Chris Thilk got me the hook up on some awesome movie posters for the upcoming Miami Vice flick that hits theatres next weekend.

Chris had been doing some digging about the marketing of the film, and had spoken with Universal earlier in the week about it. From working with me at AdJab and MWW Group, he had already heard of my adoration for this fascinatingly pastel and yet filled with cocaine television show from the 80s, so he asked if I wanted to ask anything when he was speaking with the rep from the studio. Of course, I asked for a couple of posters, because theatres aren't breaking any rules and giving them away.

After telling his contact about my predilection for posting like, everything I can on Flickr and the various blogs I'm a part of, it was locked in. Three days later, I've got a few posters here, suitable for framing in my office, and that'll come soon enough. The point here is that for a few bucks and a short phone conversation, you can help extend your marketing efforts a little bit. Does that mean you should take every interview and send everyone in the world movie posters? Well, probably not, but pick your spots just like you would when attempting to do interviews and other such things, and see where the value for your business lies. At the end of the day, most bloggers - including bloggers who have budgets and more resources than the person who is only doing it on his or her lunch hour - like having access. Even a tease of access is a good thing, and most of the time the repayment works out well for you.