Talk:Product placement/Archives/2013

Early examples

(Sorry if i have repeated some of the above). Didn't _It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World_ have a slew of Chryslers? (I seem to recall some detective shows having "Automobiles provided by Chrysler" in the credits.) _Moonraker_(?) had a scene where Bond is driving down a mountain, and at each switchback the camera lingers on a billboard. 7up is the one brand I recall all these years later. In 1969's _The Italian Job_, The Minis were the stars, but I think Fiat might be in the credits. The Fiat Dino and other Fiats were conspicuous at times. (I suppose it is not product placement if the company is mentioned in the credits.) In 1968's _2001, A Space Odyssey, were Pan Am, Hilton, and ATT product placement, or more like the Coke bottle in _The Gods Must be Crazy_? Oh, yeah, and Microsoft all over _The Island_ really made me want to hurl.

Here's an early example for you; 2 Chronicles 4, which is often referenced because you can calculate Pi from the measurements of King Solomon's hot tub, sounds an awful lot like a product placement for Hot Tubs By Hyram! 69.23.154.50 (talk) 05:33, 8 July 2013 (UTC)