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Should we do a product integration? |
Go for it! I like candy. |
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I can live with it. The show must go on, and gas is expensive. |
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I'm pretty disappointed, but I'll keep watching. Don't you guys have a rich uncle? |
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I really, really, really hate it... but I'll keep watching. |
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Not over my dead body. I mean it. |
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bethy Devoted Fan
Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 858 Location: Follow the yellow brick road...
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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That product placement was perfectly fine...seems normal, even.
I was chuckling because of the UNITED movers truck in the background at the rest stop. |
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colbertnationgirl Hymn of One
Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Posts: 14893
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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I liked it. Except now I want that gum... _________________ That was the weirdest display of geekdom that I have ever seen in my entire life. |
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gogo Devoted Fan
Joined: 18 Sep 2006 Posts: 675 Location: New England
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:22 pm Post subject: pretty good |
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Aw, I justed posted about this product placement in some other chewing gum-related thread, but I really wanted to voice my support. I wasn't bothered, and I didn't think it was jarring or blatantly pushed into our faces. (Perhaps just subliminally fixed into our consumer-consciousness... as CNG rushes to the corner store for some Ice Breakers Sours (TM) gum...)
(Bethy- Perhaps this was a covert United movers truck promotion that they wanted to keep on the down-low...shhh!) _________________ I hope you realize that I suck.::The finest satire is that in which ridicule is combined with so little malice and so much conviction that it even rouses laughter in those who are hit.-Georg Christoph Lichtenberg |
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cbizzle44 Enthusiastic Fan
Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 446 Location: in the night light, we still shine bright
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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i liked it!
not annoying at all
and it worked
i want some!
and if it helps the creators, i'll go out and buy some ice breakers sour gum right now _________________ currently chewing ice breakers sours gum
oh, it's what you do to me
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=clarazzle44- in a youtubian world |
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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Creators:
I thought it was handled fine. It didn't come off as though the entire video was just about the Ice Breakers at all. There was still plenty of characterization and interaction, as well as some developments in the plot. That's the way to do it, I'd say. |
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chershaytoute Moderator
Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 1877 Location: Oregon with an ocean view...across the neighbors' cow pasture, wow!
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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Darn, I just got out of the car after a three hour drive... Do I have to go to the store right now!
(yeah, the first thing I do is unpack my laptop and check for an LG15 vid...and YAY!, there's a vid...and yeah, I'm probably gonna go buy gum, even though I don't even like sour gum...anything to support!! <Bree-nodding all over the place>) _________________ Diane, or cher, or even chershaytoute, but "Hey, you!" works, too...
WWggD - let's make the Breeniverse a better place to live...
Thanks to giddeanx for the coolest personal glue stick ever! |
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imogene2004 Enthusiastic Fan
Joined: 06 Nov 2006 Posts: 429 Location: Texas
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kellylen The Order of Denderah
Joined: 21 Nov 2006 Posts: 2823 Location: New Jersey
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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great going creators!
smooothh _________________ -Kelly |
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Scrawnyfish Lonely Fan
Joined: 07 Sep 2006 Posts: 175
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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HAHA! Finally <3 I loved it. Now I need to go buy some!!!!!!!!! |
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ladysolitary85 Enthusiastic Fan
Joined: 04 Mar 2007 Posts: 354 Location: California
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:09 am Post subject: |
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Renegade wrote: | Product placement, in general, if done too blatantly, is bad, but: If it's a one-time thing, the positive effect of improving the financial situation of the series outweighs the negative effect of having an obvious product placement in one episode.
I see it this way: It's better to have one episode with candy commercials and use it to generate income that ensures more episodes can be produced, than to decline the offer, go broke, and end the series.
Just integrate it into the plot. Make it an important lead to Daniel or The Order or something...that way, the guys can study it the whole episode long, mention the brand name a couple of times, and the plot still moves on.
Or it could be a message from Tachyon, hidden in the text on the wrapping. There're enough possibilities. As long as The Order's vans don't suddenly sport giant M&M commercials on them, all is well. |
Creators, I would have to agree with this. If its a one time thing, go for it, whatever is going to help out with the videos.
Also, since your doing this, could you guys please show more videos revealing more about whats going on? We're all in the dark trying to figure out so much for so long, isn't it time for something to be revealed to us? Even if its small, we still want answers. _________________ http://www.myspace.com/codenameladysolitary |
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Renegade Enthusiastic Fan
Joined: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 328 Location: Hamburg, Germany
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islandlove Devoted Fan
Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 576 Location: nyc area
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:23 am Post subject: |
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i bought some ice breakers sour gum today! |
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PolkadotConfederation Hymn of One
Joined: 20 Mar 2007 Posts: 9805
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:42 am Post subject: |
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You guys did a great job of incorporating the product placement with the existing story! And I totally went out and bought Ice Breakers sour gum after that vid, so hey it's working! _________________ Hey. I'm Kassia! |
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nowherepixie Owen's Helper
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 1633 Location: Birmingham, England
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:49 am Post subject: |
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Hah! Well it seems to work then :p
Seriously though I don't think it's that big a deal because, in 'real' video blogs people have brand labelled stuff around them all the time, my sister always has some designer name plastered across her chest, so it's realistic in a way.
May as well keep in with the realism and back a few quid out of it no? |
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who_is_friend Suspiciously Absent
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 14
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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Darn, I can't find any gum here, but I did find Icebreakers Sours Mints, which I did buy just because it was on LG15 (or so I thought). Wasn't bad either. |
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