The new Goldcoin java client launch

[golden_glitcher]

The new client will be here in a few months as i understand it. And in order for the developers work to pay off we need to have a plan on how to market this event for the biggest impact possible.

I suggest we start crowd-funding and planning it now. The more funds we have, the bigger the bang we can produce at launch.
The altcoin market is already saturated, when the new client arrives i can imagine 1000 altcoins on coinmarketcap.
We really need to push hard on the marketing side to stick out and get people excited about our new client and the possibilities it will open up for Goldcoin.

So time for some brainstorming. Get your ideas in people, however crazy they might sound.


Heres a few i have:

1) Seven 30 second promotional videos. One video to be released every 2 days for the last 2 weeks before the launch.
     People might see one of these videos 2 weeks before launch and not think any more about it, but guess what? A couple days later they'll see another video with even more information swaying them to take a closer look. By the time the last video is released we want that person to have already bought a load of goldcoin in anticipation of the new client launch. And when the client does launch anyone who was living under a rock the 2 weeks before can search for info and be bombarded with excellent, sexy and informative promotional videos explaining why Goldcoin has a fantastic future ahead of it and must be bought NOW!

2) We will need to fork out for sponsored articles. I don't have a notion how much it will cost but 'cryptocoinnews' or CCN would be a good start. They do sponsored articles every once in a while and it always gives the coin a boost in price. A lot of people go there for their bitcoin and altcoin news, myself included. They are at the top of their game and their audience respects their opinions. I suggest we get an article on there during the 2 week goldcoin promo.An excellently written piece explaining the benefits of having a java client, like how the financial industry is already java heavy making future integration with Goldcoin easier and more likely. This piece has to hit the reader with impressive fact after fact. It cant be boring so having it really long wont work, people wont read it(tldr). Then wrap up all the amazing things about the coin with an extremely optimistic scenario for its future. We want people to read it and think its the next big thing worthy of their money.

3)Advertising. For the 2 week promo we will also need to advertise. Again all the main altcoin news blogs, as many as we can afford. CCN, coinmarketcap, The bitcoin channel, tech sites, geek sites, game sites etc. 2 full weeks of fantastic looking banner ads at the tops of these sites. Banner ads with moving graphics. Slick, sexy and enticing. Showing people Goldcoin is a big player and they need to invest!

These are just my ideas, everyone gets your heads together now so we can have the biggest impact possible for launch.

[sizzflair]

The new client will be here in a few months as i understand it. And in order for the developers work to pay off we need to have a plan on how to market this event for the biggest impact possible.

I suggest we start crowd-funding and planning it now. The more funds we have, the bigger the bang we can produce at launch.
The altcoin market is already saturated, when the new client arrives i can imagine 1000 altcoins on coinmarketcap.
We really need to push hard on the marketing side to stick out and get people excited about our new client and the possibilities it will open up for Goldcoin.

So time for some brainstorming. Get your ideas in people, however crazy they might sound.


Heres a few i have:

1) Seven 30 second promotional videos. One video to be released every 2 days for the last 2 weeks before the launch.
     People might see one of these videos 2 weeks before launch and not think any more about it, but guess what? A couple days later they'll see another video with even more information swaying them to take a closer look. By the time the last video is released we want that person to have already bought a load of goldcoin in anticipation of the new client launch. And when the client does launch anyone who was living under a rock the 2 weeks before can search for info and be bombarded with excellent, sexy and informative promotional videos explaining why Goldcoin has a fantastic future ahead of it and must be bought NOW!

2) We will need to fork out for sponsored articles. I don't have a notion how much it will cost but 'cryptocoinnews' or CCN would be a good start. They do sponsored articles every once in a while and it always gives the coin a boost in price. A lot of people go there for their bitcoin and altcoin news, myself included. They are at the top of their game and their audience respects their opinions. I suggest we get an article on there during the 2 week goldcoin promo.An excellently written piece explaining the benefits of having a java client, like how the financial industry is already java heavy making future integration with Goldcoin easier and more likely. This piece has to hit the reader with impressive fact after fact. It cant be boring so having it really long wont work, people wont read it(tldr). Then wrap up all the amazing things about the coin with an extremely optimistic scenario for its future. We want people to read it and think its the next big thing worthy of their money.

3)Advertising. For the 2 week promo we will also need to advertise. Again all the main altcoin news blogs, as many as we can afford. CCN, coinmarketcap, The bitcoin channel, tech sites, geek sites, game sites etc. 2 full weeks of fantastic looking banner ads at the tops of these sites. Banner ads with moving graphics. Slick, sexy and enticing. Showing people Goldcoin is a big player and they need to invest!

These are just my ideas, everyone gets your heads together now so we can have the biggest impact possible for launch.

Sounds like a great idea!  I really think advertising/media coverage is the way to go.  We just need that ONE big coverage on the news to spark new investors and get people excited about the coin.

I'm still brainstorming what that could be, but it needs to be BIG and something unique.  For example, CNN  covers that a certain charity was donated $X in GoldCoins or... it's the first coin to ____.  And it HAS to be on the news and not just on the forums.

Litecoin has had some big jumps due to the media covering that it may be coming in on China's exchange.  We definitely have to expand to other Countries as well and make it easier to purchase & sell GLD.

[agnusnatum]

Good ideas guys, any of which would be beneficial I'm sure. But as you've said, we need to get fundraising!

Might be worth getting @IrishTR in on the discussion, as he's already kicked off a crowd funding project that could provide the opening balance for these initiatives - subject to whims of existing contributors (of which I'm one, who'd be happy to see the fund grow!)

Sent on the move

[golden_glitcher]

I think he is doing up some t-shirts with the funds.We have a few months so hopefully we can gather a nice pot.

I've just started work on creating a goldcoin game which hopefully will be done before launch. It'll be my first attempt at game-making so who knows what it'll turn out like. Here's a zoomed up pic of the goldcoin spaceship you'll be flying.

http://imgur.com/fWMXJPN