Zugl.: München, Munich Business School, Diplomarbeit, 2006.

Zugl.: München, Munich Business School, Diplomarbeit, 2006

Zugl.: Fribourg, Univ., Diss., 2006.

The aim of this thesis is to describe marketing communication and product placement in the theoretical part, consequently analyze examples of product placement from the practice and last but not least also analyze the perception and examples of product placement based on the survey research. Therefore the thesis is divided into three main parts. The first, theoretical part, describes the marketing mix, concept of communication, communication mix, new forms of communication, integrated marketing communication, history of product placement, legal framework in the Czech Republic and the forms of product placement. The practical part then focuses on concrete examples of product placement in selected industries (namely TV shows and series, music videos, publishing and novels and computer games) followed by real offers of product placement in the Czech market -- concretely offerings within TV shows of Czech TV channels of Česká televize, Nova and Prima. The third part of the thesis analyses perception of product placement and examples of good and bad product placement based on personal questionnaires. In conclusion, there is an evaluation of the presented information and overview of the survey findings.

The objective of this paper is to explore one of the many methods of communicating a brand or product value: product placement. In this report, the areas that will be covered include, the history of product placement, the method, the goal and psychology behind it, current trends, its weaknesses and strengths, its role in our culture and how it might evolve in the near future. We will explore how product placement plays a role in the different types of media, its effectiveness and strategies and its limitations. Another issue that will be covered includes a survey of similar marketing techniques that at times have been seen as an extension or a better version of product placement: branded entertainment and advertainment. The purpose of this paper is to provide readers with a full understanding of the structure, function and purpose of product placement. / text

Zugl.: Münster (Westfalen), Univ., Magisterarbeit, 2006

Zugl.: Magisterarbeit.

Thesis (M.A.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Communications, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 48-55).

"Product Placement" or "Brand Placement" is the paid inclusion of branded products or brand identifiers, through audio and/or visual means, within entertainment media. This dissertation is a collection of three essays that investigate factors affecting the effectiveness of product placements. The first essay focuses on two measures of product placement effectiveness - audience recall and attitudes toward the placement. Extant empirical studies that address the antecedents of these constructs were integrated through a meta-analysis. Some key findings are as follows. The prominence of placements is a controllable executional factor that was found to have a significant positive relationship with recall. Recall was also affected by modality - audio-visual placements had better recall than audio-only placements which in turn performed better than visual-only placements. Audience attitudes toward placements had a strong relationship with the nature of the product - products that had negative ethical connotations were found to be less acceptable to audiences. However, viewers who were avid consumers of entertainment media tended to have more positive attitudes. Essay 2 focuses on the effect of repetition of placements of the same brand within a single television program. The results from an experiment show that unlike advertising, there was no negative-U relationship between the frequency of placements and audience attitudes toward the brand placed. In the case of visual placements, attitudes actually improved with frequency as a result of the mere exposure effect. However, this effect was not observed in the case of audio placements. Essay 3 addresses "Need for Cognition", an individual level variable that was found to affect audience response toward the brand placed. Data were collected through an online survey and analyzed using structural equation modeling. The mood of the viewer and their parasocial attachment with the character in the program that was associated with the placement had significant positive relationships with their attitude toward the specific placement, which in turn had a strong positive relationship with the attitude toward the brand. However, the latter relationship was moderated by NFC, with the effect being significantly stronger for those viewers who did not engage in, or enjoy analytical activity. Limitations of the studies, the relevance of the findings to marketing practice, and the contribution to scholarly research are discussed.

Marketing and commercial communication and the position of product placement within them; Product placement, the history, forms and the legal frame; Theory of measuring and evaluating commercial communications in general and specifical theories applicable for product placement; Experimental evaluation of these theories on concrete case.