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product placement

British

noun

the practice of a company paying for its product to be placed in a prominent position in a film or television programme as a form of advertising

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Here’s how Hollywood got hooked on hygiene product placement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

These range from getting paid by for clicks and views, to payments from brands for product placement, and earning commissions when followers buy promoted items.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

Sure, I like that show, same as anyone, but this kind of product placement seems like an anti-endorsement.

From Slate • Aug. 11, 2025

Honestly, you’re going to be inundated with enough Balsam Hill commercials for luxury fake trees and Weather Tech ads for car floor mats just by watching the channel that further product placement isn’t necessary.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

My backpack, of blessed memory, could fit four schoolbooks in it, but the Kellner & Newton Messenger Bag was clearly designed for product placement and not storage capacity.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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