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===[[One Giant Leap]]===
===[[One Giant Leap]]===
*[[Ando]] watches [[lasvegasniki.com]] on his iPod.
*[[Ando]] watches [[lasvegasniki.com]] on his iPod.
*At the car rental kiosk in the [[Los Angeles]] [[LAX|International Airport]], [[Hiro]] specifically requests a [[Nissan Versa]] and will accept no other vehicle.   
*At the [[Hotspur Car Rental|car rental kiosk]] in the [[Los Angeles]] [[LAX|International Airport]], [[Hiro]] specifically requests a [[Nissan Versa]] and will accept no other vehicle.   


===[[Hiros]]===
===[[Hiros]]===
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*[[Lyle Bennet]] hides from [[Claire]] and [[Zach]] inside the [[Bennet|Bennet Family]] Nissan Armada SUV.
*[[Lyle Bennet]] hides from [[Claire]] and [[Zach]] inside the [[Bennet|Bennet Family]] Nissan Armada SUV.


===[[Homecoming]]===
===[[Seven Minutes to Midnight]]===
*[[Sheriff Davidson]] says that [[Charlie]] is not "[[Google]]" just because she knows a lot of information.
 
===[[Episode:Homecoming|Homecoming]]===
* [[Micah]] is found waiting near a Greyhound Bus.
* [[Micah]] is found waiting near a Greyhound Bus.


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===[[Fight or Flight]]===
===[[Fight or Flight]]===
* When [[Elle]] receives a phone call, the [[Wikipedia:Sprint Nextel|Sprint]] logo is clearly visible on the phone's external screen.
* When [[Elle]] receives a phone call, the [[Sprint]] logo is clearly visible on the phone's external screen.


===[[The Line]]===
===[[The Line]]===
* The Nissan Rogue continues to be seen.
* The Nissan Rogue continues to be seen.
* [[Bob]] gives [[Monica]] a black [[iPod]].
* [[Bob]] gives [[Monica]] a black [[iPod]].
* Advertisements for the musicals ''Avenue Q'', ''Wicked'', and ''Hairspray'' are seen prominently on-camera in [[Times Square]].


===[[Out of Time]]===
===[[Out of Time]]===
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* [[Mohinder]]'s laptop is a [[wikipedia:Dell|Dell]].
* [[Mohinder]]'s laptop is a [[wikipedia:Dell|Dell]].
* [[Elle]] logs into the [[wikipedia:Cisco Systems|Cisco]] surveillance system.
* [[Elle]] logs into the [[wikipedia:Cisco Systems|Cisco]] surveillance system.
* [[Micah]] uses a Sprint phone.
* [[Micah]] uses a [[Sprint]] phone.


===[[Graphic Novel:History of a Secret]]===
===[[Graphic Novel:History of a Secret]]===
[[Mr. Aswan]] has an Apple laptop computer on the desk of his office.
* [[Mr. Aswan]] has an Apple laptop computer on the desk of his office.


===[[Graphic Novel:Past Experience]]===
===[[Graphic Novel:Past Experience]]===
[[Taro]] and [[Jiro]] bicker over a PDA sent by [[wikipedia:Hosiden|Hosiden]] to [[Yamagato Industries]].
* [[Taro]] and [[Jiro]] bicker over a PDA sent by [[wikipedia:Hosiden|Hosiden]] to [[Yamagato Industries]].
 
===[[Graphic Novel:Pieces of Me]]===
* [[Ryan Covington]] owns an iPod.


===[[Graphic Novel:Donna's Big Date, Part 2]]===
===[[Graphic Novel:Donna's Big Date, Part 2]]===
[[Donna]] relives the memories [[the Haitian]] took from her by accessing [[the Company]]'s [[the Company's surveillance system|Cisco surveillance manager]].
* [[Donna]] relives the memories [[the Haitian]] took from her by accessing [[the Company]]'s [[the Company's surveillance system|Cisco surveillance manager]].


