Automaker, Movie Studio Sell SUV, Movie Sequel Together
If you get your automotive news online you’re probably familiar with the new ad campaign for the [car brand name] [vehicle name] starring [famous comedian] in his character, [fictional newscaster], from [hit movie name], the sequel to which will be released later this year.
Publicity for the ad campaign says that [famous comedian] was so enthused at the creative comedic opportunities presented that he ended up ad-libbing dozens of commercial spots. That publicity was apparently successful because now the publicity campaign about the cross promotional ad campaign has announced that in a little more than a week since the ads were released on YouTube, over 2.7 million people have seen them. That figure doesn’t include those who have seen the [fictional newscaster] [vehicle name] ads on television. [Automaker headquartered in the Detroit area] is one of the major advertisers during Major League Baseball’s postseason playoffs.
The ad campaign has certainly been successful at getting the name of the [brand name] [vehicle name] out in front of the public. It’s possibly been even more successful at getting the names of [fictional newscaster], [famous comedian] and [movie sequel title] publicized. I’m sure that everyone involved with the new [vehicle name] ads are pleased with all the buzz. Next month, when the October sales reports are issued, we’ll know if that buzz translates to more [vehicle name]s getting sold.
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You know, all the brackets would lead some people to think, not that you're trying to be funny, or you don't want to give free publicity to the ad campaign, but that the check hasn't cleared yet. Some people are funny that way.
ChryslerCo did product placement on Breaking Bad and Archer too. I saw these Anchorman Dodge ads posted on some movie blogs earlier last week, so I guess that's good for the Durango. I didn't notice many people comment about the vehicle itself though.