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Cars & Movies 7. Mercedes: The Star with muscles

5 July 20213 min read10 images

This article explores how Mercedes-Benz strategically uses product placement in movies to convey messages of quality, strength, and robustness.

Cars & Movies 7.  Mercedes: The Star with muscles

Cinematography has always been a powerful means of communication for industrial and consumer products. Many companies use product placement randomly, whenever the opportunity arises. At Mercedes-Benz, it would appear that the marketing department has a real strategy in this regard and the films we present today are an example of exactly how in every appearance, the message of quality, strength and robustness is carefully written into the script way before shooting starts.

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The various appearances in the Jurassic Park franchise are even more significant when you consider that they work on the imagination of children who always receive messages in a precise and very basic manner. In terms of performance, the fact that Batman uses a Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo when he’s playing the role of Bruce Wayne says a lot. There are no boundaries for the models either: the mighty Unimog who fights an imminent threat in the hands of John McClane and proves to be an indestructible weapon.

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