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MOVIE TRAILERS: The Original Branded Content?!?

According to the various entities (AOl Be On, Vimeo Branded Content Channel, Forbes/Contently, Youtube Brand Channel, McMurry, McCann, etc., etc.,) clamoring to produce and distribute Branded Content on behalf of clients, the future of advertising lies with the creation of … Continue reading

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Convergence, Transmedia and Participatory Marketing: Trailers Lead the Way

Mashup using Brave dialogue and Game of Thrones footage: A “pleasant family film for all ages.” After attending the Transmedia conference recently, at which MIT Media Studies Professor and Media Lab stalwar Henry Jenkins was the keynote speaker (regrettably absent … Continue reading

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MARKETING ENTERTAINMENT: Entertainment as Marketing, From Silicon Valley and Hollywood to Madison Avenue

NATURALIZING THE BRAND’S COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH AUDIENCES? Last Friday, I attended the “Transmedia 3: Rethinking Creative Relations” Conference at USC, a joint presentation of UCLA Theater, Film and Television Department AND USC’s Annenberg School of Communications, generously sponsored by the … Continue reading

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