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Evolution of Advertising: Product Placement


hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Terry O’Reilly who will be telling

with Terry O’Reilly who will be telling

with Terry O’Reilly who will be telling us more about the history of branded

us more about the history of branded

us more about the history of branded content and product placement as well as

content and product placement as well as

content and product placement as well as the effects of social media on

the effects of social media on

the effects of social media on advertising can you talk to us a bit

advertising can you talk to us a bit

advertising can you talk to us a bit more about branded content and product

more about branded content and product

more about branded content and product placement I don’t know if you watched

placement I don’t know if you watched

placement I don’t know if you watched Mad Men but I love that show

Mad Men but I love that show

Mad Men but I love that show products have a big part in that show so

products have a big part in that show so

products have a big part in that show so Jack Daniels he’s part of the scripts

Jack Daniels he’s part of the scripts

Jack Daniels he’s part of the scripts you see them he knows a lot of drinking

you see them he knows a lot of drinking

you see them he knows a lot of drinking goes out on that show so they’re always

goes out on that show so they’re always

goes out on that show so they’re always drinking Jack Daniels Jack Daniels has

drinking Jack Daniels Jack Daniels has

drinking Jack Daniels Jack Daniels has paid a lot of money to be part of that

paid a lot of money to be part of that

paid a lot of money to be part of that script so there’s product placement at

script so there’s product placement at

script so there’s product placement at work that is the OL on one of the oldest

work that is the OL on one of the oldest

work that is the OL on one of the oldest forms of marketing so when radio first

forms of marketing so when radio first

forms of marketing so when radio first appeared in the 20s and into the 30s

appeared in the 20s and into the 30s

appeared in the 20s and into the 30s product placement was was in all the

product placement was was in all the

product placement was was in all the shows who in the Jack Benny show Amos

shows who in the Jack Benny show Amos

shows who in the Jack Benny show Amos and Andy all those great radio shows

and Andy all those great radio shows

and Andy all those great radio shows they had products woven into the script

they had products woven into the script

they had products woven into the script so Jack Benny would be doing a comedy

so Jack Benny would be doing a comedy

so Jack Benny would be doing a comedy routine and suddenly start talking about

routine and suddenly start talking about

routine and suddenly start talking about Lucky Strike cigarettes already in the

Lucky Strike cigarettes already in the

Lucky Strike cigarettes already in the middle of the routine not going to a

middle of the routine not going to a

middle of the routine not going to a commercial but in the middle of the

commercial but in the middle of the

commercial but in the middle of the script branded content here I’ll give

script branded content here I’ll give

script branded content here I’ll give you a couple of examples of it so when

you a couple of examples of it so when

you a couple of examples of it so when you watch The Apprentice and one of the

you watch The Apprentice and one of the

you watch The Apprentice and one of the tasks on the apprentices for example

tasks on the apprentices for example

tasks on the apprentices for example they’ll say okay the two groups you have

they’ll say okay the two groups you have

they’ll say okay the two groups you have to create a great ad for coda and they

to create a great ad for coda and they

to create a great ad for coda and they have to come back at the end of the show

have to come back at the end of the show

have to come back at the end of the show and tell us what you what your great

and tell us what you what your great

and tell us what you what your great advertising campaign wasn’t how it did

advertising campaign wasn’t how it did

advertising campaign wasn’t how it did that’s branded content soak up the whole

that’s branded content soak up the whole

that’s branded content soak up the whole show is about Kodak not just a section

show is about Kodak not just a section

show is about Kodak not just a section or it’s not just a kodak product sitting

or it’s not just a kodak product sitting

or it’s not just a kodak product sitting in a scene the whole show is about Kodak

in a scene the whole show is about Kodak

in a scene the whole show is about Kodak so that is what branded content is is

so that is what branded content is is

so that is what branded content is is where the content has been branded

where the content has been branded

where the content has been branded completely by an advertiser I think

completely by an advertiser I think

completely by an advertiser I think that’s a really successful maybe you can

that’s a really successful maybe you can

that’s a really successful maybe you can get a half-hour in primetime dedicated

get a half-hour in primetime dedicated

get a half-hour in primetime dedicated to your product that’s a big you don’t

to your product that’s a big you don’t

to your product that’s a big you don’t hit out of the park homerun to me but it

hit out of the park homerun to me but it

hit out of the park homerun to me but it still has to be good like you can’t just

