Massive: Swann says "next week ... maybe" (p32)

4thchicken · **Joined:** Tue Mar 01, 2005 12:44 am **Posts:** 3136

grrofunger wrote:

4thchicken wrote:

hummer?

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh

just an educated guess - no inside info. Are you suggesting that I'm close?

ryan2000 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:37 pm

Synbad wrote:

Josh Kaplan wrote:

Its 100000% not Vodafone
I know were staying with Optus
and 2 major sponsors were fighting for our services- amazing that the name of the sponsor is yet to be leaked t- the club is keeping very quiet about it

Optus will remain as a smaller sponsor...

That's actually quite refreshing to hear.

Optus have stuck with us through the shit years. I remember Mayne jumped off after 2 lean years.

camel · **Posted:** Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:44 pm

4thchicken wrote:

hummer?

If it's them I'll @#$%&! spew! :evil:

Punter22 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:16 pm

camelboy wrote:

4thchicken wrote:

hummer?

If it's them I'll flower spew! :evil:

I would love it....

But they are sponsoring the NBL.

Besides which Hummer as a brand see themselves as a niche product in a defined market. They can generate exposure to that market without spending the $$$ for the kind of deal we are talking here.

Somene like Etihad/Virgin Blue would be the go I would think. They're working in a mass market where penetration of their message to the widest possible audience is crucial.

tommi · **Posted:** Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:16 pm

What if it's "it"........?

kindest regards tommi

billc3 · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:41 pm **Posts:** 4629

mikkey wrote:

Well if "Massive" is the cryptic hint - lets google!

So here it is:

It could be:

a) A Belgium Light company: "Massive" The group has 5000 employees worldwide and three highly sophisticated production units producing over 150 000 decorative and outdoor fixtures per day. In 2007 it merged with Philips...

b) Animation company: Massive is the premier 3D animation system for generating crowd-related visual effects for film and television. Using Massive, an animator or TD designs characters with a set of reactions to what is going on around them.

c)"Massive Entertainment": Massive Entertainment, founded in 1997, is a premier producer of games and interactive entertainment software for a worldwide market. Its world acclaimed PC game 'Ground Control', launched in 2000, established Massive Entertainment as one of the most innovative developers in the real time strategy genre. Further, the company has developed several integrated games for mobile phone, SMS and WAP platforms, and a number of additional titles for the PC.

In 2002 Vivendi Universal Games (VUG) acquired the company to become one of only two development studios outside North America. Together Massive and VUG are now working on the top entertainment titles of the future.

d) A web developer: Massive was established in 1996 by co-founders Ron Downey, Louise van Rooyen and Derek Ellis. Early work specialised in CD-ROM and web development that garnered numerous industry awards. Massive's reputation for quality and technical innovation quickly attracted highly experienced staff from all around the world.

e) Microsoft????: Microsoft to Acquire In-Game Advertising Pioneer Massive Inc.
Massive’s technology for weaving dynamic, relevant ads into video games will extend next-generation advertising across Microsoft properties and beyond.

OMG...You googled "Massive" and didn't find any porn sites???

Whaddya know...Johnny Howard's filter thingy is working!....

I can't believe the frenzy this thread is causing...great stuff...30 pages of anticipation....can only be beaten by a couple of hundred episodes of the X-files where people only watched to see if Mulder would boink Scully

GodisNavyBlue · **Posted:** Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:29 pm

After months and months of TANK talk, Hummer would seem a good fit...

They're big too... :-D

Kouta · **Posted:** Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:34 pm

4thchicken wrote:

hummer?

Nah, Hummer are the perfect fit for the Dockers now that Harvey has the head job. :oops:

wasthesonofapreacherman · **Posted:** Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:35 pm

Well hummers give me a massif...

not the cars.

darknavy · **Posted:** Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:48 pm

mikkey wrote:

Well if "Massive" is the cryptic hint - lets google!

So here it is:

It could be:

a) A Belgium Light company: "Massive" The group has 5000 employees worldwide and three highly sophisticated production units producing over 150 000 decorative and outdoor fixtures per day. In 2007 it merged with Philips...

b) Animation company: Massive is the premier 3D animation system for generating crowd-related visual effects for film and television. Using Massive, an animator or TD designs characters with a set of reactions to what is going on around them.

c)"Massive Entertainment": Massive Entertainment, founded in 1997, is a premier producer of games and interactive entertainment software for a worldwide market. Its world acclaimed PC game 'Ground Control', launched in 2000, established Massive Entertainment as one of the most innovative developers in the real time strategy genre. Further, the company has developed several integrated games for mobile phone, SMS and WAP platforms, and a number of additional titles for the PC.