===[[Graphic Novel:Career Choices]]===
===[[Graphic Novel:Career Choices]]===
The door alarm to the [[Company file room]] is labeled as a Cisco Systems product.
* The door alarm to the [[Company file room]] is labeled as a Cisco Systems product.
 
===[[Graphic Novel:Foresight]]===
* Donna uses a Samsung/Sprint cell phone.
 
===[[The Butterfly Effect]]===
* [[Usutu]] tells [[Matt]] that his cell phone doesn't get coverage where they are and says that he should have used Sprint instead.
* [[Tracy Strauss]]'s car is a blue Nissan 350Z convertible.
 
===[[The Eclipse, Part 1]]===
* [[Angela]] looks at a family photo lying beside the keyboard of her Mac.
 
===[[Graphic Novel:Red Eye, Part 2]]===
* At her [[Ithaca college|new school]], [[Anna]] passes by a silver [[Nissan Rogue]] on the road.
 
===[[Episode:Building 26|Building 26]]===
* [[Danko's team]] uses Dell computers.
* The opposite of product placement is hiding the VW logo on [[Alex]]'s car; once you can see that it is a [[:Image:Alex_volkswagen.jpg|Volkswagen Cabriolet]] of the early nineties.
 
===[[Exposed]]===
* [[Lyle]] uses a PSP.
 
===[[Episode:Orientation|Orientation]]===
* The [[Dial a Hero]] online project works with two MacBooks.
*[[Annie]] says that that [[Arlington University|the school]] doesn't give out any student information. Otherwise, she would've added [[Claire]] as a friend on [[Facebook]]. Claire mentions it isn't her fault, she always checks the "Privacy" button for her page.
*[[Gretchen]] says to Claire that she couldn't hide her secret from society. Google's her enemy.
*While waiting for the students to finish their preliminary exam, [[Professor Fenton]] reads the book ''Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'' to pass time.
*[[Annie]] invites [[Claire]] to a party where they could play ''Guitar Hero III''.
 
===[[Jump, Push, Fall]]===
* [[Peter]] brings [[Hesam]] clam chowder from a Legal Sea Food in Boston.


