New York Fashion Week is here again.
For consumers, this means new couture. But for advertisers, this means more opportunities. Based on the early results, product placement played a big role during the week.
In line with this, Vanity Fair compiled a list of product placement captions using a patented rating mechanism. And there favorites were:
“The Real Housewives of New York star got a ride back to Brooklyn from the Marc Bouwer 3D Fashion Film Presentation Screening in a new Volkswagen Touareg.” [Us Weekly]
Total words: 26
Plugs: 3 (The Real Housewives of New York, Marc Bouwer, Volkswagen Touareg.)
Product Placement Efficiency Rating™: 8.6
“Stephanie Pratt and Lo Bosworth swung by the Wildfox Fall 2011 presentation (sponsored by Urban Decay and Hello Beautiful of Brooklyn) in NYC on Wednesday.” [Us Weekly]
Total words: 25
Plugs: 3 (Wildfox Fall, Urban Decay, Hello Beautiful)
Product Placement Efficiency Rating™: 8.3
“Brooke Shields sipped Diet Pepsi from a Jonathan Adler designed straw at Friday’s Pepsi Style Studio event in NYC.” [Us Weekly]
Total words: 19
Plugs: 3 (Diet Pepsi, Jonathan Adler, Pepsi Style Studio)
Product Placement Efficiency Rating™: 6.33
“Star Jones pulled up in a Volkswagon Touraeg at Sunday’s Marc Bouwer fashion event at NYC’s Soho House.” [Us Weekly]
Total words: 18
Plugs: 3 (Volkswagon Touraeg, Marc Bouwer, Soho House)
Product Placement Efficiency Rating™: 6
“The star hosted Gotham magazine’s Fashion Week Soiree with 10 Cane Rum at Paramount Hotel.” [Star]
Total words: 15
Plugs: 4 (Gotham magazine, Fashion Week, 10 Cane Rum, Paramount Hotel)
Product Placement Efficiency Rating™: 3.75
Source: Vanity Fair
