How to Use product placement in a Sentence

product placement

noun
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  • The concept of product placement in film and TV is not new.
    — Josh Wilson, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2022
  • That’s the product side of it and product placement and branding and all of that.
    — Vogue, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Those books would pop up in my dreams over the years like bad product placement.
    — Sarah Betancourt, Longreads, 30 Mar. 2018
  • All four won cars in a spot that was product placement.
    — Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, 22 May 2018
  • The opener is glossy, glorified product placement that sets the tone for the rest of the episode.
    — Cady Lang, Time, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Brands would be in control of their own prices and product placement.
    — Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
  • But for the company, the shorts are about more than just product placement.
    — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Highs, lows, painful product placement — the 76th Emmy Awards had it all.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The folks at McClure’s confirmed the product placement and were thankful to get it.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Seems like the perfect product placement for the iPhone 6 Plus *wink wink* Apple.
    — Kenny Thapoung, Marie Claire, 22 Feb. 2015
  • No one wanted the show to look like a collection of product placements.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 June 2024
  • None of these brands paid the filmmakers for product placement.
    — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Award shows, such as the Emmys, are also great for product placement.
    — Meimei Fox, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Feels like the pop star is still figuring her way through the male gaze (with a healthy dose of her own product placement for good measure).
    — Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Along the way, flowers are brought back to life, bikes fly, and Reese's Pieces get prominent product placement.
    — Joyce Bautista Ferrari, Marie Claire, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Perhaps the biggest is the lack of product placement; none of the models can wear a piece of apparel to show off to consumers.
    — PCMAG, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Some may see this heavy-handed product placement as crass.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Burnett also agreed to split the profits with Trump on any product placement.
    — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
  • This Stuff Pack is one big product placement, which left a bad taste in lots of Simmers' mouths, my own included.
    — Louryn Strampe, Wired, 16 Aug. 2020
  • Worst product placement: An Amazon Alexa that gets more screen time than some of the human characters in this movie.
    — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 24 Dec. 2019
  • Also, if you are endlessly amused by cheesy over-the top product placement, this is the season for you, right down to the giant Reebok logo on the buffs.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2021
  • There was even a product placement moment in the video as the cartoon Lizzo was seen wearing her shapewear brand, Yitty.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2023
  • The company, as well as Netflix, told the publication that no payment was made for the product placement in the show.
    — Cicero Estrella, The Mercury News, 2 July 2019
  • More product placement, more ads per episode or film, all on top of still higher subscription fees.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
  • If all else fails, the mission will give Amazon some strategic product placement.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Yet the product placement indicates the leagues' and network's buy-in with their gaming partners.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2021
  • The age-old art of product placement, where companies pay to have their gear show up in Hollywood movies, is getting a high-tech gloss.
    — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2021
  • In a different era, when David Letterman and Jay Leno held sway, product placement in late night was less of a focus.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 15 Dec. 2021
  • This match doubled as product placement as it was promoted as the Godzilla vs. Kong match.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
  • This can be done through in-game items, virtual billboards or subtle product placements that enhance rather than interrupt the player's journey.
    — Sergi Cerrato, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024

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