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"Beanie Mania"

When products are the stars of Hollywood films

by Ellen Rolfes
Aug 21, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #162
"The Beanie Bubble," starring Zach Galifianakis as Ty Warner, is the most recent film to take on the story of the investment frenzy that grew around these stuffed animals.
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Stranger Things returns with product tie-ins galore

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 4, 2019
Cryptic product tie-ins for the show have been everywhere in recent months.
Fans pose at the many photo-op stations at the Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 3 Fun Fair at Santa Monica Pier on June 29, 2019 in Santa Monica, California.
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Instagram gets commercial

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 1, 2019
Users will soon be able to make purchases without leaving the app.
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Big Soda and the rise of product placement

by Kai Ryssdal and Adhiti Bandlamudi
Nov 21, 2016
Companies like Coca Cola and Pepsi transformed product placement into an art, rather than just an incidental opportunity for advertising.
A general view of a new Coca-Cola aluminum bottle during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2009 at Bryant Park on February 16, 2009 in New York City. 
Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for The Coca Cola Company
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Advertising is built into 'House of Cards'

by Gigi Douban
Mar 2, 2015
Netflix doesn't carry ads, but its original shows have a lot of product placement.
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Yo! The tech industry in rap

by Molly Wood
Sep 26, 2013
A look at the best tech references in rap music.
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Product placement gets the red carpet treatment

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 13, 2012
The website Brandchannel's annual Product Placement Awards highlight brand cameos in the year's top films. And as Brandchannel's Abe Sauer says, the purpose of product placement isn't only about the cash.
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Your Ad Here: Morgan Spurlock celebrates product placement

by Matt Berger
Apr 21, 2011
Morgan Spurlock, the documentarian best known for experimenting with a McDonald's-only diet in the movie "Super-Size Me," joined Kai Ryssdal...
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