5Alive DoDo's new FB Status

[GINAFELICIA]

Strange things happen in HOAXLAND almost every day :shock: :shock: :shock:

[ForstAMoon]

No, but seriously. Why close it?

maybe for the same reasons why you and others here have been following this page 

[_Anna_]

That would mean they played with people and they feel guilty for it. Or don't have the will to go on fooling people. Why close it if it was honest?

I don't know how to take it.

[ForstAMoon]

or they had some purpose to be online and now their mission is over.

I do not have an answer to "why?" question. I am generally more into "what for?" questions.

[For All Time]

Strange , but what's not strange this days ? lol 2 bad they will close the page

[GINAFELICIA]

Dodo posted this minutes ago, after not posting since June 2011

The 5 Alive Dodo would like to thank you all for your support and love over the last few months, however from today this page will be closing. We hope that you will continue to enjoy 5 Alive and again thank you for all your support.

This again proves something unusual. IF this page was destined for the promotion of a drink, why close it? The page appears on UK Coke official site under 5 Alive drinks. This means it was official, but the discussion and all that Dodo said clearly wasn't promotion for the drink. If it was a promotional page then why close it? What was the purpose? If you want to sell the drink, you have to promote it. Why close it?

This Facebook page is still on the official UK Coca- Cola page.
Look on the right, "Related Links" -> "5 alive on facebook", click and wait to be redirected. It redirects to Dodo's page.

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WTF I never knew that page was official  WTF?? WTF?? WTF?? I thought it was fan-made OMG!
Now I am really surprised :shock:

OK, maybe the official page was hacked....I have no other explanation. alive broke it and put up the link to his facebook crash/

"Born in Mauritius in 1611, and born again in 2010 thanks to 5 Alive, the dancing Dodo is a living legend. Like most dodo's he can't fly, but boy can he dance"

[reveron1958]

Being positive (lol) perhaps it is no longer required as we are drawing close to BAM?

[MJonmind]

Does sound like somethings's happening behind the scene in hoaxland.


TS’s last post was LaToya thanking fans for their support. Now this?

[simalves]

Does sound like somethings's happening behind the scene in hoaxland.


TS’s last post was LaToya thanking fans for their support. Now this?

And MJ's official page sent out an email saying "Thank you to the fans!"

[GINAFELICIA]

and dodo made 2-3 references to Netherlands in his tweets ...I just made a quick review

"And MJ's official page sent out an email saying "Thank you to the fans!" - really? I didn't get it. Yet.

edit: yes I got it, I forgot I had to make another e-amil account to register there, I was deleted so many times for being a believer LOL. Here it is the message:

"Thank You To The Fans!    
Thank you for all your help and support over the past weeks. Michael said many times how important his fans were to him. Thank you for keeping his music alive and for helping us celebrate IMMORTAL's first week of release."

[PureLove]

No, but seriously. Why close it?

It's because Dodo's part is over. This is my opinion but what I realized is, people who have some parts in the hoax, say whatever they need to say and then they get lost or stop talking. Like Teddy Riley, like Nelson De La Nuez. They gave enough clues and their parts are over. That's the reason why we don't hear from Teddy or Nelson no more. I do believe that Michael asked them to give out these clues and of course Dodo was there as a big clue for the hoax but now we're getting closer to the end and that is the reason why these clue spreaders are ending their parts. This is how I interpret these all.

[voiceforthesilent]

Hmmm - this seems fairly obvious that it wasn't just another page for 5-Alive. I do wonder though if they received more legal threats from Coke or the Estate??? Just thinking out loud. Maybe they stopped for a while hoping to start up again but was met with a lawsuit.

However, I do like the idea that it served it's purpose, much like a chapter in a movie or book and now it's ended.

Thanks for sharing.

[all4loveandbelieve]

well, like some of you say, this hoax is coming to an end, and Dodo did his or her part, now it is time to say goodbye, and Hello to Michael.. No need to be sad, you need to be happy estatic, Michael is coming soon.. blessings.

[Grace]

The marketing campaign seems to have had its final curtain.
It lasted longer than usual - from April 2010.

This is what VCCP (agency) has to say about the concept and results of the campaign.

5 Alive was an ailing brand seemingly destined to a slow
 death by de-listing. Our brief was to bring 5 Alive back to
 commercial health. A modest budget meant we needed to
 exploit the brand’s greatest equity, the brand name itself, 5
 Alive. We also had to develop an idea that could live beyond
 the limited ATL burst we could afford.
 
 Our idea started with the most famous extinct creature of
 them all, the Mauritian Dodo. To symbolise the resurrection of 5 Alive, we would bring the dodo back to life with the help of a crate of 5 Alive. Our dodo sings and body pops along to Don Fardon’s cult funk anthem “I’m Alive”.
 
 To magnify our limited media spend we released an Ashley
 Beedle re-mix of Don Fardon’s “I’m Alive” complete with
 music video and vinyl release. It created the talkabilty that
 was essential for the campaign to succeed. The music video was viewed over a quarter of a million times in the first week and the single shot in to the top 20 of the dance charts. Most importantly, year on year sales of 5 Alive are up 24%.

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I think they were running with MJ fans because it suited their objectives of increased awareness and thus their expectations of increased sales. I do not think however that any of the MJ fans contributing to their Facebook and youtube was actually buying the drink.

I don't think that there are any legal issues (and not with the MJ camp either).
The 5Alive campaign budget was limited and the campaign is over.
I don't believe they even realized what they did when they were sailing the MJ fan wave.
They increased sales of 5Alive by 24% and that was exactly what they wanted.

May Dodo rest in peace - he was a lot of fun then and I just hope that nobody's heart will be broken now.

For those wanting to watch the ad video again that is deleted from youtube now:
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[MJonmind]

The End. 


I hope there's some new beginnings coming!