# Consumer Product Placement Sprint's Samsung Instinct Ad By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-07-05 | Marketing Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/product-placement-uncovered-sprints-new-ad-campaign References: [instinctthephone](http://www.instinctthephone.com/?id9=Ad_2008q3_instinct_launch_youtube_baby_300x250) Spring has launched a new advertising campaign for the [Samsung](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-4-promotion) Instinct, a cell phone touted to be an "[iPhone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apple-data-auction-commercial) killer". Spring put a great twist on going public by combining it with [blatant product placement in a movie](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lexus-and-universal-pictures) called "Instinct! The Greatest Product Placement Movie of All Time." To take it to the next level, they are asking the public to sell out and use the Instinct in home videos for the princely sum of $20. The examples for placement ideas are a riot. The first 1,000 entries accepted get the 20 bucks and possibilities for future fame and fortune. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.6/10 - Popularity: 52% | Activity: 78% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Marketing](https://www.trendhunter.com/marketing) > [Interactive](https://www.trendhunter.com/interactive) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Branded Entertainment:** Opportunity to create engaging content that seamlessly integrates products or services into the storyline, capturing audience attention and enhancing brand visibility. - **User-generated Advertising:** Leveraging the power of user-generated content to promote products or services, allowing consumers to become active participants in the advertising process. - **Influencer Marketing:** Collaborating with social media influencers to leverage their large following and credibility, promoting products or services through authentic and relatable content. ### Where This Applies - **Telecommunications:** Opportunity to adopt innovative advertising strategies like product placement or user-generated content to create a competitive edge in the telecommunications market. - **Entertainment:** Opportunity to incorporate branded entertainment and product placement techniques to generate additional revenue and create immersive consumer experiences. - **Digital Marketing:** Opportunity to leverage influencer marketing and user-generated content as effective strategies to reach and engage the target audience in the digital marketing industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Smartphone Seating Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-4-promotion.md) - [Gen-Z-Targeted Phone Spots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recipe-ideas.md) - [Nightmarish Mobile Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cellphone-bill.md) - [Movie-Goer-Inspired Soda Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fresh-twist-on-soda.md) - [New Streaming Service Formats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/streaming-services1.md) - [Interactive Game Advertisements](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-ads-gamebreaks.md) - [Nostalgic Long-Form Infomercials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mint-mobile-mintfomercial.md) - [Gen Z Skateboarding Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/first-flips.md) - [Short Film-Inspired Ads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-underdogs.md)