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Media Daily News weighs in on the Match.com product placement in the new TBS show “My Boys�.
Judging by the brand’s appearance in the Nov. 28 debut episode, the product placement feels forced, a potential consumer turn-off. This despite Match’s CEO telling the Times the appearance had to feel “seamless and natural.â€? (The integration was one of the top-ranked product placements of the week, according to measurement firm iTVX.)
Match and TBS clearly made an effort to achieve seamlessness. The show’s conceit dovetails within the orbit Match circulates: 20somethings trying to get the relationship thing right.
But the initial dialogue in which Match appears strains credulity on several levels. It’s a scene where two female friends grab lunch and discuss the highs and lows of the dating minefield. One woman (PJ Franklin, played by Jordana Spiro) laments a recent encounter. Another (Stephanie, played by Kellee Stewart) struggles with a break-up but turns to Match to find Mr. Right.
“I have been on Match.com a lot,� Stephanie says.
“Doing what?� PJ asks.
“Online dating! It’s fantastic!â€? Stephanie says.
Cringe. I haven’t seen the show yet and I’m out of their demographic but in general this is why I have Netflix and HBO.
Match shelled out between $1-2 million to be featured in My Boys, based on a woman sports reporter in Chicago.
Category:Marketing, Partnerships Tags: Marketing - match.com - my+boys - PartnershipsBlog reactions
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Terry Fitzpatrick (Check me out!)
// Dec 20, 2006 at 11:52 am
It’s actually a good show. But the Match.com product placement during the first show was dreadful and painful to watch.
2
meir (Check me out!)
// Dec 20, 2006 at 2:38 pm
Alexa is far from a perfect tool, but if you look at PerfectMatch’s graph, there is a noticable spike when Must Love Dogs came out:
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?url=perfectmatch.com
It will be interesting to see what traffic Match receives from this product placement.
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