Product placement in Mad Men: Cinzano in Season 7

The seventh season of Mad Men, split into two half-seasons, didn’t include an excessive number of brands and placements. Besides Coca-Cola that had a special appearance in the show’s finale, I also…

Product placement in pictures: Furious 7

Furious 7, the latest in the Fast&Furious series, was a massive success at the box office. With the reported budget of $190 million it grossed more than $1.5 billion, which is more…

Hot or cold: product placement in cooking shows

When and where did you first hear about Jamie Oliver, Gordon Ramsay or Nigella Lawson? I’m sure the answer for many of you is cooking shows. Wikipedia’s definition of a cooking show…

As seen in Minority Report: personalized ads and remarketing

PreCrime captain John Anderton (Tom Cruise) entered a building and was immediately recognized by special sensors that operated giant digital advertisement billboards. He was greeted by personalized ads that were screaming for…

Product placement slideshow: House of Cards 3

The first and second season of Netflix’s show House of Cards were marked by the heavy use of brands, especially Apple products and BlackBerry. At times the show looked like those two…

Product placement in pictures: Fifty Shades of Grey

You probably heard everything that needs to be heard about Fifty Shades of Grey, the bestselling book and the movie adaptation. I’m also sure you’re all familiar with the names of Christian Grey…

Product placement on Billboard Top 100 list from 2014

How many music videos from Billboard’s Top 100 list from 2014 have product placement? What would be your top of mind answer? 50, 70 or maybe just 25? When I started thinking about…

Brands&Films on BreakThru Radio

In the last days of December I got an email with a special invitation: to give an interview for BreakThru Radio, an online radio from New York with great alternative/indie music and…

Savoir bed in Gone Girl

“Great view when you’re in the mood, blockout curtains when you’re not. The bed is Savoir, you’ll never get a better sleep.” With those words Desi Collings presented the bedroom in his…