Talk:Undercover marketing

Sources[edit]

—the preceding unsigned comment is by Isogolem (talk • contribs) 02:14, 3 November 2003 (UTC)[reply]

examples[edit]

http://news.agendainc.com/mt-agenda/content/archives/2005/01/vw_outraged_by.html (though they claim outrage) there was also another one with a cat being decapitated by a car, not by vw. - Omegatron 19:54, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)

Roach baiting[edit]

" such as roach baiting, likening the products marketed this way to poison."

or closer still, those ant baits that "kill the whole colony" - Omegatron 19:57, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)

Copyvio[edit]

It looks like a lot of this was taken verbatim from http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/05.12.04/marketing-0420.html . —the preceding unsigned comment is by 70.80.127.149 (talk • contribs) 03:01, 12 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed. I've removed the stuff and told Isogolem (the one who added it) on his talk page. —Simetrical (talk) 22:09, 14 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, no, I don't plagarize. Compare the submission date of my change (here) to the publication date of their article: November 3, 2003 vs. May 12, 2004. They plagarized us. I'll send them an email based on unacknowledged copying without GFDL. — Isogolem 21:09, 15 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Simetrical — I was upset that you gutted this article, that I worked quite hard on, without fully researching who was at fault or what parts were copied (they also lifted "Whatever the risks..."). Still, thank you (seriously) very much for taking the time to research it as far as you did and to notify me, so that I would be sure to notice it and could do something about it. — Isogolem 21:58, 15 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Advertising in the news[edit]

It bothers me a lot when I see it and I think it is specially dangerous and dishonest. An example would be when in a news show they talk about an upcoming film and present the event as a piece of news, when the fact is that very often the same corporation is behind the film and the TV channel. This can also apply to a lot of products including books, music and even shares. Self-promotion of other programs in the station using news shows is also quite common though in this case it is so obvious that I wouldn´t term it "undercover".

Of course, sometimes it is not advertising but honest coverage of an event.

Anyway, I think it deserves a mention in the article.

Rumour has it....[edit]

This section regarding Canon cameras has no source cited. Where was the rumour mentioned? Joyous! | Talk 01:20, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also : They would hand them the newest Canon camera, and the target would subconsciously learn how easy, smart, and fun it was to use the camera.

Stealth Marketing in an article about Stealth Marketing? Amazing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.90.213.225 (talk) 06:58, 22 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

umm in the newest revision of this article that section is now about sony ericsson hiring 60 actors and letting people take their picture. you seem to be talking about the exact same story but with canon cameras. someone should look this up, also i think both sony and canon should be mentioned in the article if both versions of the story are correct. 84.216.46.51 (talk) 23:06, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

discrepancy[edit]

in opening para, it talks about how actors can market to their fan base, even if in viable locations. In "Reasons" right below, it mentions that celebrities cannot market to general public, and maybe only to other celebrities. Clarification is needed. I understood that it meant hired, masquerading actors only at second glance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 147.9.237.172 (talk) 09:33, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]