Product placement is a
form of advertising and
promotion in which
products are placed in
television shows and or
movies to gain
exposure.


                          A Coca Cola product placement on the space
                              shuttle is a form of space advertising
•  When the featured product is not part of an
  economic exchange, it is called a product plug


•  It is not always the product that is placed in the
  media, you can also find advertisements for the
  products placed in the media
•    Lumiere Brothers
•    Early examples
•    Most popular products
•    Increasing product placement & TiVo
1.    Exposure & frequency
2.    Support of other media
3.    Source association
4.    Low CPM
5.    Recall
6.    Bypassing regulations
7.    Acceptance
8.    Targeting
1.    High absolute cost   5.  Public reaction
2.    Time of exposure     6.  Competition
3.    Limited approach     7.  Negative
4.    Lack of control          placements
                           8.  Clutter
•  Controls not as strict as
   television commercials

•  Companies engaging in
   product placement must be
   stated in end credits

•  Cigarettes and alcohol
•  Stealth advertising a.k.a. “undercover marketing”

•  Examples:
    –  Sony Camera
    –  Türi Vodka
• When filmmakers create false products that frequently
  appear in the movies they make

• Also common in comic books, television, and “reality-
  based” video games




                              Pixar Animation pizza place

    “GTA” video game series                                 Quentin Tarantino films
•  To create a fictional brand in a fictional environment and
   then release it into the real world




         “Vote for Pedro” t-shirts from   “Forrest Gump’s” fictional brand now
             Napoleon Dynamite                     a restaurant chain
Movies

 Television

  Books

Video Games

  Songs
Can you recall some of these famous product placements?

 •  Risky Business – Ray-Ban sunglasses

 •  Back to the Future – Pepsi products, the DeLorean

 •  Demolition Man – Taco Bell

 •  You’ve Got Mail – AOL, Apple, IBM and Starbucks

 •  Austin Powers – Pepsi and Starbucks

 •  Cast Away – FedEx and Wilson

 •  Men In Black II – Ray-Ban sunglasses, Mercedes Benz, Sprint, Burger King
“Have you ever wondered how an actor can
hold the Coke can just the right way every
 time so that the logo is perfectly visible?”
Here are some more recent movies that
contain many product placements:
1985   2004
Apple laptop computer on “24”   Perhaps the producers of "24" did not
                                find a phone company that wanted to
                                         sponsor this episode
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Here are just a few examples of what you can find in
your local library or bookstore:


Skittles Riddles Math

The Cheerios Counting Book

The Hershey’s Kisses Addition Book

The M&M’s Brand Counting Book

The Crayon Counting Book

Reese’s Pieces: Count By Fives
“Crazy Taxi” KFC




“Crazy Taxi” Pizza Hut
Product Placement in Music Videos

     “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”
“…buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack”
•    Product placement has become big business. The amount of money spent
     on product placement increased from $190 million in 1974 to $3.458 billion
     in 2004.5 From 1999 to 2004, the overall product placement market grew at
     a compound annual rate of 16.3%. Product placement spending in 2005 is
     expected to increase 22.7%, to a total of $4.24 billion.


•    M&M/Mars was first asked to place their M&M’s product in the movie, E.T.,
     but turned it down. Reese’s Pieces then made the debut and their sales
     increased 65% due to the exposure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLeXUC8pSdk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQbVD5hlddk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo2nEMjchq8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb12uXbH5mo

http://advertising.about.com/od/promotions/a/prodplacegames.htm

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=305598

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_placement

http://money.howstuffworks.com/product-placement.htm

http://www.marketingpower.com/content19350.php

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Product Placement

  • 2.
    Product placement isa form of advertising and promotion in which products are placed in television shows and or movies to gain exposure. A Coca Cola product placement on the space shuttle is a form of space advertising
  • 3.
    •  When thefeatured product is not part of an economic exchange, it is called a product plug •  It is not always the product that is placed in the media, you can also find advertisements for the products placed in the media
  • 4.
    •  Lumiere Brothers •  Early examples •  Most popular products •  Increasing product placement & TiVo
  • 5.
    1.  Exposure & frequency 2.  Support of other media 3.  Source association 4.  Low CPM 5.  Recall 6.  Bypassing regulations 7.  Acceptance 8.  Targeting
  • 6.
    1.  High absolute cost 5.  Public reaction 2.  Time of exposure 6.  Competition 3.  Limited approach 7.  Negative 4.  Lack of control placements 8.  Clutter
  • 7.
    •  Controls notas strict as television commercials •  Companies engaging in product placement must be stated in end credits •  Cigarettes and alcohol
  • 8.
    •  Stealth advertisinga.k.a. “undercover marketing” •  Examples: –  Sony Camera –  Türi Vodka
  • 9.
    • When filmmakers createfalse products that frequently appear in the movies they make • Also common in comic books, television, and “reality- based” video games Pixar Animation pizza place “GTA” video game series Quentin Tarantino films
  • 10.
    •  To createa fictional brand in a fictional environment and then release it into the real world “Vote for Pedro” t-shirts from “Forrest Gump’s” fictional brand now Napoleon Dynamite a restaurant chain
  • 11.
    Movies Television Books Video Games Songs
  • 12.
    Can you recallsome of these famous product placements? •  Risky Business – Ray-Ban sunglasses •  Back to the Future – Pepsi products, the DeLorean •  Demolition Man – Taco Bell •  You’ve Got Mail – AOL, Apple, IBM and Starbucks •  Austin Powers – Pepsi and Starbucks •  Cast Away – FedEx and Wilson •  Men In Black II – Ray-Ban sunglasses, Mercedes Benz, Sprint, Burger King
  • 13.
    “Have you everwondered how an actor can hold the Coke can just the right way every time so that the logo is perfectly visible?”
  • 14.
    Here are somemore recent movies that contain many product placements:
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    1985 2004
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    Apple laptop computeron “24” Perhaps the producers of "24" did not find a phone company that wanted to sponsor this episode
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    Here are justa few examples of what you can find in your local library or bookstore: Skittles Riddles Math The Cheerios Counting Book The Hershey’s Kisses Addition Book The M&M’s Brand Counting Book The Crayon Counting Book Reese’s Pieces: Count By Fives
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    Product Placement inMusic Videos “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” “…buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack”
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    •  Product placement has become big business. The amount of money spent on product placement increased from $190 million in 1974 to $3.458 billion in 2004.5 From 1999 to 2004, the overall product placement market grew at a compound annual rate of 16.3%. Product placement spending in 2005 is expected to increase 22.7%, to a total of $4.24 billion. •  M&M/Mars was first asked to place their M&M’s product in the movie, E.T., but turned it down. Reese’s Pieces then made the debut and their sales increased 65% due to the exposure.
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