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Re:The bottom is dropping out of Netflix by AndrewUnmuted on Friday April 22, 2022 @07:10PM (#31129377)
This seems like a way of sugar-coating the actual content strategy Netflix deploys, which has much more to do with product placement than it does content production. Their strategy is to align their content productions with the brands that best correlate with their subscriber base. In so doing, they can create lucrative deals with brands where their products are intricately woven into the stories/narratives of the show.

As an example, Stranger Things featured an average of 9 minutes of product placement for each episode of their third season. [0] The company claims they did not receive any payments from brands for this placement [1], but they likely received other extremely valuable considerations in the form of payment instead.

[0] https://www.ama.org/marketing-news/product-placement-in-stra...

[1] https://www.fastcompany.com/90380266/more-product-placements...

Re:The bottom is dropping out of Netflix by SturgeonsLaw on Friday April 22, 2022 @07:36PM (#31129609)
I hope those advertisers feel like they got their money's worth, because I can't remember a single brand from Stranger Things
Re:The bottom is dropping out of Netflix by dijit27 on Friday April 22, 2022 @08:31PM (#31130030)
I feel like if you were able to remember those product placements that would be a failure for the advertisers.

The best product placements are the ones that go unnoticed.

Re:The bottom is dropping out of Netflix by AndrewUnmuted on Monday April 25, 2022 @09:50AM (#31154688)
How could you have missed all the Coca-Cola in that show?!
Re:The bottom is dropping out of Netflix by generalpf on Friday April 22, 2022 @09:24PM (#31130464)
Dungeons & Dragons?!