Definitely product placement I think. I noticed in hip hop, brands in songs were simply rappers boasting about how extravagant and glamorous their lives are. This was evident in hip hop ever since day one. Then companies caught on and realized this was a huge market. When Nelly's "air force ones" dominated the charts, Nike's air force ones were nearly sold out in stores, selling record numbers. The fact is hip hop is a huge market. It does hurt society as a whole and I think its media and culture such as this that is adding to our consumer/debt based society. Stars have nice cars so people my age has to drive brand new convertibles to school. Stars have seven jeans so every other girl on campus has them as well. I'm a fan of hip hop, or rather any music that sounds good. But I admit with hip hop nowadays, its more about loving the beat of the music rather than the actual lyrics like in other genres. Anyway, I'm need to bring my hump to my girlfriend's house and pick her up before she gets upset. Ciao!
shadox
· 2 years ago
Funny post.
It does seem like there is an explosion of product placement out there, doesn't it.
I was watching a recorded episode of The Office yesterday, and spotted at least three obvoius product placements. The most blatent one for Kit-Kat. There was also one for Cisco and one for Office Depot. I sure there were many more in there. The problem with consumers like me is that we don't pay attention to stuff... :-)
Eric
· 2 years ago
I feel like I've become immune to advertising. I don't feel they have any real effect on me. My mind filters Google Ads (I don't even notice them when I search), and I recognize product placement for what it is. I've often wondered how advertising works because I don't seem to take much notice of it myself. I appreciate a clever ad, but it doesn't make me want their product any more. Is it just name recognition? I do recognize product names easily, but what does that have to do with purchasing? I know Dolce and Gabana, and I know enough to understand I will probably never buy anything they make unless it makes sense in my life.
I guess I see advertising as a convenient way to make some things less expensive. For instance, half my wardrobe is free t-shirts from companies with their logos. I would never buy most of the products on my shirts, but I wear them nonetheless. TV is "free" because of advertising. Coupons are another form of advertising, and we personally only use those only when it makes something we would have purchased even cheaper. Many websites are made available for free because they can make money off of the advertising.
I don't understand the point of advertising, but as long as it makes some things cheaper, I'm all for it.
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It does seem like there is an explosion of product placement out there, doesn't it.
I was watching a recorded episode of The Office yesterday, and spotted at least three obvoius product placements. The most blatent one for Kit-Kat. There was also one for Cisco and one for Office Depot. I sure there were many more in there. The problem with consumers like me is that we don't pay attention to stuff... :-)
I guess I see advertising as a convenient way to make some things less expensive. For instance, half my wardrobe is free t-shirts from companies with their logos. I would never buy most of the products on my shirts, but I wear them nonetheless. TV is "free" because of advertising. Coupons are another form of advertising, and we personally only use those only when it makes something we would have purchased even cheaper. Many websites are made available for free because they can make money off of the advertising.
I don't understand the point of advertising, but as long as it makes some things cheaper, I'm all for it.