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Anti-Product Placement For Negative Branding

Posted by samzenpus on from the touch-of-death dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Product placement to promote your brand just isn't enough any more. These days, apparently, some companies are resorting to anti-product placement in order to get competitors' products in the hands of 'anti-stars.' The key example being Snooki from Jersey Shore, who supposedly is being sent handbags by companies... but the bags being sent are of competitors' handbags as a way to avoid Snooki carrying their own handbag, and thus potentially damaging their brand."

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  1. What? by Dyinobal · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What the hell is a snooki, and why are we talking about it on slashdot?

    1. Re:What? by couchslug · · Score: 5, Funny

      A "Snooki" is a delightful woman from a documentary about typical New Jersey residents, which should be fascinating to Slashdot readers who can't get enough such news from geek sites like TMZ. I commend the posting of this informative story.

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