In 1982, Mars Candy, the maker of M&Ms, passed on probably the greatest opportunity of a lifetime ? they let Steven Spielberg give Hershey?s Reese?s Pieces candies, instead of M&Ms, to E.T. Due to the huge box office success of the movie, sales for Reese?s Pieces shot up 65%, establishing product placement as a viable marketing tool. As other companies sought to mirror Hershey?s success, product placement grew increasingly popular and ever more prevalent in both film and television.
What is Product Placement Product placement refers to the advertising of brand-name goods by inserting them into either film or television shows. The goals of these placements are to increase brand awareness, influence viewers? beliefs about certain products, and alter their purchasing behaviors in a favorable manner. There are three types of product placement, which refer to the means through which products appear in film and television. The first method involves companies providing their products to feature film and television producers at no charge for the sole purpose of exposing the product to a mass audience.
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English: Perfect product placement Pump Row in Pat...This method accounts for almost half of all product placements. The second type is back-end promotion, which entails corporations with massive promotional budgets utilizing corporate tie-ins with other companies, such as fast-food restaurants. The third type of product placement requires a fee to be paid to production companies in order for their products to be shown in the film or television program. Product placement agencies were created for this sole purpose (McGuire, 2001). Of all three forms of product placement, back-end promotions are the most lucrative for both marketers and filmmakers, primarily due to the double exposure each party gains by temporarily tying their products together in the minds of consumers. A recent example of back-end promotion would be Taco Bell offering Star Wars: Episode...