brand news
Posted by Sara Zucker on January 22, 2010 07:04 AM
Conan would fit in perfectly, say Fox TV execs. [Bloomberg]
Twitter changes its "suggested users" list and adds categories. [TechCrunch]
Toyota recalls an additional 2.3 million cars. [CNN Money]
Palm's Pixi Plus, on sale this Monday, joins the Verizon family. [Brainstorm Tech]
Weight Watchers given a restraining order against Jenny Craig. [AdWeek]
Conde sells 12,000 of GQ's iPhone application in January. [Business Insider]Continue reading...
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brandcameo
Posted by Peter Feld on October 6, 2009 12:23 PM
Thanks to Woody Harrelson, star of last weekend's US top-grossing Zombieland, the world now knows vegan Twinkies. His new film's plot revolves around the spongy cakes, which he spends munching as he looks for the last Twinkie on earth. As Michelle Boisson reports:
While Twinkie, by far, receives the most prominent brandcameo in the film—being totally integrated in the plot—in reality, Harrelson couldn’t eat the Hostess brand. Being a raw vegan, he had to have special Twinkie-like cakes made for him.
Zombieland may be a dangerous place, but it's also a brand fiesta. Many products make appearances in the comedy-horror film, ranging from the AK-47 to Cadillac Escalade, and from Animal Crackers to Purell. (See the brandcameo page for brandchannel's complete reference list of product placements in this and other top-grossing films.)
One well-known social media site also shows up, though it most likely didn't pay for the mention. According to Jesse Eisenberg's character Columbus, the best thing about Zombieland is: “No more Facebook status updates.”
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