Tag: branding

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…

Beats by Dr. Dre – a success story

A few days ago Seth Godin posted a very interesting blog post: “Are $300 headphones worth it?” He had in mind Dr. Dre's headphones Beats which are positioned from $119.95 to $449.95.…

Show me the Love!

A few days ago I read an interview with Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who was positive that his Nike shoes could be one of the decisive factors in the Super…

Does the worst product placement exist?

On Friday, 19th November, an interesting debate started on social news website Reddit: What Movies Have Had the Worst Product Placement? The user, who opened the topic, presented his/her idea: “Here’s mine:…

Why it’s important to have brands in books

A few weeks ago a colleague of mine brought me two books and suggested that I read them. The reason: besides the fact that they are good books, they include a lot…

Hotels, bars and product placement

“I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel you were talking so brave and so sweet giving me head on the unmade bed while the limousines wait in the street.” In 1974…

Veronika Decides to Die

In 1998 Paulo Coelho wrote his 15th novel Veronika Decides to Die. It tells a story of a young, beautiful woman (Veronika) from Ljubljana, Slovenia, who appears to have the perfect life,…