tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post8737704988506191527..comments2023-08-17T11:47:11.821+01:00Comments on James and the Blue Cat: "in no way is this advertisers forcing something on poor old producers"James Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-51883420941500495292010-03-13T15:07:00.082+00:002010-03-13T15:07:00.082+00:00A tampon that has 'Diet Coke' written thro...A tampon that has 'Diet Coke' written through it like a stick of rock, being placed by Tampax into a Diet Coke ad. The ad is then written on to a million USB keys which are given away free with every packet of Tampax. Mmm, multiplatform.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-74220040903376902572010-03-13T14:28:28.229+00:002010-03-13T14:28:28.229+00:00Just been watching the new Lady Gaga/Beyonce video...Just been watching the new Lady Gaga/Beyonce video, with the sledgehammer PP for Virgin mobile. Effectively, advertising one thing within an advert for something else. (I know people make big aesthetic claims for music promos, but they're still adverts, aren't they?) <br /><br />How far can that go? Tampax paying for PP within a Diet Coke ad?Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-10182713821684340842010-03-13T14:03:45.322+00:002010-03-13T14:03:45.322+00:00Well, they probably are rabid Apple fanboys, but r...Well, they probably <i>are</i> rabid Apple fanboys, but reading between the lines, Apple probably make it very easy for producers to get hold of Apple products to put in their shows, if they want. The same happens a lot, and although it's 'stealth' PP in a way, it's a lot better than insisting brands get mentioned in the scripts - and there are other limits to how overt it can be, so it's not something I have too much problem with, to be honest.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-25183493018606460602010-03-13T13:26:13.433+00:002010-03-13T13:26:13.433+00:00"Apple said it does not pay for product place..."Apple said it does not pay for product placement and would not discuss how its products make their way into television and films."<br /><br />They might not pay in cash, but they must pay somehow (in hardware, I imagine). Or are all Hollywood producers just Apple cultists?Mike Boothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614823619400248086noreply@blogger.com