Tuesday, December 27, 2005

On advertising: When brands join cast, plot can get murky



International Herald Tribune

PARIS - When the European Commission introduced a sweeping plan this month to liberalize product-placement advertising, the rationale was an echo of a playground whine: They're doing it - why can't we? In other words, argues Viviane Reding, the commissioner behind the proposed standards, the European Union's 25 countries deserve a share of the growing advertising revenue that the United States is reaping by slipping Dr Pepper cans or Skintimate Shave Gel into television dramas and reality fare


READ THE ARTICLE AT HERALD TRIBUNE ONLINE
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/12/25/business/ad26.php

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