9 TV show products you can actually buy: A slideshow
As Staples begins peddling paper inspired by The Office's fictional Dunder Mifflin paper company, a look at other TV shows' clever marketing ideas
By The Week Staff | November 29, 2011
7 marketing ideas that were born on TV sitcoms
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t's no secret that TV fans are often envious of their favorite characters' lives. Lately, clever marketers have gotten wise to that notion, promoting products and places inspired by hit TV shows. From sipping coffee in a shop modeled after Friends' Central Perk to printing on paper branded with The Office's Dunder Mifflin logo, here are nine of the most clever ideas:
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