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Wednesday, March 15th, 2017 2:52 PM

Live Poll: Sell That Product

You're Advertisement Manager in a large TV network company and your boss just gave you a list of movies that are scheduled on your network during the next month.You have to sell the ad space during the commercial breaks. For which product will this be most successful?List: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls064342233/Poll: http://www.imdb.com/poll/B-4Lau28EUs/(please don't take this too seriously - suggestions are most welcome)

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leavey-2,This looks like fun. My choice. Rear Window (1954) - Video surveillance cameraFor your consideration: Hairspray (2007) - Hair care products Shampoo (1975) - Barbershop / hair salon Scent of a Woman (1992) - Perfume The Mark of Zorro (1940) - RazorsThe Love Bug (1968) - Sports carsAround the World in Eighty Days (1956) - Vacations / travel

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Thanks, Dan. I added four of your suggestions.

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8 years ago

Lol, I like this idea.  Online language training  and  Hair care products are my favs.

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8 years ago

Good idea! Very funny to read the options. Can't choose jet.

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You MUST use Purell for the US version of Girl with the Dragon to Tattoo - Martin actually uses it onscreen!FYC:Attack of the Killer Tomatoes - Farmer's MarketArachnophobia - pest controlThis might be too on the nose, but Reese's Pieces for ET?Also, first sentence should say: "You are an Ad Manager in a large..."

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This might be too on the nose, but Reese's Pieces for ET?or leavey-2 could be ironic and go with M&Ms instead. Originally, ET was suppose to eat M&Ms, but the sponsorship with Mars, Inc. fell through.http://www.snopes.com/business/market/mandms.asphttp://mentalfloss.com/article/18383/stories-behind-10-famous-product-placements

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Thanks, I think I will go for the M&Ms :-)

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FYC:Changing Lanes - auto repair or a defensive driving class

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Great. Added.

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For your consideration (FYC): The Loved One (1965) - Funeral home Network (1976) - Television sets One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) - Nursing home Airplane! (1980) or Airport (1970) - An airline Independence Day (1996) - FireworksA River Runs Through It (1992) - Fishing gear and suppliesFor your amusement: Red Wigglers Tune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2SBhu0303k The Towering Inferno (1974) - Insurance The Poseidon Adventure (1972) - Cruise line Saving Mr. Banks (2013) or Walt Before Mickey (2015) - Disney Land / Disney World Mommie Dearest (1981) - Psychiatry The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) - Florist shop Psycho (1960) - Hotel chain Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) - Real estate agent

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Great suggestions, Dan. I added another 7. Your suggestion for A River Runs Through It gave me inspiration for a similar one: Deliverance (1972) - River rafting trips

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FYC: Forrest Gump, running shoes, jogging suit. Or maybe Bubba Gump Shrimp, but maybe that really happen when Forrest Gump is on tv. So maybe not a good one.

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Thanks, added.

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I suggest you make the description capitalization consistent throughout - some of them have all words capped and some only have one or two words capped.Cuckoo's Nest was set in a mental hospital, not a nursing home.I think it would be funnier to take out Arachnophobia and use Pest Control with The Fly instead.

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Jen,Cuckoo's Nest is one of my favorite films. I am well aware that it is set in a mental health hospital. I've not seen TV ads for mental hospitals, but I have seen ads for nursing homes and drug rehabilitation clinics.

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I thought the point was to advertise something that was either needed in the film or used in it. For nursing homes a better film would be Cocoon.

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For nursing homes a better film would be Cocoon.Agreed

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Ok, I changed it into Cocoon.

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Running shoes with Forrest Gump

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For 50 Shades, what do you mean by paint? Actual paint, building painting services, an artistic painter? You should expand on that description a bit.FYC:Ocean's 11 - batteries (remember when they went to blow the vault and the remote thingy was dead?)Zombieland - twinkies, of course!

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What about body paint? After all, in Fifty Shades of Grey, Grey is the name of the lead character. :-) Ocean's 11 and Zombieland added.

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I haven't seen 50 Shades, so I had no idea what the paint notation was referring to. Would you switch Arachnophobia for The Fly, please?

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Done.

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Funny poll.My vote - Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) (Low Cost Holiday Packages)I love this line in the intro - "please don't take this too seriously"

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8 years ago

Rear Window (1954) - Video surveillance camera.

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What about the following. Over the top or not?The Founder (2016) - Burger KingJobs (2013) - Android Smartphones

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I added The Founder (2016) - Burger KingIf there are no more suggestions, I think the list is quite complete now.

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Bump