Product placement is paid advertising. Martha Stewart practices product placement by advertising a new product. She charges $10,000 to mention a product on the air. This is not hurting her ratings, but it is helping her ratings. Certain viewers might turn on Martha Stewart to hear her advertise a new product for 30 seconds. I think product placement is a good tool because it gets everybody's attention.

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