Mark Cuban, the owner of HDNetFilms is offering a job to anyone who can come up with a way for him to sweeten the tough economics of profiting upfront from a movie while in the theaters. Cuban should set up a meeting with Tyler Perry, who Business Week gave an ROI award for making two successful films for under 5 million dollars each.
First, Perry would probably explain how he self-produced the films without using sex or violence to make it sell, a trick I'm still waiting for the powers in hip-hop to learn. Then he would go on to describe the guerilla marketing tactics he used to get churches to buy out blocks of seats in the theaters and bus people to the film. Lastly, I'm sure Cuban would be schooled on how the pirated versions of Perry's "Madea" plays helped surge his popularity more than any paid for advertising.
Too bad for Cuban, Perry is already a millionaire and wouldn't want to take a job for him. However, there are a dozen other Tyler's out there now, still in the chitlin circuit stage of their careers, who are gathering a legion of fans who will eventually make their mainstream debut pop. I believe some of them are listed on my blogroll to the right, word to Ron Mexico.
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Posted by: Hashim | 2006.07.29 at 11:58 AM
Yet another classic from the master.
Posted by: Bol | 2006.07.29 at 11:13 PM
Are you serious??? I know of so many ways to promote and artist or a project that I actually thought about writing a book about it. If he really wants to know, he probably should get a few of us great masterminds together and let us run his marketing & promotions department.
Posted by: Sonya K | 2006.07.30 at 04:12 PM
I have a friend who would love to work with Tyler Perry. She would be a great actress and can remember lines very quickly. She really becomes one with her roles and has a great sense of humor. How would I contact him or his agent in order to get her an interview? Please let me know anything that may help.
pravinwestbrooks@yahoo.com
Posted by: pravin | 2007.06.26 at 08:18 PM
I have a friend who would love to work with Tyler Perry. She would be a great actress and can remember lines very quickly. She really becomes one with her roles and has a great sense of humor. How would I contact him or his agent in order to get her an interview? Please let me know anything that may help.
pravinwestbrooks@yahoo.com
Posted by: pravin | 2007.06.26 at 08:18 PM
I just would like to meet Tyler Perry because I think he is an outstanding man whom I admire a lot. I would like him to discuss with me in person about his life stories because it gives me motivation from how he came from rags-to-riches. I really would like to conversate with him on that basis if possible. Tyler Perry's #1FAN!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Denina | 2008.03.13 at 02:15 PM
Hello to all and to Tyler as well. I just want to mention that, there are many of us who have talent and would love to share it with many. I have multiple talents that is required for a chance to meet someone who needs a singer, writer, actress or whatever that's required. I feel that I can do the job and help many others along the way.
Posted by: Ms. Meka | 2009.03.06 at 02:04 PM
Good afternoon,
I have an idea for a movie that I would love to speak with Mr. Perry about. I am not a golddigger, nor a slacky, just someone who thought of a good story and don't quite know how to get it to the public but know that Mr. Perry would.
Thanks! Here's hoping you hear from me.
Posted by: Patricia White | 2010.02.16 at 05:52 PM