Hollywood Branded Insider

The Business of Pop Culture, Explained.

Strategy, trends, case studies and insider intelligence on how brands win through film, television, celebrities, creators, music, sports and culture. Hollywood Branded has built 10,000+ partnerships - and here our team breaks down what works, what doesn't, what it costs, and how cultural relevance translates into measurable business growth.

18+ Years Inside Entertainment
10K+ Partnerships Built
250+ Brand Partners
2,600+ Industry Articles
400+ Expert Interviews

Hollywood Branded doesn't just report on pop culture partnerships. We build them every day. This is where strategy meets real-world execution.

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Start with the type of opportunity you're trying to understand. Each topic opens the HB content library around that strategy.

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What Do You Want To Understand First?

Start with the part of entertainment marketing you're trying to solve right now - how the system works, whether it actually drives business results, or what kind of placement model fits your brand.

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See How [HB]Box Works

See how we turn a single film or brand into a creator content engine.

The [HB]Box system has powered campaigns from Mean Girls to Fear Factor - trade, paid, or brand-owned. See how it works and find your fit.

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Proof Your Brand Is The Best

We put Expensify in F1: The Movie. Their stock jumped 37% in a day.

That's not a one-off. It's 18 years and 10,000+ partnerships of turning entertainment into measurable brand growth. See the receipts.

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Not All Placements Are The Same

Trade. Paid. Amplified. Which Path Fits Your Brand?

Some brands need product in the hands of productions. Others need guaranteed integrations, talent, content, media and amplification wrapped around the placement. The right answer depends on your goals, inventory, timing and budget.

  • Trade Placement: product-led access with little or no media spend.
  • Paid Placement: negotiated integrations with defined visibility and deliverables.
  • AMPLIFY: placement plus creators, content, PR, media and extensions that turn one moment into a larger campaign ecosystem.
See The Placement Differences →
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Read the analysis, hear from experts, study the playbooks, or jump straight into the work.

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Marketing Mistakes (+ How To Avoid Them)

Conversations with marketing leaders, founders and experts about what works - and what doesn't.

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Learn

Courses + Entertainment Marketing Education

Get practical training on product placement, brand integration, influencers and entertainment strategy.

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Brand Integration Portfolio

See examples of Hollywood Branded partnerships across television, film and entertainment.

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Entertainment Marketing Services

See how HB helps brands strategy, source, negotiate, activate and amplify pop culture partnerships.

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Latest Insights

The ongoing Hollywood Branded intelligence feed on brands, entertainment, creators and culture.

What Brands Need To Know About Social Influencer Sales Platforms like Google's FameBit
Celebrity Partnership
October 28, 2016
Hollywood Branded breaks down Google's new FameBit and how brands and agencies need to safeguard themselves as social influencer sales platforms emerge.
Stacy Jones
Stacy Jones
2 min read
One Less Social Platform For Brands To Figure Out - The Fall Of Vine
Celebrity Partnership
October 27, 2016
Hollywood Branded looks at some former Vine social influencers, where they are at now, and what they think about the death of Vine.
Stacy Jones
Stacy Jones
3 min read
Award Season Is Coming - Ready To Get Your Celebrity Gift Bag On!
Celebrity Partnership
October 24, 2016
Hollywood Branded provides a behind the scenes look at how to make celebrity gift bags successful for brands in this infographic.
Stacy Jones
Stacy Jones
1 min read
Why Lower Social Media Fan Base Means Higher Engagement For Your Brand
Celebrity Partnership
October 22, 2016
Hollywood Branded looks at why social influencer's often drastically lower social media fan bases than celebrities mean higher engagement for your brand.
Stacy Jones
Stacy Jones
3 min read
Hollywood Branded In The News: A Journalist's Role With Celebrities
Celebrity Partnership
October 20, 2016
Hollywood Branded shares Reuter's interview with our agency’s CEO, Stacy Jones, discussing roles and responsibilities of journalists with celebrities.
Stacy Jones
Stacy Jones
3 min read
What Brand Managers Need To Know About Social Influencers Not Marking Posts As Ads
Celebrity Partnership
October 18, 2016
Hollywood Branded shares examples of Instagram posts and what a brand manager should expect to stay within the black and white terms of FTC laws.
Stacy Jones
Stacy Jones
3 min read
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