Although Buffy the
Vampire Slayer was not the highest rated program on TV, both it and the WB
Network did a very effective job reaching a youthful demographic. Often advertisers
have difficulty trying to reach this elusive group, and one of the cleverest
campaigns to capitalize on this popularity was the Barq’s Root beer ‘Barq’s Has
Bite’ tie-in.
Coinciding with the
start of season four in the autumn of 1999, not only did Barq’s release a
collection of Buffy the Vampire Slayer root beer cans, but the whole promotion culminated
in the ‘Barq’s Halloween Bash’ as advertised on point-of-sale displays and
t-shirts (I wonder who won the trip to Hollywood to party with “members of the
cast”?).
1999 was a banner year
for Buffy the Vampire Slayer related merchandise, and saw the release of a
variety of items by several manufacturers. Dark Horse Comics continued with
creative promotions, such as the Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1/2, a limited
edition comic book presented in conjunction with Wizard Magazine, complete with
a certificate of authenticity. Varner Studios released a series of 9" collectible
figures, and even body art was represented with Temporary Tattoos distributed
by Mehndi Body Art of California.
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