RAK1 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Will the commercial be on UK TV?If not, I hope there is something else for us, especially if we can go to see him do it! I'm not sure, it looks like it could be for a Belgian phone network. But I daresay it'll be on Youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treasa Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Wow! Loved the vid. Glad to see Mika's still got it and I've still got it. Looking at that just brought back a bit of the old buzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdeb Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Does somebody know more about the connection with Mobistar? I'm not fully getting the connection between a commercial campaign for the album and it being at the same time some commercial for Mobistar? Is it something like with LYL / San Miguel? I think it's just that the commercial for Mobistar will be released around the same time as the album to help create more buzz for the record. It's not a commercial for the album per se. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alireine Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Thank you for explaining Deb It was a great day for everyone attending and also for those who didn't as we could get a lovely video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerMoment1608 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I think it's just that the commercial for Mobistar will be released around the same time as the album to help create more buzz for the record. It's not a commercial for the album per se. That's why I'm asking. How much will this commercial have to do with the album and how will it help the album? We also have these statements: Is it a spot for Mika's new album? @misspopoff7 @anninasala no you'll see this before that... source: Was een opname voor een reclamefilmpje van Mobistar! Ik was als figurant daar Google translate: Was a recording for a TV commercial for Mobistar! I was there as an extra source: And I'm asking myself: How much of it is Mobistar-advertisement, how much of it is supporting of the record and how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucrezia Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Thank you for pics and vids! I can't wait to see the final result And Deb, thank you for your explaination! This, gave me another of the million reasons for how beautiful and important to be part of this great family which is the MFC! We all manage not only to be always updated on news on what concerns mika, but you also work to give the opportunity to each of us to have always amazing experiences and when it's possible even the chance to meet mika So thank you for what you do!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathouzouf Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Thank you for pics and vids! I can't wait to see the final result And Deb, thank you for your explaination! This, gave me another of the million reasons for how beautiful and important to be part of this great family which is the MFC! We all manage not only to be always updated on news on what concerns mika, but you also work to give the opportunity to each of us to have always amazing experiences and when it's possible even the chance to meet mika So thank you for what you do!! Well said, and probably not often enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdeb Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 That's why I'm asking. How much will this commercial have to do with the album and how will it help the album? We also have these statements: Is it a spot for Mika's new album? @misspopoff7 @anninasala no you'll see this before that... source: Was een opname voor een reclamefilmpje van Mobistar! Ik was als figurant daar Google translate: Was a recording for a TV commercial for Mobistar! I was there as an extra source: And I'm asking myself: How much of it is Mobistar-advertisement, how much of it is supporting of the record and how? I don't understand what's difficult to understand about this. It's a commercial for Mobistar that Mika happens to be in. If they release it around the time of the album release, it will be all over TV -- wherever Mobistar is -- and will remind people of who Mika is. If it were exclusively to promote the album, they wouldn't be using Grace Kelly. Maybe there will be a mention of the upcoming album in the commercial, maybe not. I don't know. But the fact that it will put Mika's face on TV in areas where he hasn't been recently is a positive advertisement for the new album. I think you're trying to read too much into this. It's just a commercial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mine Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Obviously, I wasn't there but I can tell you about it and how Mika Fan Club fans happened to be there For the benefit of our new members who may not realize it, Mika actually owns the domain MikaFanClub.com -- basically he owns MFC. The MFC Mod/Admin Team work very closely with his management team based in London. We're in contact with them several times a week, discussing various things that affect the fans -- sometimes competitions, ticket giveaways, meet and greets, and other things. A few days ago, late in the day on Wednesday, we were asked to find 20 or so fans in the Antwerp area for some filming. At the time it was unclear whether Mika would actually be there, but we were asked to only invite fans who could be discreet. What does discreet mean? In this case, it meant fans who could be trusted to keep this filming to themselves and not discuss it publicly on social media or even privately with other fans who were not invited. It was important to keep this filming low-key for several reasons, mostly because it would not have been possible to film if dozens of screaming, crazed fans turned up uninvited. The next day, we began to track down fans who we knew were from northern Belgium and the Netherlands who we thought might be able to commit to a full-day of filming on such short notice. We sent PM's here on MFC and also posted a message on the MFC Facebook page geotagged for Belgium. I began to go through and look for names I recognized as well as people who appeared to be in the Antwerp area. Many people didn't reply to me, some who did reply were unable to attend because they were on holiday, had to work or had other commitments. Eventually, we came up with around 20 names of MFCers, both long-time fans and newer ones, who said they were absolutely positive they