Clever Helicopter Marketing Stunt Helps Promote G.I. Joe The Rise Of Cobra To Beachgoers

Brace yourself! Your relaxing afternoon at the beach this weekend might be interrupted by a G.I. Joe The Rise Of Cobra marketing stunt.

G.I Joe Helicopter Marketing Stunt

To help promote the new film, This past July 4th weekend, a helicopter emblazoned with the G.I. Joe logo and dangling an actor dressed in fatigues was spotted along shorelines from Coney Island to Belmar, NJ. The helicopter stunt is a clever twist on the traditional beach promotion – banners being dragged behind prop planes.

Despite the military nature of G.I. Joe, the promotion did not cause any major panics, just a lot of curious beachgoers trying to figure out what was going on.