they finished the ico. i witnessed it myself live. where are you getting this from ?

Facebook.

So at first they were selling @ 4000sat then changed it to 1000sat ? correct ?   and in one day they sold about 12 million coins ?

There you go, someone is holding 8 million - http://cryptobe.com/address/CWLBGaR9UWkQdTjah7g75PJvemS13xPgoD

if so good for them.

i just confirmed its ccex.

http://cryptobe.com/t/8Yp4jr8BaV

for starters there should be a more lively discussion in this thread to keep it on top of the ANN page.

going by other coins examples i would say the most effective marketing is to swarm out and spread the word everywhere on the web. twitter, facebook, reddit and whatever else there is.
we need an army of 'footsoldiers', fun memes, well done animated videos, some artwork to spread and show the possibilies of the tech. its important to explain on how to utilize the coins unique features in a fun and easy way.

a reddit add campaign would be good, if we can come up with a good slogan and some artwork. maybe something along the lines of 'explore the world and hunt for treasures' and some cool pirate treasure artwork to go with it.


edit: what we should not do is spam bitcointalk with useless threads.
are there any other major crypto forums? if so we need threads there and someone to maintain them.

edit2: how about a bounty for the best ideas? you were going to pay a marketing firm for this. doesn't have to be much.

I have experience in writing pressreleases, I think I have an idea how it should be put together to entice people to look at Checkcoin and possibly get a little hype going.
However English is not my first language, so it should be proofread by a native speaker, but that shouldn't be a problem.

I could proofread your pressrelease for key points, content and general direction. I would do that for free since I am invested in Checkcoin and possibly will benefit from the increased exposure.