==[[Heroes Evolutions]]==
==[[Heroes Evolutions]]==
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Image:Hiros versa.jpg|[[Hiro]]'s Versa rental car awaits him outside LAX airport.<br>(''[[One Giant Leap]]'')
Image:Hiros versa.jpg|[[Hiro]]'s Versa rental car awaits him outside LAX airport.<br>(''[[One Giant Leap]]'')
Image:Dead lowlife.jpg|Even in death, a [[lowlife]] wears Adidas.<br>(''[[Better Halves]]'')
Image:Dead lowlife.jpg|Even in death, a [[lowlife]] wears Adidas.<br>(''[[Better Halves]]'')
Image:Greyhoundbus.jpg|[[D.L.]] finds [[Micah]] waiting near a Greyhound Bus.<br>(''[[Homecoming]]'')
Image:Greyhoundbus.jpg|[[D.L.]] finds [[Micah]] waiting near a Greyhound Bus.<br>(''[[Episode:Homecoming|Homecoming]]'')
Image:Peter arrowhead.jpg|[[Peter]] drinks from an Arrowhead water bottle.<br>(''[[Fallout]]'')
Image:Peter arrowhead.jpg|[[Peter]] drinks from an Arrowhead water bottle.<br>(''[[Fallout]]'')
Image:Greyhound huge.jpg|A Greyhound logo fills the frame.<br>(''[[Fallout]]'')
Image:Greyhound huge.jpg|A Greyhound logo fills the frame.<br>(''[[Fallout]]'')
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Image:Greyhound and versa.jpg|[[Hiro]] and [[Ando]] walk past some Greyhound buses on the way to their Versa.<br>{{epp|116}}
Image:Greyhound and versa.jpg|[[Hiro]] and [[Ando]] walk past some Greyhound buses on the way to their Versa.<br>{{epp|116}}
Image:Younghiro.jpg|A ten-year-old Hiro plays a Game Boy. <br /> {{epp|117}}
Image:Younghiro.jpg|A ten-year-old Hiro plays a Game Boy. <br /> {{epp|117}}
Image:Armada_commercial2.jpg|[[Mr. Bennet]] drives his Nissan Armada to [[the bridge]]. <br /> {{epp|117}}
Image:Armada_commercial2.jpg|[[Mr. Bennet]] drives his Nissan Armada to the [[Texas bridge]]. <br /> {{epp|117}}
Image:Parasite_sword_search.jpg|Hiro uses a Dell computer.<br>{{epp|118}}
Image:Parasite_sword_search.jpg|Hiro uses a Dell computer.<br>{{epp|118}}
Image:Fbi_uses_dell.jpg|[[FBI]] Agents [[Agent Quesada|Quesada]] and [[Agent Alonzo|Alonzo]] use a Dell in their surveillance.<br>''([[Parasite]])''
Image:Fbi_uses_dell.jpg|[[FBI]] Agents [[Agent Quesada|Quesada]] and [[Agent Alonzo|Alonzo]] use a Dell in their surveillance.<br>''([[Parasite]])''
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Image:Nissan_frontier.jpg|A Nissan Frontier police vehicle chases [[Maya]] and [[Alejandro]].<br > {{epp|201}}
Image:Nissan_frontier.jpg|A Nissan Frontier police vehicle chases [[Maya]] and [[Alejandro]].<br > {{epp|201}}
Image:Therogue.jpg|[[Noah]] and [[Claire]] [[Bennet]] conclude an embrace next to their Nissan Rogue.<br > {{epp|201}}
Image:Therogue.jpg|[[Noah]] and [[Claire]] [[Bennet]] conclude an embrace next to their Nissan Rogue.<br > {{epp|201}}
Image:Product placement subtle sprint logo.jpg|If the logo on [[Elle]]'s Sprint phone were any bigger, she'd need three hands to make calls.<br>{{epp|205}}
Image:Product placement subtle sprint logo.jpg|If the logo on [[Elle]]'s [[Sprint]] phone were any bigger, she'd need three hands to make calls.<br>{{epp|205}}
Image:Bobpod.jpg|[[Bob]] practices his best product placement pose.<br> {{epp|206}}
Image:Bobpod.jpg|[[Bob]] practices his best product placement pose.<br> {{epp|206}}
Image:Nathanbobcisco.JPG|[[Bob]] checks [[the Company]]'s surveillance footage using Cisco.<br>{{epp|207}}
Image:Nathanbobcisco.JPG|[[Bob]] checks [[the Company]]'s surveillance footage using Cisco.<br>{{epp|207}}
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Image:What this?.jpg|[[Mohinder]]'s laptop is a Dell. <br> {{epp|211}}
Image:What this?.jpg|[[Mohinder]]'s laptop is a Dell. <br> {{epp|211}}
Image:Super protection.jpg|[[Elle]] logs into the Cisco [[surveillance]] system. <br> {{epp|211}}
Image:Super protection.jpg|[[Elle]] logs into the Cisco [[surveillance]] system. <br> {{epp|211}}
Image:This way.jpg|[[Micah]] uses a Sprint phone. <br> {{epp|211}}
Image:This way.jpg|[[Micah]] uses a [[Sprint]] phone. <br> {{epp|211}}
Image:Mr Aswan's office.jpg|[[Mr. Aswan]] uses Apple. <br>(''[[History of a Secret]]'')
Image:Mr Aswan's office.jpg|[[Mr. Aswan]] uses Apple. <br>(''[[History of a Secret]]'')
Image:Charging iPod.jpg|[[Ryan Covington]] has his iPod on charge. (''[[Pieces of Me]]'')
Image:Beep boop boop beep beep click.jpg|[[Donna]] deactivates a Cisco door alarm. <br />(''[[Career Choices]]'')
Image:Beep boop boop beep beep click.jpg|[[Donna]] deactivates a Cisco door alarm. <br />(''[[Career Choices]]'')
Image:Angela's_Mac.jpg|Angela's Mac has the latest keyboard. <br />(''[[The Eclipse, Part 1]]'')
Image:Lounging Lyle.jpg|[[Lyle]] plays a game on his PSP.<br/>(''[[Exposed]]'')
Image:GuitarHero3.JPG|[[Claire]] and [[Annie]] play ''Guitar Hero III''.<br>(''[[Orientation]]'')
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==See Also==
==See Also==
* [[Monica's iPod]]
* [[Monica's iPod]]
* [[Nissan Cube]]
* [[Nissan Rogue]]
* [[Nissan Rogue]]
* [[Nissan Versa]]
* [[Nissan Versa]]
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[[Category:Production]]
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[[Category: Galleries]]
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Latest revision as of 21:17, 19 September 2015