could make the filming. By that time, it was confirmed that Mika would be on hand for the filming! I gave everyone a lecture on keeping quiet about this filming and also on how to behave -- no one should crowd around Mika or beg for his signature or a photo, as it was all meant to be very relaxed and laid-back. I sent the list of names to Mika's team, and they gave the fans more details on the filming, which lasted from noon until late in the day. It eventually turned out that the filming was for a commercial. And of course by now you've seen all the photos and videos all over Twitter and FB so you know how the day went. It seems that everything went smoothly -- and I think everyone was able to have a little Mika time, taking a photo with him, or at least chatting a few words with him. I wanted to take a minute here to stress that this all went off so well because the MFCers involved -- both those who ended up going as well as those who were asked but could not go -- understood how important it was to not blab all over the internet that something was going to happen in Antwerp this weekend. Of course, I know that some details leaked out because I received several messages from curious fans who had heard hints about "something." But overall, everyone understood that sometimes you do need to have some secrecy -- if it had not gone so well, it could very well have jeopardized our chance for future similar opportunities. So I wanted to say THANK YOU to all of you who honored our request to keep things to yourself. You also probably understand now why I was asking everyone to update their location and ages in the user profiles. We really DO need to take a look at our demographics. But also if more chances like this come up in the future, it will be a lot easier for us to search on your locations and find you -- as much as I would like to know everything about every one of you, there is just no way I can! Also, sometimes these things have age limits (although this one didn't) and we need to be sure that you're over 16 or over 18 or whatever may be required. Anyhow... that's my long answer to mine's question! If anyone has any specific questions, feel free to send me a PM. thanks a lot, Deb, for this explanation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchAnnie Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 The next day, we began to track down fans who we knew were from northern Belgium and the Netherlands who we thought might be able to commit to a full-day of filming on such short notice. We sent PM's here on MFC and also posted a message on the MFC Facebook page geotagged for Belgium. I began to go through and look for names I recognized as well as people who appeared to be in the Antwerp area. Many people didn't reply to me, some who did reply were unable to attend because they were on holiday, had to work or had other commitments. I was one of those fans who couldn't make it because of other commitments. But I'm very happy for the MFCers who were able to make it and I'm sure they had a lovely day. And I had a lovely day too, spending my day at the Dutch beach, celebrating the birthday of my bf's nephew who turned 3 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log lady Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I love the idea behind this commercial, it seems so much fun and and hopefully it will be good promotion. Thank you Deb for the insight and for the constant huge work, highly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 (edited) I don't understand what's difficult to understand about this. It's a commercial for Mobistar that Mika happens to be in. If they release it around the time of the album release, it will be all over TV -- wherever Mobistar is -- and will remind people of who Mika is. If it were exclusively to promote the album, they wouldn't be using Grace Kelly. Maybe there will be a mention of the upcoming album in the commercial, maybe not. I don't know. But the fact that it will put Mika's face on TV in areas where he hasn't been recently is a positive advertisement for the new album. I think you're trying to read too much into this. It's just a commercial. Reminds me of this ad [YOUTUBE]efl5pFTFnBU[/YOUTUBE] Edited July 27, 2014 by dcdeb fixed youtube link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlelady Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 THANK YOU; GUYS:huglove: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I think it's just that the commercial for Mobistar will be released around the same time as the album to help create more buzz for the record. It's not a commercial for the album per se. Thanks for explanations Too bad we don't have here this Mobistar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdeb Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Just fixed your youtube link, Rose -- for future reference you only need to put the last bit of the link, the part that comes after the = symbol, in between the youtube tags! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasminority Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 It's incredible that MFCers were able to be there. Great work everyone who was involved in organising that. I am sure this will help raise the profile of the fourth album when it is released. Just hoping for something promotional in the UK now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonaG Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 So happy for all the MFCers who attended the event. MFC rules as always!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~TheLoveYouBreathe Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Thank you so much for the explanation, Deb! Now it's much more clear to me what happened and I'm really amazed by the possibilities given by the MFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Just fixed your youtube link, Rose -- for future reference you only need to put the last bit of the link, the part that comes after the = symbol, in between the youtube tags! Cheers Deb, I'll get the hang of it one day:naughty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rian Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 The next day, we began to track down fans who we knew were from northern Belgium and the Netherlands who we thought might be able to commit to a full-day of filming on such short notice. Many people didn't reply to me, some who did reply were unable to attend because they were on holiday, had to work or had other commitments. That would be...me I wanted to take a minute here to stress that this all went off so well because the MFCers involved -- both those who ended up going as well as those who were asked but could not go -- understood how important it was to not blab all over the internet that something was going to happen in Antwerp this weekend. Everyone understood that sometimes you do need to have some secrecy -- if it had not gone so well, it could very well have jeopardized our chance for future similar opportunities. So I wanted to say THANK YOU to all of you who honored our request to keep things to yourself. No need to thank...imo that goes without saying! I want to thank you Deb for this given opportunity....even though I couldn't go....