KFC's tries UCG marketing for its big three-O.

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Singapore is trying to get the online locals to vote for their favourite TV commercial to be used for their 30th anniversary marketing campaign.

It looks as if they've taken a page from the social media especially YouTube. They appear to have the right goal in mind with getting as much social participation as they can in hopes of a viral campaign. But I am very suspect that the UGC is staged, but I can't confirm that right now.

KFC has put together 9 commercials with amateur videos of "customers" putting up a song and dance. I must say it is a genuine effort, and some of these may end up on YouTube: the exact people they want to target.

I don't want to judge this campaign too early, but it looks to me like it's going to miss the social media and viral effect and just end up with a couple of votes from a YouTube generation.