
From the NYTimes
For CBS’s Fall Lineup, Check Inside Your Refrigerator
By DAVID S. JOACHIM
Published: July 17, 2006
IN September, CBS plans to start using a new place to advertise its fall television lineup: your breakfast.
The network plans to announce today that it will place laser imprints of its trademark eye insignia, as well as logos for some of its shows, on eggs — 35 million of them in September and October. CBS’s copywriters are referring to the medium as “egg-vertising,†hinting at the wordplay they have in store. Some of their planned slogans: “CSI†(“Crack the Case on CBSâ€); “The Amazing Race†(“Scramble to Win on CBSâ€); and “Shark†(“Hard-Boiled Drama.â€). Variations on the ad for its Monday night lineup of comedy shows include “Shelling Out Laughs,†“Funny Side Up†and “Leave the Yolks to Us.â€
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