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 Popular Demand: Products on TV

  NY Times, by Shelly Freierman, February 8, 2010

News Image The most effective product placement on a television show last year was in the 10th episode of "Celebrity Apprentice," according to iTVX, a company that measures branding. The contestants on that show, including Clint Black, above, were asked to write a jingle for Chicken of the Sea brand tuna.

iTVX's Q-Ratio is a measurement of factors such as how often the product is on the screen, how it is woven into the story of the program and if characters hold it or speak about it. The company also predicted that 85 percent of the audience would recal Chicken of the Sea after the show.

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