I think this is even stronger online.

Like it or not, you will seeing more and more product placement and integration in online video content where there is even more resistance to ad placements.

At WatchMojo.com, we’ve been exploring this with more and more advertisers and ad agencies; so long as it’s done tastefully and neither party is trying to mislead users, our results show that indeed users prefer that to ads, pre-roll etc.

I expect to see more and more of this, but few will be able to pull it off programming and distribution-wise, those who can will have the advantage over those who can’t.

Of course, there are other considerations, like being able to create low-cost programming until online ad sales really scale and take over TV revenues… but this is starting to be a no-brainer: performance and engagement-style ads are doomed to fail; pre-rolls will probably go the way of pop-ups (with post-rolls being as effective and welcome by advertisers as pop-unders) and by sheer market force, product placement and integration will have to be addressed, fine-tuned and mastered.

This is where tact and grace will come in play… admittedly.