Entry Posted August 1, 2002

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Sony Ericsson is pushing their new phone via guerilla (or undercover) marketing, in which actors pose as members of the public. A NY Times article on the same topic quotes an official from the FTC: “If testimonial is affiliated with you in some way, you have to disclose that.” This sounds about right. Guerilla marketing isn’t quite product placement. 13:33