[carzaddict]

for the most part, everything you see is a paid advertisement.....for the most part.

you dont want to give away free advertising. You definitely dont want to give away free advertising when someone else is paying to have their product in your advertisement.

From a logic perspective (im sure they've spent plenty of money doing similar research): Sometimes you dont want to show any kind of brand relationship, people might take it the wrong way. Sometimes they hide brands so that it doesnt distract you from the main brand.

In most ads, there's a reason for every single thing they do, they conduct HUNDREDS of tests and focus groups for the most ridiculous things from the colors that should be displayed to the volume of peoples speech (why do you think Billy Mays screamed in every oxyclean commercial? to catch your attention! thats why some commercials are louder than the tv program you're watching).

On the flip side, ive seem some HORRIBLE uses of paid advertisement.
the movie anti-trust, the guy walks into an empty hallway that had nothing but a giant PEPSI vending machine, the camera was focused on it for a few seconds.
in fast and furious, they're CONSTANTLY drinking or mentioning Corona beer.