Ads for bitcoin in cinemas? - Update 1

[bitlancr]

Bitcoin doesn't need to be advertised, people will adopt it or not, you can't force them. I think if that's the goal then it's not prepared for that, try to explain non tech savvy people or your near family about decimals, wallets, qr codes, authorization keys, etc...

Of course you can't force them but how are they going to know about it if they don't even know something like bitcoin exists? How do you know about the sales in stores that's going on in your town? By advertisements that you see everywhere.
I think this is a great idea and very well thought out. I see you trying to make a difference here and trying to get people interested into bitcoin. Well done and I hope this ad will have much success in Germany.

[franky1]

Bitcoin doesn't need to be advertising, people will adopt it or not, you can't force them. I think if that's the goal it's not prepared for that, try to explain non tech savvy people or your near family about decimals, wallets, qr codes, authorization keys, etc...

so you have never seen an applepay advert.. ??
hundreds of millions of people have an apple phone. which has the app included.. yet apple still advertise applepay


i think adverts that just show people how to use it will work. after all there is no need to tell people what SSL certificates and password algorithm applepay uses to secure peoples details. so applepay adverts do not talk about that stuff (even if important to the paranoid or geek)

as long as there is the most simple secure and trusted method for a common person to get bitcoin. (secure and within 5 minutes without headaches or worry) then its not a wasted advert.

imagine an applepay advert that shows how easy it is to use in a coffee shop. shows how easy the app is to access, but funding applepay took 3 days of document exchanging with a separate service provider or people needing to google valid exchanges..
lots of people wouldnt bother.

so i hope the App can have a built in ability to exchange euro to bitcoin (meaning the app owner is the exchange)

[mtnsaa]

The problem is that many here think Bitcoin is so easy to use and it's not, it's actually as complicated as it gets for common people. It's like downloading a movie, it's very easy to use torrents for many of us because we are tech savvy or work in a related field (I'm a designer myself). I'm not advocating piracy, just a quick example. Most people above 30 (and many below, specially women) won't be able to download a torrent and make it work let alone use Bitcoin and not screw up transactions or lose money. Just getting a hold of it is a hassle specially worldwide.

So let's first focus on what's the goal of Bitcoin and if it's realistic for mass adoption. I don't think so in its current form but it's definitely a completely unique and innovative technology.

[Jeremycoin]

You are pretty serious with this
The example is looking good, but you won't using a language other than English right?

[shorena]

Last week I have been to the Gründerfrühstück ("breakfast for startups") here in Wiesbaden to intoduce and discuss the idea of crowdfunding bitcoin advertisements. Went pretty well and I received a lot of interesting response, here is the article (german):
http://rhein-main-startups.com/2015/12/14/gruenderfruehstueck-im-dezember-bitcoins-im-kino-ein-kaufhaus-im-kiez-und-vieles-mehr/

- Gregor

Well I can't read German but I think what you're doing is really good, I applaud you for trying to help bitcoin become more mainstream.

Gregor Volkmann hatte es nicht gerade leicht, denn das Thema Bitcoins erhitzt die Gemüter nicht nur im Allgemeinen, sondern auch in der Gründer-Community. Gregor möchte Kinowerbung für lokale Läden, in denen mit Bitcoins bezahlt werden kann, produzieren und platzieren. Geld für die Werbung soll eine Crowdfunding-Kampagne einbringen, die im März 2016 startet. Macht Euch am besten selbst ein Bild – so könnte ein Spot aussehen und so diskutieren Bitcoin-Spezialisten zum Thema.

Rough translation:

Gregor Volkmann has no easy time, bitcoin divides the minds not only in general but also within the startup community. Gregor wants to produce cinema commercials for local shops that accept bitcoin as payment. The campaigns is supposed to be crowed funded, starting march 2016. To get an idea here is a video[1] or discuss with bitcoin experts[2].

The links are as given in the article.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dt3AGqRO1A
[2] https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1250668.msg12983288#msg12983288