product placement
noun
: the inclusion of a product in a television program or film as a form of paid advertisement
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The third season led to an increase in tourism in Thailand and signaled a rise in (prestige) product placement.
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Jair Hilburn, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Though the movie is accessible to new fans, there are plenty of winks and nods for diehards who can understand what might seem, to the uninitiated, like cheesy moments—a cringeworthy English rap verse, a scene parodying the product placement in K-dramas—as self-aware jokes.
—Yvonne Kim, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Weldon — and Bulgari — were roundly criticized for blatant product placement, but the book turned out to be a hit and was published a year later by HarperCollins.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2025
Meghan Markle's second season of her Netflix cooking show failed to deliver the product placement that would have turbo charged her online shop As Ever, a brand expert told Newsweek.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
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Jair Hilburn, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Though the movie is accessible to new fans, there are plenty of winks and nods for diehards who can understand what might seem, to the uninitiated, like cheesy moments—a cringeworthy English rap verse, a scene parodying the product placement in K-dramas—as self-aware jokes.
—Yvonne Kim, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Weldon — and Bulgari — were roundly criticized for blatant product placement, but the book turned out to be a hit and was published a year later by HarperCollins.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2025
Meghan Markle's second season of her Netflix cooking show failed to deliver the product placement that would have turbo charged her online shop As Ever, a brand expert told Newsweek.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for product placement
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“Product placement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/product%20placement. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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