Gladys Santiago
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Thanks for commenting, Sam! I think in many instances of product displacement, brands come out winners. People are savvy enough to decipher and look beyond any changes in logo and they don't come across as desperate for attention. Thanks, Lauren! Wh ... -
Morgan Spurlock
Thanks for sharing, Chris! I'm itching to see that film. I've contacted the PR folks to see if I can attend a screening. As much as it made be framed that the brands in Spurlock's film took a risk in becoming sponsors, they're gainin ... -
Banksy's Couch Gag
Banksy's couch gag was by far the grimmest, haunting sequence ever to open The Simpsons. Even so, I can't help but feel that it kind of made light of the harsh realities of exploitive working conditions (through no fault of Banksy). I feel that ... -
Bob's Burger and Defictionalization
I've only seen two episodes, but it seems like a great lead-in to Bob's Burgers would be Ren and Stimpy circa the early 90s. I thought it would be interesting to point out that to promote the show, Fox transformed several FatBurger locations in ... -
It’s very interesting to see
It's very interesting to see how television viewing/DVRing is beginning to mimic web-serving habits. You don't need a TV Guide to find a your favorite show, you can just search for it using on-screen menus. In that sense, when it comes to con ... -
Mad Men-Styled Ads
What facinates me about AMC is how they blend the narrative of their programs into their ads. The best examples of course are the Mad Men-styled vignettes featuring copywriters brainstorming pitches for Unilever products. Last season even Desperate Hou ...