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{{infobox reference | image= Ando hand out.jpg| caption = Ando puts out his hand, with a Nissan Versa in the foreground and a Greyhound bus in the background. | first = One Giant Leap | wikilink = Product Placement}} | {{infobox reference | image= Ando hand out.jpg| caption = Ando puts out his hand, with a Nissan Versa in the foreground and a Greyhound bus in the background. | first = One Giant Leap | wikilink = Product Placement}} | ||
''Product placement'' is a promotional tactic used by marketers in which a real commercial product is used in fictional or non-fictional media, and the presence of the product is a result of an economic exchange. Some real world products have appeared in the fictional world of Heroes. | '''Product placement''' is a promotional tactic used by marketers in which a real commercial product is used in fictional or non-fictional media, and the presence of the product is a result of an economic exchange. Some real world products have appeared in the fictional world of Heroes. | ||
==About== | ==About== | ||
Revision as of 10:09, 22 February 2007
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Product placement is a promotional tactic used by marketers in which a real commercial product is used in fictional or non-fictional media, and the presence of the product is a result of an economic exchange. Some real world products have appeared in the fictional world of Heroes.
About
Nissan
Nissan in a primary sponsor of the Heroes franchise, sponsoring the broadcast episodes, graphic novels, a free iTunes download of the pilot, as well as Heroes 360. The Nissan Versa has been mentioned by name and featured prominently in numerous episodes, beginning with One Giant Leap. Other Nissan vehicles have also appeared, including the Bennet Family Armada SUV, Zach's Quest minivan (Run!) and Mohinder's Sentra sedan (Unexpected).
Apple iPod
Dale Smither, an evolved human with enhanced hearing owns an iPod mini which is used to drown out other sounds. The iPod is shown in a puddle of blood after Sylar kills Dale. (Unexpected)
Greyhound Bus Lines
Hiro and Ando hide in the luggage compartment of a Greyhound bus during a gunfight at a Greyhound bus depot. Later, Hiro boards a Greyhound bus headed for Las Vegas. (Unexpected)
Gallery
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Hiro's Versa rental car awaits him outside LAX airport. (One Giant Leap) -
Dale's iPod lies in a puddle of blood (Unexpected) -
Hiro and Ando walk past some Greyhound buses on the way to their Versa. (Unexpected)
