AOL Rolls Out First AIM Ad Campaign

By Ed Oswald and Nate Mook | Published October 26, 2005, 4:35 PM

The new AIM Triton may still be in beta, but AOL is already preparing a wide-ranging campaign to promote the service among younger computer users in an effort to regain some ground it has lost to more-gimmicky rivals such as MSN.

"I AM" advertisements will showcase Triton with a new logo that encloses AIM text within an orange speech balloon. AOL hopes to show that online communication can go farther than just the standard instant message.

The marketing campaign for 18-25 year-olds will center around the communications features that Triton offers: IM, e-mail, video and voice chat, and text messaging. The ads will also highlight the role a user's screen name plays in their online identity.

"We are confident that our new visual identity and creative showcases the flexibility and comprehensiveness of the new AIM Triton service," said AOL executive vice president Kevin Conroy in a statement.

The ads will run on MTV.com, ESPN.com and throughout the AOL.com network, as well also on social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook, which AIM's target audience frequents.

Users will be invited to go to a page on the AIM Web site that introduces them to the Triton client. The program, currently in public beta testing, is expected to be released in final form shortly.

Comments

They have to go after the younger generation, no one with any computer experience of more than ten years is going to touch this thing....they know better

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this is not a gaim vs aim thing

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No one said it was. Some people don't know they have alternatives though. I thought that comment was very informative (even if I did already know about it).

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http://gaim.sf.net

What do you need all these features for? I use Gaim all the time, and I am happy with it. Why? Cause it allows me to communicate via IM. I don't see why the other features are useful.

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The other features definitely have their uses, but I don't need them. I use Gaim too. =)

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I AIM therefore I am ???

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Gimmicky rivals? That's a low blow ;)

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