Stuck with Toyota: Product placement dilemma for ‘Modern Family’

Do you watch the delightful new ABC sitcom, “Modern Family”? Have you noticed that the characters drive Toyotas — and they don’t flinch? What’s up with that? Turns out Toyota inked a product placement deal with the show. “The Toyota pact was struck well before the automaker recalled millions of its cars across several models,” reported Advertising Age . “Toyota vehicles have been appearing in ‘Modern Family’ as part of a product-placement de…

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