Ideas for promoting bitcoin to mass public

[djkyno]

Anyone ? maybe we can share the idea out and see anyone would do it.

[MrBtcSenior]

Maybe some flash mobs of btc fanatics dressed like shiny coins could bring curiosity to the people

[kerimk2]

How bout air dropping millions of paper wallets with 0.001 BTC on each of them...

[MrBtcSenior]

How bout air dropping millions of paper wallets with 0.001 BTC on each of them...

Dropping millions of 0.001 BTC are thousands of bitcoins... not so cheap for a giveaway

[JohnFromWIT]

Send some to celebrities, all celebrities.
If celebrities painted themselves with their own faeces, it would be a world pastime by next week.

[Mirdude]

Maybe you should advertise it on YouTube, FaceBook and other social media sites.
The majority of your audience lays in front of you.

You just need to make it happen.

[QuestionAuthority]

Start a rumor that using bitcoin makes breasts and penises grow. You won't be able to make them fast enough to match demand.

[mercistheman]

Start a rumor that using bitcoin makes breasts and penises grow. You won't be able to make them fast enough to match demand.

Bitplants... hmm you might be on to something here

[Loco]

meaby the people that should addopt bitcoin in this phase are the ones that know something about pc or are kind of geeks.
I liked the idea of "celebrities". How about, those that are really famouse on youtube that has millions of suscriptors. They could help a lot if they make a mention in one of their videos.
imagine piediepie with his 29 million suscribers.... ,)

[TheAccountant]

The key is to get more national vendors (e.g., Starbucks, Wendy's, General Dollar) with physical locations to understand how Bitcoin can save them $ by reducing fees and eliminating charge backs.  They could offer their customers a small discount to use Bitcoin and/or integrate it with their apps

[JohnFromWIT]

meaby the people that should addopt bitcoin in this phase are the ones that know something about pc or are kind of geeks.
I liked the idea of "celebrities". How about, those that are really famouse on youtube that has millions of suscriptors. They could help a lot if they make a mention in one of their videos.
imagine piediepie with his 29 million suscribers.... ,)

That's a good idea, they all like to wear tshirts sent into them from fans.
No faeces required

[zolace]

meaby the people that should addopt bitcoin in this phase are the ones that know something about pc or are kind of geeks.
I liked the idea of "celebrities". How about, those that are really famouse on youtube that has millions of suscriptors. They could help a lot if they make a mention in one of their videos.
imagine piediepie with his 29 million suscribers.... ,)

That's a good idea, they all like to wear tshirts sent into them from fans.
No faeces required

for one thing getting them too do that is not very easy, I wanted to sponsor some on youtube, some of you heard him, he is called fousey tube and he never got back to me,  they really do these videos for themselves to make money.  They dont care for anything if they already have it.

[beetcoin]

retailers need to start offering bitcoin-only transactions on some of their sales.. newegg's been doing that. if you want a PS4 for $320 ($80 below MSRP), then you're going to need bitcoins.

those retailers also should pay all of their employee bonuses in bitcoin as well.

[bitllionaire]

it needs to be trendy and trends are not east to create
it will happens without intention for sure
acceptation of importants shops is really imporntant in this way

[TETOCONPOLERA]

it needs to be trendy and trends are not east to create
it will happens without intention for sure
acceptation of importants shops is really imporntant in this way

In Argentina we are trying to start a new trend with meetups around the country, merchandising, stickers, etc...


it's slow, but our bitcoin community is growing, now we have 2 Subways, a few taxi drivers and a new movement for "bitcointips" for restaurants
 (http://www.coindesk.com/propinabitcoin-promotes-bitcoin-latin-america-restaurant-tipping-service/)



for more ideas about bringing bitcoin to the mainstream please visit my thread and share what you think, to be mainstream is our next goal
 
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=742342.0

[Loco]

meaby the people that should addopt bitcoin in this phase are the ones that know something about pc or are kind of geeks.
I liked the idea of "celebrities". How about, those that are really famouse on youtube that has millions of suscriptors. They could help a lot if they make a mention in one of their videos.
imagine piediepie with his 29 million suscribers.... ,)

That's a good idea, they all like to wear tshirts sent into them from fans.
No faeces required

for one thing getting them too do that is not very easy, I wanted to sponsor some on youtube, some of you heard him, he is called fousey tube and he never got back to me,  they really do these videos for themselves to make money.  They dont care for anything if they already have it.

