Sunday, April 17, 2011

Mad man @MorganSpurlock - NYPOST.com


Mini is one of 23 sponsors of "POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold". (NOTE: I could only find 21. See list below) I'm surprised that Mini does not have a commerical that relates to the film on their YouTube Channel.

Even selling out isn’t as easy as it looks.

Morgan Spurlock discovered this the hard way when he cold-called some 600 companies to sponsor his film about product placement, Friday’s “The Greatest Movie Ever Sold.”

“I had people who would attack my character and my looks,” the mustachioed New Yorker tells The Post. “We thought Abercrombie & Fitch would be a great brand for the movie. They were like, ‘Have you looked in the mirror? You do not represent Abercrombie. You’re too pale and unattractive.’ It was that wrong.” Read More

"POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold" official sponsor list can be seen on Sony Classics Press Kit

  1. Amy's Kitchen
  2. The country of Aruba
  3. Ban
  4. Carrera Sunglasses
  5. Hyatt
  6. JetBlue
  7. Mane 'n Tail
  8. Merrell
  9. Mini
  10. Movietickets.com
  11. Old Navy
  12. POM Wonderful
  13. Seventh Generation Inc.
  14. Sheetz
  15. Thayers
  16. Get It For Free Online
  17. KDF
  18. Petland Discounts
  19. Ted Baker London (shirts)
  20. Trident Gum
  21. Carmex
  22. Fast Company

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