Funeral home relies on humor to promote coffins, flowers and clothes for the dead in AC "Success and tranquility at your wake. Come and order your coffin!" An advertisement for a funeral home in Manoel Urbano, in the interior of Acre, made in a humorous tone became a topic on social media for transforming a topic, normally treated seriously, into a relaxed advertising piece. (Watch the video above) The video, recorded by digital influencer Marcos Brandão, 27, has accumulated thousands of views, shares and comments in the last week. ? Join the g1 AC channel on WhatsApp Known for its content focused on regional humor, Marcos said that he had already done a similar promotion for a funeral home years ago, but this time he had no idea that the reach would be so great. "I started advertising in Manoel Urbano in 2014, always in a humorous way. We had already done an advertisement for a funeral home and now we're doing another one again. I didn't expect all this repercussion because of the words we used in the recording", he stated. READ ALSO: Birthday cakes fall apart during transport on the road and video goes viral in Acre Acreans in bar celebrate Germany's elimination and video goes viral among Paraguayans Video captures exotic tortoise on highway in the interior of Acre: 'Without imagining what it was' According to him, the idea was just to produce a different video, capable of capturing the public's attention and encouraging sharing on social networks. Despite the result, Marcos said that the recording took place without any planning. "Everything was done on the spot. I called my team and we decided to record in a funny way. We usually do advertisements like this so that the public can laugh and interact with us. This time, we simply started recording", he said. Digital influencer published a video about Manoel Urbano's funeral home coffins; recording had repercussions on the internet Reproduction Generated curiosity For the influencer, another factor that aroused the curiosity of internet users was precisely the segment chosen for the campaign. "It's difficult to find someone promoting a funeral home, because it's a subject linked to death and many people are still prejudiced. Even so, we decided to do it and it ended up working out," he said. In addition to the repercussion on the networks, Marcos says that he received messages that, according to him, gave even greater meaning to the work. "A lot of people got to know me and I'm happy to see people smiling. We received reports from people who were experiencing depression and said they felt better after watching our videos and listening to our audios. This makes us very happy", he concluded. Video of Manoel Urbano's funeral home had repercussions on social media Reproduction VIDEOS: g1
Funeral home relies on humor to promote coffins, flowers and clothes for the dead in AC: 'Success at your wake'
Funeral home relies on humor to promote coffins, flowers and clothes for the dead in AC "Success and tranquility at your wake. Come and order your coffin!" An advertisement for a funeral home in Manoel Urbano, in the...
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