Post by pim on May 7, 2019 7:21:24 GMT 10
It's a common practice. Companies pay big $$$$ to have their products appear in a movie or TV series. It's called "product placement" and it's an old and time-honoured marketing ploy: the watch that a James Bond character wears, the car he drives, the Apple logo that shows when he uses a mobile phone or iPad ...
I'm sure Starbucks would be delighted with this bit of product placement in "Game of Thrones" but I doubt that they paid for it ...
In today's "Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/may/06/coffee-is-coming-fans-spot-starbucks-cup-in-game-of-thrones?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard
'Coffee is coming': fans spot Starbucks cup in Game of Thrones
Modern-day mug makes appearance in feast scene, provoking hilarity and anger
I'm sure Starbucks would be delighted with this bit of product placement in "Game of Thrones" but I doubt that they paid for it ...
In today's "Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/may/06/coffee-is-coming-fans-spot-starbucks-cup-in-game-of-thrones?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard
'Coffee is coming': fans spot Starbucks cup in Game of Thrones
Modern-day mug makes appearance in feast scene, provoking hilarity and anger