Tesco ad in wrong slot

There are many of examples of clever media buying that links the brand to the content in its immediate environment.

But I would suggest that buying time for Tesco’s Butcher’s Choice in a break for ITV1 Fred West drama Appropriate Adult is at best unfortunate and at worst macabre.

John Dean
MHYG Consulting

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