Month: March 2011

Beats by Dre in Consumer Society

This is the first guest post on Brands & Films. It was written by Alexander Appelhans, a student at the Queen Mary University of London who wrote an essay as a part…

Brands & Films on Facebook and Twitter

Special announcement for readers and visitors of this blog: since last Saturday Brands&Films has its own Facebook page and Twitter profile. On the Facebook page you will find links to new blog…

Finally: a Single Man eyeglasses by Tom Ford

One of the most beautiful movies of 2009 was definitely Tom Ford's debut A Single Man. The most impressive aspect of A Single Man is its cinematic beauty. Everything from the design…

Product placement on TV – not a bad thing

Did you know that until 28th February product placement wasn't allowed in the UK? Well, product placement in films and international programmes (e.g. American sitcoms…) was allowed, because it wasn't made for…

Tigerblood – Diddy's cocktail made from Ciroc vodka

Last week Diddy (formerly known as Puff Daddy and P Diddy) twitted: »Dont drink the peepee! Drink TIGERBLOOD!! Redberry Ciroc+Cranberry Juice« If you don't know what it's all about, you probably missed…

Toyota Prius – a wannabe product placement star?

On 22nd February Brand Channel announced their annual Brandcameo Product Placement Award Winners. There was an interesting brand among the winners: Toyota Prius. It got the award for the Best Role in…