3:10 to Yuma

Client: Lionsgate
Campaign: 3:10 to Yuma
Agency: Allied Advertising


Campaign Objectives: Lionsgate seeked to create buzz and awarenss for 3:10 to Yuma in over 17 major markets. They wanted to utilize high impact creative units on homepages and section fronts to promote the new action-packed Western film and drive movie-goers to theaters opening weekend.


Centro Solution: Centro worked with Lionsgate's creative assets to build eye-catching Sliding Billboard units to make a big splash in each market. The ads ran on leading newspaper and alternative weekly sites and were strategically placed on Homepages, Entertainment, and Sports section fronts. The plan effectively generated buzz for the movie and subsequently, 3:10 to Yuma opened #1 at the box office its first week.

Publisher Site Market Placement
New York Daily News NYDailyNews.com New York Homepage Sliding Billboard w/ Fixed Pencil Leave Behind
New York Post NYPost.com New York Entertainment Section Front Sliding Billboard w/Fixed Pencil Leave Behind
Los Angeles Times LATimes.com Los Angeles Homepage Sliding Billboard w/ Pencil Leave Behind
Chicago Tribune ChicagoTribune.com Chicago Sports Section Front Sliding Billboard w/ Fixed Pencil Leave behind
Chicago Sun Times SunTimes.com Chicago Homepage Sliding Billboard w/ Fixed Pencil Leave Behind
Philly.com Philly.com Philadelphia Homepage Sliding Billboard
Houston Chronicle Chron.com Houston Homepage Sliding Billboard
The Boston Globe Boston.com Boston Homepage Sliding Billboard

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