Product placement

Bob hands Monica an iPod.

First reference: Genesis
"Product placement" on Wikipedia

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. When featuring a product is not part of an economic exchange, it is called a product plug. Product placement also occurs with the inclusion of a brand's logo, or a favorable mention or appearance of a product.

Some real-world products have appeared in the fictional world of Heroes.

Appearances

Genesis

  • Claire puts her hand into an InSinkErator garbage disposal (though the InSinkErator logo was removed for the DVD due to a lawsuit).

One Giant Leap

Hiros

  • After getting a ride back to Las Vegas with Nathan, Hiro finds the Nissan Versa, parked in a garage. Later the Versa is seen again when Ando joins him.

Better Halves

Nothing to Hide

Seven Minutes to Midnight

Homecoming

  • Micah is found waiting near a Greyhound Bus.

Six Months Ago

  • Greyhound buses are seen in the background as Hiro and Charlie discuss attending the Japanese film festival 300 miles away.

Fallout

Godsend

The Fix

Distractions

Unexpected

  • Mohinder drives a Nissan Sentra rental car in to meet Dale Smither in Bozeman, Montana.
  • Dale, an evolved human with enhanced hearing owns an iPod Nano which is used to drown out other sounds. The iPod lies in puddle of blood after Sylar kills Dale.
  • Ando drives Hope to Primm, NV, in the Nissan Versa. Hope uses the car as a shield during a shootout with Steve Gustavson. After the shootout, Hiro notes that the car doesn't have a scratch.
  • Hiro and Ando hide in the luggage compartment of a Greyhound bus during the gunfight, which also takes place at a Greyhound bus depot. Later, Hiro boards a Greyhound bus headed for Las Vegas.

Company Man

  • The Bennet family returns from the hospital in their Nissan Armada SUV. Later, Mr. Bennet and Claire ride in the SUV to meet the Haitian.
  • A ten-year-old Hiro plays a Game Boy.

Parasite

  • Mohinder uses a Dell laptop in his father's apartment.
  • Hiro uses a Dell computer to search for the sword in Linderman's collection.
  • The FBI use Dell laptops while surveilling Mr. Linderman.
  • Micah and Jessica play Heavenly Sword on the PlayStation 3.

Graphic Novel:Family Man

The Hard Part

  • Micah is wearing a GAP shirt on one of the photos shown.
  • Micah plays various Playstation 3 video games while at the Company facility.

Four Months Later...

  • The police vehicle chasing Maya and Alejandro is a Nissan Frontier.
  • Noah Bennet gives Claire the keys to the family's Nissan Rogue in the parking lot of Claire's new high school. Claire mentions the model of the car by name, exclaiming "The Rogue?!" when handed the keys.
  • A band of Irish thieves in Cork, Ireland are expecting to find iPods in a shipping yard, only to find the specified container empty, with the exception of a shaken, scared, and shirtless Peter Petrelli.

