Palm's latest marketing reported via the official Palm Blog is clearly aimed away from the suit-and-tie and towards the hipster crowd, and looks like their efforts may pay off. Writer and comedian Molly McAleer gave an enthusiastic (and humerous) endorsement of the Pre today on her blip.tv series, The Molls Show. Other marketing endeavors in the entertainment industry include Howard Stern, who ended up giving the nod to the Blackberry Storm, the Jimmy Fallon show and plugged by Angelina Jolie on the set of her new film.
"Palm Pre is sponsoring this episode...They came and showed it to me, the Palm people, and I fell in love with it," she begins (we should add that although we can't confirm Palm brought her a Pre or sponsored her, they still benefit from the endorsement regardless).
While not exactly sure how her phone compares with Howard Stern's aging Treo, with a little digging we took a screenshot from one of her YouTube blogs; looks like all the misadventures have taken their toll on her poor Treo. The Diagnosis? Molly needs a Pre A.S.A.P. Could this type of advertising sway young, would-be iPhone users towards the Pre?
Besides these plugs, Sprint already has numerous commercials and web ads in circulation. What do you think Palm's next marketing move should be?
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