In the past, advertising campaigns have been planned long in advance. But now advertising has become increasingly responsive to pop culture, so the campaigns can rest on something that's surprisingly recent.

In the past, (product placements) were negotiated in a somewhat informal way. What Maven has done is to really codify the relationship and create a structure for how much people get paid. That's one of the holy grails for product placement: to really work out what it is worth.

In the past, (product placements) were negotiated in a somewhat informal way. What Maven Strategies has done is to really codify the relationship and create a structure for how much people get paid. That's one of the holy grails for product placement: to really work out what it is worth.

In the past, [product placements] were negotiated in a somewhat informal way; what Maven Strategies has done is to really codify the relationship and create a structure for how much people get paid. That's one of the holy grails for product placement: to really work out what it is worth.

In the past, product placements were negotiated in a somewhat informal way. What Maven Strategies has done is to really codify the relationship and create a structure for how much people get paid. That's one of the holy grails for product placement - to really work out what it is worth.

In the past, advertising has for the most part been about three things -- to inform, to persuade, and to remind,