Fight or Flight

  • When Elle receives a phone call, the Sprint logo is clearly visible on the phone's external screen.

The Line

  • The Nissan Rogue continues to be seen.
  • Bob gives Monica a black iPod.

Out of Time

  • Bob and Nathan watch video footage of Peter being treated in the Company building on a computer program with the Cisco logo featured prominently on the screen.

Cautionary Tales

  • Elle is seen drinking a cup of Slusho while taking to Mohinder. This is a drink which has made multiple cameos in various television shows by J.J. Abrams. It is also a main element in Abrams's film, Cloverfield, the second trailer of which was aired a few days before this episode's airing. This placement carries over to Beeman's Blog for this episode in which multiple cast members are shown posing with Slusho, including James, Adair, Hayden, David, Sendhil, Kristen, Greg, Masi, George and Jack.
  • Just before their shoot out with Elle, Mohinder and Bob, Noah mentions to West that his first car as a teenager was a Citroen.

Truth & Consequences

Powerless

Graphic Novel:History of a Secret

  • Mr. Aswan has an Apple laptop computer on the desk of his office.

Graphic Novel:Past Experience

Graphic Novel:Pieces of Me

Graphic Novel:Donna's Big Date, Part 2

Graphic Novel:Career Choices

Graphic Novel:Foresight

  • Donna uses a Samsung/Sprint cell phone.

The Butterfly Effect

  • Usutu tells Matt that his cell phone doesn't get coverage where they are and says that he should have used Sprint instead.
  • Tracy Strauss's car is a blue Nissan 350Z convertible.

The Eclipse, Part 1

  • Angela looks at a family photo lying beside the keyboard of her Mac.

Graphic Novel:Red Eye, Part 2

Building 26

Exposed

Orientation

  • The Dial a Hero online project works with two MacBooks.
  • Annie says that that the school doesn't give out any student information. Otherwise, she would've added Claire as a friend on Facebook. Claire mentions it isn't her fault, she always checks the "Privacy" button for her page.
  • Gretchen says to Claire that she couldn't hide her secret from society. Google's her enemy.
  • While waiting for the students to finish their preliminary exam, Professor Fenton reads the book Pride and Prejudice and Zombies to pass time.
  • Annie invites Claire to a party where they could play Guitar Hero III.

Jump, Push, Fall

  • Peter brings Hesam clam chowder from a Legal Sea Food in Boston.

Heroes Evolutions

Notes

  • Nissan is a primary acknowledged sponsor of the Heroes franchise, sponsoring the broadcast episodes, graphic novels, a free iTunes download of the pilot, as well as Heroes 360. In addition to product placement, they also use traditional and more obvious advertising methods such as television commercials and print ads placed in the beginning of each graphic novel.
  • Emerson, makers of the InSinkErator brand in-sink garbage disposal sued NBC for the use of their clearly branded product during a scene where Claire's hand is badly mangled after she places it in a running garbage disposal (Genesis). Emerson claimed NBC misrepresented any risks or potential injuries posed by the InSinkErator on the show, while portraying the brand "in an unsavory light, irreparably tarnishing the product." The company settled with NBC out of court on Feb 23, 2007. [1]
  • In the episode commentary for Fight or Flight, Greg Beeman says that he wanted to find a right-hand drive car for Elle to use in Ireland. Greg Grunberg interrupts and helpfully finishes his sentence with "but Nissan doesn't make one."
  • Some items seen in the show appear in the show’s timeline considerably before their real-world release.
    • In-show, Micah plays Heavenly Sword on a Playstation 3 on or about November 1, 2006. In the real world, these items were released on September 12, 2007 (link) and November 17, 2006 (link) respectively.
    • In-show, the Nissan Rogue is a buyable, drivable automobile in March 2007. In the real world, this vehicle was not released until late September, 2007.
    • In-show, Victoria Pratt has an aluminum Apple iMac in her house on March 19. In the real world, it was not released until August 7, 2007.

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