product placement

noun

: the inclusion of a product in a television program or film as a form of paid advertisement

Examples of product placement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web However, those avatars are meant to be talking-head style only; they are not equipped to handle full-body shots or product placements, as TikTok Symphony Digital Avatars seem to be expected to do. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 18 June 2024 Burnett also agreed to split the profits with Trump on any product placement. Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024 No one wanted the show to look like a collection of product placements. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 June 2024 Elsewhere, the product placement adds texture, communicating character details via the 21st century’s most recognizable iconography: brands. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 1 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for product placement 

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Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of product placement was in 1982

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“Product placement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/product%20placement. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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