[opendtv] Re: On Television, Brands Go From Props to Stars
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 19:56:04 -0400
I am personally a big fan of product placements. It is Tivo-proof and
also does not get trimmed out of (pirated) Internet downloads or the DVD
sets so the Madison Ave guys should tout and enjoy the extra reach.
Obviously if it is too obtrusive then people may not watch the shows but
I still expect a lot more of it, done in increasingly sophisticated
fashion whether the writers like it or not.
- Tom
Monty Solomon wrote:
> On Television, Brands Go From Props to Stars
>
> By LORNE MANLY
> October 2, 2005
>
> LATER this month on "The Office," Michael Scott, the painfully
> clueless regional manager of a paper supply company, will embrace
> casual Fridays in his own inimitable style. Eager to show off his
> newly trim physique, particularly his backside, the character -
> played by Steve Carell - will proudly model his new jeans to his
> alternately befuddled and appalled employees. And to anyone who will
> listen, he will proclaim something along the lines of "I love my new
> Levi's."
>
> This cringe-inducing bit of comedy will have been made possible in
> part by Levi Strauss. The company and the creators of "The Office,"
> the NBC critical darling, are willing participants in the next
> generation of product placement. No longer are brands mere props on
> the set or the supporting stars of reality shows. Advertisers and
> their representatives are increasingly working with a show's writers
> and producers and the network's ad sales staff to incorporate
> products into the story lines of scripted shows as part of more
> elaborate marketing deals.
>
> What Hollywood and Madison Avenue euphemistically call "brand
> integration" was hard to miss last season. Gabrielle Solis, Eva
> Longoria's character on ABC's "Desperate Housewives," found herself
> hard up for money and reluctantly agreed to don an evening gown and
> extol the virtues of a Buick LaCrosse at a car display. Amanda
> Bynes's character on the WB's "What I Like About You" raved about
> Fruity Pebbles and competed against a friend to be in the next Herbal
> Essences commercial. And the producers of "Bernie Mac" on Fox wove
> mentions of Rolaids throughout an episode as they unleashed the
> dyspeptic Mr. Mac to rant about life's injustices and his stomach
> pains.
>
> Network, advertising and production executives say that this season,
> more and more brands will venture outside the confines of 30-second
> ads. They may have no choice: As technology and clutter blunt the
> effectiveness and reach of the commercial spots that have underpinned
> the television business for nearly 50 years, the various players are
> scrambling to adapt.
>
> ...
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/02/business/yourmoney/02place.html?ex=1285905600&en=232cbf3a10ec701a&ei=5090
>
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