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Last week, “defaced” billboards all around the country sparked quite a commotion among The Chosen viewers. However, what seemed to be “vandalism” was actually a clever marketing gimmick by the producers to persuade a few show sceptics.
Six weeks ago, The Chosen’s “conventional” creative advertising appeared on billboards in 16 markets. Last week, the creative was changed to criticise The Chosen and direct traffic to www.thechosenisnotgood.com, a purposefully rudimentary website created by the “devil.”
This week, the show’s producer issued an apology to viewers who had been duped by the billboards, but because we are all gathered here discussing the programme, the ruse appears to have worked.
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  • With a Christmas special in cinemas, The Chosen, the most successful crowdfunded media production in history, has had over 300 million views to date.
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Liesel Johns

Liesel interned with us but now runs a startup in Los Angeles. She still regularly contributes on topics like OOH, Marketing or Technology. You can always find her near the beach in LA.

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