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skyrockit POWERS MOBILE MARKETING AND HAUTELOOK FLASH SALES FOR THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY’S FILM ‘I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT’
September 14, 2011 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA – skyrockit, an award-winning mobile entertainment studio, today
announced that it
has launched an innovative promotional mobile application for the iPhone and
iPad in association with The Weinstein Company to support their upcoming film
release of ‘I Don’t Know How She Does It,’ starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear, Pierce
Brosnan, Seth Meyers, Christina Hendricks, and Olivia Munn. skyrockit - which produced the online, mobile, and social media presence for the
‘Get the Look’ app - together with The Weinstein Company launched a partnership
with popular fashion flash sale website HauteLook to provide a mobile fashion
catalogue of outfits inspired by the film. Users will now have the opportunity
to ’Get the Look’ via HauteLook-curated fashions inspired by the film.
Using the ‘I Don’t Know How She Does It’ iPhone and iPad app (http://x.co/idhsdiapp), fans can browse,
select and purchase discounted outfits inspired by characters played by Sarah
Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear, Christina Hendricks, and Pierce Brosnan. Searchable by actor, by scene, or by look from the
movie, it also allows HauteLook members to purchase directly through the app. skyrockit has also built out the
online micro-site (http://x.co/fashionmov),
mobile web site (http://x.co/mblmovie), and
a Facebook tab (http://x.co/idkhsdifb) for
‘I Don’t Know How She Does It.’
Available for download today from the Apple iTunes
Store, the ‘I Don’t Know How She Does It’ app offers the full complement of
movie information – including stills, clips, background information – as well
as ticket purchasing capabilities, through Fandango. The app will also be
promoted through The Weinstein Company’s channel marketing campaign, which runs
across print, television, online, out-of-home, and third-party partners.
HauteLook will deploy an email marketing campaign to its more than 5.5 million
members and partner in a social media sweepstakes through its Facebook
community at http://www.facebook.com/hautelook
“Movies are fantastic marketing vehicles for brands,
enabling marketers to connect the dots for fans so that they can buy what they
see,” said Jon Vlassopulos, CEO, skyrockit. “The Weinstein Company has
demonstrated their commitment to what we believe is the future of movie
marketing by embracing this campaign. We feel that the engagement level of fans
leading up to the film’s release, through mobile channels, is a powerfully
efficient call to action that maximizes the overall marketing spend in manifold
ways.”
Leading up to the film’s September 16 release date,
fans can also visit and become a member of HauteLook to gain access to four
curated boutiques inspired by characters in the film, the first of their kind
to be tied to a film release.
About skyrockit
skyrockit is an award-winning global mobile entertainment
studio that delivers scalable, results-driven products, services and campaigns
for carriers, handset manufacturers, brands and consumers that marry
entertainment, advertising and technology. skyrockit is currently the only
mobile entertainment studio that licenses and aggregates content to all four
Tier 1 U.S. mobile carriers - AT&T Mobility, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon
Wireless. The company’s portfolio of mobile products includes the award-winning
Virtual Zippo Lighter, with more than 16 million users worldwide and ROMPLR,
its patent-pending music remix platform. With more than 1.1 million users,
ROMPLR is the number one music remix application across iPhone and Nokia
handsets, and has been the centerpiece of massively successful campaigns for
brands such as vitaminwater. To date, more than 25 million consumers have
downloaded the company’s applications since its founding in 2001. skyrockit has
generated more than $300 million in revenue for its partners and more than 100
million pieces of content have been consumed. Headquartered in San Francisco,
CA, skyrockit is backed by Intel Capital, Asuka DBJ Partners, and individual
investors. For more information, please visit the company web site at http://www.skyrockit.com/
About The Weinstein
Company
The Weinstein Company (TWC) is a multimedia production and distribution
company launched in October 2005 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein, the brothers who
founded Miramax Films in 1979. TWC also encompasses Dimension Films, the
genre label founded in 1993 by Bob Weinstein, which has released such popular
franchises as SCREAM, SPY KIDS and SCARY MOVIE. Together TWC and
Dimension Films have released a broad range of mainstream, genre and specialty
films that have been commercial and critical successes, including Tom Hooper’s
THE KING’S SPEECH, winner of four 2011 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture.
Since 2005, TWC and Dimension Films have released such film as
GRINDHOUSE; I’M NOT THERE; THE GREAT DEBATERS; VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA; THE
READER; THE ROAD; HALLOWEEN; THE PAT TILLMAN STORY; PIRANHA 3D;
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS; A SINGLE MAN; BLUE VALENTINE, THE COMPANY MEN; MIRAL;
SCRE4M. Currently in release are OUR IDIOT BROTHER and SPY KIDS 4: ALL THE
TIME IN THE WORLD IN 4D. Upcoming releases include DIRTY GIRL, I DON’T
KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT, MY WEEK WITH MARILYN, THE ARTIST, THE IRON LADY and
BUTTER. Recently wrapped is COGAN’S TRADE. TWC is also active in
television production, with credits including the Emmy Nominated and Peabody
Award Winning reality series “Project Runway,” the new VH1 reality series “Mob
Wives,” and the critically acclaimed HBO comedy/crime series “The No. 1 Ladies
Detective Agency.” The company is producing two “Project Runway”
spin-offs, “Project Runway All Stars,” and “Project Accessories,” which are
expected to debut in 2011. The company currently has 17 series in
different stages of development, including: “Marco Polo,” a scripted historical
series about the great explorer; “The Nanny Diaries,” based on the hit book;
and “The Mad Ones,” adapted from the Mafia novel of the same name.
About HauteLook
HauteLook is a leading
online private sale site, offering 48-hour sale events on the top fashion and
lifestyle brands. With new sale events starting each day, HauteLook offers
discounts up to 75% off on great brands in women's and men's fashion and
accessories, kids, home decor, beauty, and travel. Since its launch in 2007,
Los Angeles-based HauteLook has attracted over five million members in the U.S.
and Canada and was purchased by Nordstrom, Inc, in March 2011. HauteLook is
free to join and everyone is welcome. Visit http://www.hautelook.com/to
learn more or follow @HauteLook on Twitter.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: If you would like a color photograph of Jon Vlassopulos, CEO of skyrockit; David Sobie, vice president of business development at HauteLook; screenshots of the ‘I Don’t Know How She Does It’ app, or skyrockit product screenshots, please contact Chris Pfaff on chris@chrispfafftechmedia.com or 201-218-0262.
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