How to Say Digitally I Am an Elvis Fan

RMN Digital | May 2, 2012 | Americas, Entertainment, Masses, Regions, Social, Social Media | No Comments

With the 35th anniversary, fans will be able to connect to Elvis using an array of digital channels. By visiting the “I am an Elvis Fan” promotion website, fans will have the opportunity to vote for the song list for a new Elvis CD, upload their image into an Elvis Presley mosaic print, and order the commemorative “I am an Elvis fan” t-shirt.

Elvis will also be connecting with fans across the globe through social networks, which will offer unique stickers, engaging apps, and new ways for fans to declare their loyalty to the king.

Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc., along with partners Sony Music/Legacy Recordings, Fan Mosaics and ShopElvis.com, have announced a 35th anniversary promotion that gives individuals around the world an opportunity to declare their “fanship” in three different ways, all originating from Elvis.com/ElvisFan.

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First, fans can be part of the creation of a new CD by voting on their favorite Elvis songs May 1 through May 12. The CD, scheduled for release on July 31 by Legacy Recordings, will be titled, “I AM AN ELVIS FAN: A Collection of Elvis Songs Chosen by the Fans.”

Those who pre-order during the voting period will get their name in a limited-edition version of the CD (while space is available). The release will be available at IAmAnElvisFan.com, ShopElvis.com and other retail outlets.

Second, fans can upload their own personal photo through June 1 to be included in the officially licensed photo mosaic of the king that will also appear on the CD cover art. The Elvis photo mosaic will be designed by Fan Mosaics and will feature a classic image of Elvis made up of thousands of his fans’ images.

Once the upload period ends and the mosaic has been created, fans will be able to see themselves in the larger picture of Elvis. A commemorative print of the image will be available for purchase at FanMosaics.com/Elvis and at Elvis Presley’s Graceland in Memphis during Elvis Week 2012.

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Finally, as part of the promotion, fans are able to purchase an “I am an Elvis Fan” t-shirt on ShopElvis.com. The t-shirt is branded with the graphics from the promotion and fans will be encouraged to wear it to the Elvis Week 2012 kick-off event in Memphis on August 10, 2012, at AutoZone Park.

Fans that aren’t able to be in Memphis for the event can still participate by uploading an image of themselves wearing the t-shirt in their own hometown via Instagram and tagging it #ElvisFan. All of these images will be featured in an Instagram online gallery on Elvis.com/ElvisFan.

To further the “I am an Elvis Fan” promotion, social networks will connect fans as they celebrate the king with one another. Fans are encouraged to celebrate the kick-off of the promotion by sharing the “I am an Elvis fan” online video which will premiere on Elvis’ YouTube channel with the launch of the promotion.

Featuring the hit song “The Wonder of You,” which has become a fan anthem, the video includes footage captured of Elvis with his passionate fans through the years.