In 2002 Vivendi Universal Games (VUG) acquired the company to become one of only two development studios outside North America. Together Massive and VUG are now working on the top entertainment titles of the future.

d) A web developer: Massive was established in 1996 by co-founders Ron Downey, Louise van Rooyen and Derek Ellis. Early work specialised in CD-ROM and web development that garnered numerous industry awards. Massive's reputation for quality and technical innovation quickly attracted highly experienced staff from all around the world.

e) Microsoft????: Microsoft to Acquire In-Game Advertising Pioneer Massive Inc.
Massive’s technology for weaving dynamic, relevant ads into video games will extend next-generation advertising across Microsoft properties and beyond.

Lock in e thanks eddie

AGRO · **Posted:** Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:49 pm

marciblue wrote:

Ockham's Razor wrote:

He pumped up membership Phone number;

1300 72 79 81 - he then said "those are premiership years you realise - we could have added heaps more but they wouldn't fit into the ph number" :lol:

I just love lines like that! Onya Swanny for that and for sticking it up that senile old fool!

This Swann is a keeper. :wink:

He should have mentioned the 1982 Grand Final - the senile old fool was particularly grumpy after that one. :lol:

darknavy · **Posted:** Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:50 pm

camelboy wrote:

4thchicken wrote:

hummer?

If it's them I'll flower spew! :evil:

spew, spit or swallow?

Donstuie · **Posted:** Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:00 pm

AGRO wrote:

marciblue wrote:

Ockham's Razor wrote:

He pumped up membership Phone number;

1300 72 79 81 - he then said "those are premiership years you realise - we could have added heaps more but they wouldn't fit into the ph number" :lol:

I just love lines like that! Onya Swanny for that and for sticking it up that senile old fool!

This Swann is a keeper. :wink:

He should have mentioned the 1982 Grand Final - the senile old fool was particularly grumpy after that one. :lol:

I want to have Swann's babies...

China Blues · **Posted:** Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:16 pm

Massive -

Possibilities include

Bluescope Steel/Rio Merger - A massive new company, one party of which formerly had the moniker " The BIG Australian". Formerly big - now MASSIVE.

or

Singapore/Tiger Airlines Group/Temasek Holdings/Singapore Government - A massively successful operation.

or

IBM/Lenovo - formerly BIG Blue, now Massive Blue after being taken over.

DownUnderChick · **Posted:** Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:20 pm

Isn't BHP trying to take over Rio Tinto?

Now that would be flowering ginormous!

Navy Blue Horse · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:39 pm **Posts:** 15848

Gee, reading this thread, it's like Groundhog Day - just throws up the same post every 4 pages.

Hummer, Skoda, Etihad? :lol:

Wet Willie · **Posted:** Fri Nov 09, 2007 3:01 pm

Optus has dropped naming rights to Princes Park and Vodafone is about to drop Vodafone Arena....mmmmm massive!!

camel · **Posted:** Fri Nov 09, 2007 3:08 pm

Sorry, I couldn't help myself. :evil:

4thchicken · **Joined:** Tue Mar 01, 2005 12:44 am **Posts:** 3136

Punter22 wrote:

camelboy wrote:

4thchicken wrote:

hummer?

If it's them I'll flower spew! :evil:

I would love it....

But they are sponsoring the NBL.

Besides which Hummer as a brand see themselves as a niche product in a defined market. They can generate exposure to that market without spending the $$$ for the kind of deal we are talking here.

Somene like Etihad/Virgin Blue would be the go I would think. They're working in a mass market where penetration of their message to the widest possible audience is crucial.

hummer makes sense
- big company brand that is making a concerted push into the australian market (in recent times high profile/visibility of hummer stretch limos, billboards, sponsorship of NBL)
- known for being big, bold, arrogant - fits in well with the blues image

I also think that hummer is moving away from a niche product into the mainstream. The new model H3 is pretty much a 60-70k 4WD - smaller than the traditional hummers so would be likely to be aimed at the mass market similar to other mid range 4WDs

JohnM · **Posted:** Fri Nov 09, 2007 3:25 pm

hummer's marketing budget is miniscule.

also, they're going to sell pretty much every hummer they're ever going to sell in this market within 2 years.

they have neither the budget, nor the need to sink millions of dollars into a football club sponsorship.

Personally, I'd take 'massive' to mean a large sum, rather than a cryptic clue.

Massive: Swann says "next week ... maybe" (p32)

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