TPIR's Grocery Items That Must Not Be Named

[TimK2003]

In the days of bountiful daytime game shows, it seemed that in any given week, the consolation prizes/promotional considerations always had one or two exact products across all the shows on the same network, regardless of who produced the show.

Back in those days, did the networks have their own liaison for securing consolation prizes/promotional considerations for all the game shows on their schedule?

[tvrandywest]

[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'228416\' date=\'Oct 12 2009, 08:10 PM\']... Back in those days, did the networks have their own liaison for securing consolation prizes/promotional considerations for all the game shows on their schedule?[/quote]
That synchronicity was the result of the work of prize product-placement companies, sometimes known in the industry as "shlockmeisters", spreading a client's budget across the production companies. You've seen those company names: Promotional Consideration, Inc., PIC-TV, Exposure Unlimited, etc.

Randy
tvrandywest.com

[TimK2003]

[quote name=\'tvrandywest\' post=\'228420\' date=\'Oct 13 2009, 12:02 AM\']That synchronicity was the result of the work of prize product-placement companies, sometimes known in the industry as "shlockmeisters", spreading a client's budget across the production companies. You've seen those company names: Promotional Consideration, Inc., PIC-TV, Exposure Unlimited, etc.[/quote]

So am I correct to say that when the daytime game show market "dried up" in the 80s, so did the schlokmeisters?  And once the schlockmeisters faded out, generic product placement (as seen on TPIR grocery games) became more prevalent?

[tvrandywest]

[quote name=\'TimK2003\' post=\'228441\' date=\'Oct 13 2009, 07:42 AM\'][quote name=\'tvrandywest\' post=\'228420\' date=\'Oct 13 2009, 12:02 AM\']That synchronicity was the result of the work of prize product-placement companies, sometimes known in the industry as "shlockmeisters", spreading a client's budget across the production companies. You've seen those company names: Promotional Consideration, Inc., PIC-TV, Exposure Unlimited, etc.[/quote]

So am I correct to say that when the daytime game show market "dried up" in the 80s, so did the schlokmeisters?  And once the schlockmeisters faded out, generic product placement (as seen on TPIR grocery games) became more prevalent?
[/quote]
Promotional Consideration, headed by former Hollywood Squares producer Art Alisi and his equally illustriative partner, Dan Fox, is still in business. But the business shifted from game shows. Other companies have not survived. I'm not privy to the specifics about the recent generic product descriptions and fewer paid placements at TPiR.

Randy
tvrandywest.com

[Lirodon]

I suspect they may be doing it more this year to speed the show up, you can say "This sauce will make your pasta taste fresh and delicious" quicker than a long-winded promotional statement.