When 'Star Trek' stars play product pitchman
If Starfleet Academy has a Marketing 101 class, these commercials must surely be on the syllabus.
Twice in recent days, Earth's ad agencies have dispatched officers of the "Star Trek" franchise on missions not to seek out new worlds, but to sell new products.
First came a video clip from PC maker Acer using clips from the imminent "Star Trek Into Darkness," docking soon in a movie theater near you, to pump up the excitement for its new flagship Aspire R7.
Then Audi flew into view with a two-minute Spock vs. Spock spiel for its … Read more