1 example out of ... thousands of youtubers that are popular.
So now we know we dont need to reach fousey tube.
we... can start with the other 999 popular ones

it needs to be trendy and trends are not east to create
it will happens without intention for sure
acceptation of importants shops is really imporntant in this way

meetups around the country, merchandising, stickers, etc...
to be mainstream is our next goal

Meetups are important. tons of them! (been mainstream is the goal of everybody here. we all benefit )

[NattyLiteCoin]

I googled Wake Up Accept Bitcoin and the sign I made and displayed was on twitter (not my account)!

https://twitter.com/blockchain/status/476465165157007360  While this is not the mass public, it's Fuckin' awesome to me!

I think that large charity works for the faint hearted. But how about reality. Stage a commercial where every Visa holder in the WORLD wakes up with a $1000 erroneous charge on the card and begins asking for a refund. Busy phonelines, clogged up bandwidth, Illustrate how management would be begging to the board about integrity of the ecosystem, and the only ended..."it's not our problem. It doesn't say in God we Trust on our credit cards, didn't you read the terms and conditions? I didn't think so."

[Mobius]

meaby the people that should addopt bitcoin in this phase are the ones that know something about pc or are kind of geeks.
I liked the idea of "celebrities". How about, those that are really famouse on youtube that has millions of suscriptors. They could help a lot if they make a mention in one of their videos.
imagine piediepie with his 29 million suscribers.... ,)

That's a good idea, they all like to wear tshirts sent into them from fans.
No faeces required

First of all, who is going to pay for this kind of thing? There is no CEO of bitcoin, there is no entity that backs bitcoin or that is responsible for it's performance. As a result no one is going to want to pay for this because their benefits would not be proportionate to what they spend.

What really needs to happen is a greater amount of bitcoin related trade, not trade on exchanges, but trade as in economical trade. People need to trade their bitcoin for goods and services from merchants or people you buy things from. The more that bitcoin is used, the more people that will be exposed to it and exposed to it's benefits.

[Gleb Gamow]

A fully self-funded mockumentary entitled OBAM (Operation Bitcoin Awareness Movement).

Three dudes (white, A-A, and a Hindu) and a blonde dudette travel the countryside (eventually world) try to convince diverse prospects to accept bitcoins (and/or other cryptocurrency) for their various products and services.

Along the way they hold court with prostitutes, politicians, clergy, gang members, boys and girl scouts, old folks in homes, cops to see if they would accept bribes via bitcoins, Amish, newborn fresh from the womb,... You get the picture.

Some of the content can be scripted, some not. Viewers can send in suggestions, or may have a relative/friend that they desire to convert, needing the team to help in this effort.

The more skill sets the four have, the better the show. Think Bubbles playing Rush on guitar.

I did say self-funded, thus introducing OBAM Coin. And, the four star's character's names start with one of the letters, viz. Oliver, Betty, Ahman and Mondo.

[QuestionAuthority]

A fully self-funded mockumentary entitled OBAM (Operation Bitcoin Awareness Movement).

Three dudes (white, A-A, and a Hindu) and a blonde dudette travel the countryside (eventually world) try to convince diverse prospects to accept bitcoins (and/or other cryptocurrency) for their various products and services.

Along the way they hold court with prostitutes, politicians, clergy, gang members, boys and girl scouts, old folks in homes, cops to see if they would accept bribes via bitcoins, Amish, newborn fresh from the womb,... You get the picture.

Some of the content can be scripted, some not. Viewers can send in suggestions, or may have a relative/friend that they desire to convert, needing the team to help in this effort.

The more skill sets the four have, the better the show. Think Bubbles playing Rush on guitar.

I did say self-funded, thus introducing OBAM Coin. And, the four star's character's names start with one of the letters, viz. Oliver, Betty, Ahman and Mondo.

God damn Bruno!  912 posts since June 28 of this year! How do you find the time? Do you post while you're shitting and eating?

On Topic: Yes, I think that's a very good idea. Especially Rush on guitar.