By Patrick Avenell
Morphy Richards has put a new spin on an essentially bland product, launching a new Facebook site to promote its ironing range. Featuring the bare-chested, six-packed merchant ‘Iron Man’, the site is offering fans the chance to win $5,000 by uploading their own video.
Once a Facebook user has ‘Liked’ the Morphy Richards page, they are able to control ‘Iron Man’, with options including ‘Get Comfy’, ‘Get Steamy’ and ‘Wet T-Shirt’.
The accompanying competition has a $10,000 prize pool, with entrants needing to make a video no longer than one minute that shows their love of ironing.
“It doesn't necessarily have to be steamy, but we're after a fun or quirky video of you or your loved one ironing. Or doing an iron dance, or singing a love song to your iron or even an iron psychological thriller,” reads the rules.
Facebook users will then vote on which video wins the cash.
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The Facebook site links to Morphy Richards’ ironing website, which showcases the products ‘Iron Man’ uses, or at least would use if he wore clothes.
Morphy Richards is distributed in Australia by Asko.
'Iron Man' is winning a lot of fans on Facebook.