FishbowlNY Looks at the Best in Swag

PRNewser is no stranger to innovative swag, and neither are our friends and fellow mediabistro bloggers over at FishbowlNY.

Editor Noah Davis writes:

Since we work in media and can’t afford anything, we love freebies. But sometimes, promoters and marketers go overboard (Sporting News, anyone?) We’ve taken it upon ourselves to point out these gratuitous displays of cash-wasting in what we’re dubbing the Media Money Pit.

Check out their first example, from TV Guide, promoting the Emmy Awards, here.

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