still has to be good like you can’t just

still has to be good like you can’t just be there it has to be a great show and

be there it has to be a great show and

be there it has to be a great show and it has to be worth watching for it to be

it has to be worth watching for it to be

it has to be worth watching for it to be successful what effect have social media

successful what effect have social media

successful what effect have social media sites and and the youtubes of the world

sites and and the youtubes of the world

sites and and the youtubes of the world had on on your industry YouTube has been

had on on your industry YouTube has been

had on on your industry YouTube has been a huge impact on our business because

a huge impact on our business because

a huge impact on our business because suddenly you can post television spots

suddenly you can post television spots

suddenly you can post television spots for example and sometimes not all the

for example and sometimes not all the

for example and sometimes not all the time sometimes reach millions of people

time sometimes reach millions of people

time sometimes reach millions of people at zero

at zero

at zero Media cost I mean television advertising

Media cost I mean television advertising

Media cost I mean television advertising is the most expensive advertising you

is the most expensive advertising you

is the most expensive advertising you can do and here is suddenly this vehicle

can do and here is suddenly this vehicle

can do and here is suddenly this vehicle where if you have a great idea and it

where if you have a great idea and it

where if you have a great idea and it catches on you can literally reach

catches on you can literally reach

catches on you can literally reach millions so here’s an example that great

millions so here’s an example that great

millions so here’s an example that great dove ad you may remember where you see

dove ad you may remember where you see

dove ad you may remember where you see the woman’s face transform that was done

the woman’s face transform that was done

the woman’s face transform that was done by a Canadian agency and that got

by a Canadian agency and that got

by a Canadian agency and that got something like five million views inside

something like five million views inside

something like five million views inside a couple of weeks like you couldn’t even

a couple of weeks like you couldn’t even

a couple of weeks like you couldn’t even get that on the best TV media buy so

get that on the best TV media buy so

get that on the best TV media buy so that’s how YouTube has impacted

that’s how YouTube has impacted

that’s how YouTube has impacted advertising is it gives you an

advertising is it gives you an

advertising is it gives you an opportunity to reach millions of people

opportunity to reach millions of people

opportunity to reach millions of people at zero at absolutely zero cost other

at zero at absolutely zero cost other

at zero at absolutely zero cost other than the production of the spot the flip

than the production of the spot the flip

than the production of the spot the flip side is Facebook Twitter other social

side is Facebook Twitter other social

side is Facebook Twitter other social sites marketing hasn’t figured out how

sites marketing hasn’t figured out how

sites marketing hasn’t figured out how to use those well yet because I think

to use those well yet because I think

to use those well yet because I think the problem is those sites are social

the problem is those sites are social

the problem is those sites are social places not marketplaces so I think

places not marketplaces so I think

places not marketplaces so I think advertising is having like they’re kind

advertising is having like they’re kind

advertising is having like they’re kind of you know they’re looking through the

of you know they’re looking through the

of you know they’re looking through the window and they’re seeing millions of

window and they’re seeing millions of

window and they’re seeing millions of people there but they don’t quite know

people there but they don’t quite know

people there but they don’t quite know how to how to work it yet so I think

how to how to work it yet so I think

how to how to work it yet so I think that’ll be the next bead in advertising

that’ll be the next bead in advertising

that’ll be the next bead in advertising as they’ll figure out how to use

as they’ll figure out how to use

as they’ll figure out how to use Facebook and Twitter well right now

Facebook and Twitter well right now

Facebook and Twitter well right now they’re doing it poorly and not doing it

they’re doing it poorly and not doing it

they’re doing it poorly and not doing it all because they’re afraid the community

all because they’re afraid the community

all because they’re afraid the community is going to revolt

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