If we could get a 1000mv limit on voting adhered to the newbs would do word of mouth for us, but as things are they tell their friends not to bother because the time it takes to earn stake is too steep for them.
That will change with hf25, but bringing back the whale experiment would have an even larger impact on where the rewards go.
Getting both will do more for attracting newbs than anything else I've seen proposed.
It hooks them with their wallets.
I hope your advertising endeavor succeeds, it will make your run for hive mayor more plausible.