(which of course made me quite sad)....I had a lot of fun seeing some friends really really happy!! Now...I can't wait to see the result of this day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilseh1983 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Obviously, I wasn't there but I can tell you about it and how Mika Fan Club fans happened to be there For the benefit of our new members who may not realize it, Mika actually owns the domain MikaFanClub.com -- basically he owns MFC. The MFC Mod/Admin Team work very closely with his management team based in London. We're in contact with them several times a week, discussing various things that affect the fans -- sometimes competitions, ticket giveaways, meet and greets, and other things. A few days ago, late in the day on Wednesday, we were asked to find 20 or so fans in the Antwerp area for some filming. At the time it was unclear whether Mika would actually be there, but we were asked to only invite fans who could be discreet. What does discreet mean? In this case, it meant fans who could be trusted to keep this filming to themselves and not discuss it publicly on social media or even privately with other fans who were not invited. It was important to keep this filming low-key for several reasons, mostly because it would not have been possible to film if dozens of screaming, crazed fans turned up uninvited. The next day, we began to track down fans who we knew were from northern Belgium and the Netherlands who we thought might be able to commit to a full-day of filming on such short notice. We sent PM's here on MFC and also posted a message on the MFC Facebook page geotagged for Belgium. I began to go through and look for names I recognized as well as people who appeared to be in the Antwerp area. Many people didn't reply to me, some who did reply were unable to attend because they were on holiday, had to work or had other commitments. Eventually, we came up with around 20 names of MFCers, both long-time fans and newer ones, who said they were absolutely positive they could make the filming. By that time, it was confirmed that Mika would be on hand for the filming! I gave everyone a lecture on keeping quiet about this filming and also on how to behave -- no one should crowd around Mika or beg for his signature or a photo, as it was all meant to be very relaxed and laid-back. I sent the list of names to Mika's team, and they gave the fans more details on the filming, which lasted from noon until late in the day. It eventually turned out that the filming was for a commercial. And of course by now you've seen all the photos and videos all over Twitter and FB so you know how the day went. It seems that everything went smoothly -- and I think everyone was able to have a little Mika time, taking a photo with him, or at least chatting a few words with him. I wanted to take a minute here to stress that this all went off so well because the MFCers involved -- both those who ended up going as well as those who were asked but could not go -- understood how important it was to not blab all over the internet that something was going to happen in Antwerp this weekend. Of course, I know that some details leaked out because I received several messages from curious fans who had heard hints about "something." But overall, everyone understood that sometimes you do need to have some secrecy -- if it had not gone so well, it could very well have jeopardized our chance for future similar opportunities. So I wanted to say THANK YOU to all of you who honored our request to keep things to yourself. You also probably understand now why I was asking everyone to update their location and ages in the user profiles. We really DO need to take a look at our demographics. But also if more chances like this come up in the future, it will be a lot easier for us to search on your locations and find you -- as much as I would like to know everything about every one of you, there is just no way I can! Also, sometimes these things have age limits (although this one didn't) and we need to be sure that you're over 16 or over 18 or whatever may be required. Anyhow... that's my long answer to mine's question! If anyone has any specific questions, feel free to send me a PM. happy to read it overall went good too bad i had to work though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaolaC Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Thanks for the explanation and for the constant work, Deb: you and the other admins are very precious. Opportunities like this must be very special for who attend. Happy for the MFCers at the event! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Really nice to hear Mika singing GK acoustically again. Still sad that he has to do adverts but at least fans are a part of it. I can't wait to see the end product because it sounds like we'll see some familiar faces. Amazing job once again by Deb (and Team Mika!). Really happy for everyone who went, it sounded like a lot of fun. Sorry for the ones who couldn't make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camille* Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Wow I'm so amazed by MFC's work and organization for this event, and very happy for the fans who got to attend! I've just heard about some girls I know who were able to go there so I'm even more thrilled A bit disappointed that it was for a commercial as I thought it was related to the album at first, but I can feel my excitement is coming back little by little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Kristal Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the explanation Deb! I loved seeing the vid last night. I'm happy for the MFCers who could be there Edited July 27, 2014 by Miss Kristal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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