout626]

I'm in Los Angeles and I see the BlackBerry ads multiple times throughout the day on tv. Maybe they focus more on certain channels? It's always those Keeps You Moving ones where they go from one scene to the next like on a conveyor belt and never that Superbowl one.

[Caldevert83]

I love your enthusiasm, I agree we should try and do more. But thats just asking people to cross out "rocks" and write "sucks!" lol Even if they have no opinion on Blackberry. When you see something like that, you change it's original meaning just for kicks.

Ahhh yes I didn't think about that. Lol the logical solution would be to write bb10 sucks, then let the people cross it out and put rocks....

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