Product placement is not new. In 1951, Katharine Hepburn poured Gordon's gin overboard in The African Queen, in 1982 the kiddies ate Reese's Pieces in ET: The Extra-Terrestrial and in 1990 Bruce Willis fought baddies with a Black & Decker drill in Die Hard II. - The Sydney Morning Herald
Product placement is not new. In 1951, Katharine Hepburn poured Gordon's gin overboard in The African Queen, in 1982 the kiddies ate Reese's Pieces in ET: The Extra-Terrestrial and in 1990 Bruce Willis fought baddies with a Black & Decker drill in Die Hard II. - The Sydney Morning Herald
Advertising adds value to a product by changing our perception, rather than the product itself. Rory Sutherland makes the daring assertion that a change in perceived value can be just as satisfying as what we consider "real" value -- and his conclusion has interesting consequences for how we look at life.
Product placement is nothing new - but a new film set in Google's headquarters takes it to new heights. Tom Brook looks at how movies can be vehicles for marketing messages.
"The inspiration was from noticing beauty ads over the years looking unrealistically perfect, and thinking that they may as well be advertising Photoshop than what they sell. I just decided to make a fun, exaggerated parody of the ads and turn them around to make Photoshop the beauty product, instead."
Many people complain about advertisements as an obnoxious way for companies to invade our everyday lives and cram their products down our throats, but that's not all that advertisements are good for. The advertisements on this list are excellent examples of effective advertising strategies for social issue campaigns that let their voices be heard.
Many people complain about advertisements as an obnoxious way for companies to invade our everyday lives and cram their products down our throats, but that's not all that advertisements are good for. The advertisements on this list are excellent examples of effective advertising strategies for social issue campaigns that let their voices be heard.