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                PRODUCT PLACEMENT NEWS

Product Placement Works on Reality TV, Says Report
Adnews, August 22, 2011

Dunkin' Donuts Opens Shop in Sims' Universe
New York Times, August 18, 2011

Recommended!
MADISON & VINE IS DEAD, But the Time to Invest
in Branded Content is Now

Scott Donaton, Advertising Age, July 24, 2011

'The Voice' Wins Product Placement Prize in June
Advertising Age, July 20, 2011

P&G's Bounty Picks Up Fans From Social Gaming
Games Grow up as Ad Medium; Brands Play Starring Role
Advertising Age, June 30, 2011

'Men of a Certain Age' Producer Addresses
Product Placement Critics
brandchannel.com, June 20, 2011

How European Media Companies Are Dealing
With Product Placement
Advertising Age, June 12, 2011

MORGAN SPURLOCK:  Why I Sold Out
[Spurlock's documentary on product placement is chock full of...product placement]
CNN, April 24, 2011

"Thirsty, Simon? Or Are You Trying to Sell Us Something? 
How Product Placement is About to Change British Television"
Daily Mail, January 24, 2011 

VIDEO:  Days of Our Lives' Called Out for
Outrageous Product Placement

Hollywood Reporter, Nov 16, 2010

Recommended!
Branding Comes Early in Filmmaking Process
New York Times, April 4, 2010

TV Product Placement Plan Confirmed
[UK will lift its longstanding ban on TV product placement]
The Guardian, Feb 9, 2010


Recommended!
Series Let Advertisers 'Boldly Go' Where
Few Have Gone Before

Advertising Age, May 7, 2009

Recommended!
Measuring Engagement: Audience Metric Exerts Increasing
Influence on Ad Spending
[Why CW's teen drama One Tree Hill is a cash cow for advertisers
despite poor ratings -- HINT: it's all about "engagement"] 

Broadcasting & Cable, April 27, 2008

FCC Watchdog Presses Case for Enforcement
 of Payola Laws
Wall Street Journal, June 8, 2005

Birth of a Sales Pitch
[the growing trend of product placement in songs and
Broadway musicals]
NY Times, April 23, 2005

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The Next Great American Consumer
Kids 0-3 years old are the coveted demographic
Adweek, September 26, 2011

The Kids Are Not All Right
New York Times, August 22, 2011

Madonna Signs With Smirnoff
Advertising Age, August 17, 2011

Recommended!
Nielsen Acquires NeuroFocus
Leading Neuromarketing Firm Becomes Part of Nielsen's
Product Innovation Practice
Neilsen, May 26, 2011

Obama Ducks Food fight Over Children's Ads
blogs.smartmoney.com, May 2, 2011

Recommended!
Commercials are the Culprit in TV-Obesity Link
New York Times, February 9, 2010 

Six Odd Tactics for Getting Ads into Google Maps
searchengineland.com
, February 1, 2010


Are the Corporate Suits Ruining TV?
Network control and media consolidation are wringing the creativity out of entertainment.
Los Angeles Times, Nov 7, 2007


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