Friday Mar 21, 2025

Episode 58 - Marketing An Odyssey with Virginia Smith: Part 1 (2010: The Year We Make Content)

Virginia Smith is taking us back to 1984 to explore the official “2010” studio marketing guide! Budweiser, Apple, J .C. Penney, Target, Walmart, Kinko’s, Sheraton, and B. Dalton are just a few of the many familiar brands clamoring for a piece of MGM/UA’s massive “Space Odyssey” campaign.

Follow the pictures on the episode page for a few surprises!

Books, magazines and games! T-shirts, jackets, hats, buttons, patches, posters and shiny jackets! And who knew there were pajamas?? 

Plus: PAN-Am, K-Mart, and Mervyn’s!

Have your own 2010 merch, ads or stories? Share it with us on BlueSky, Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, or email!

Check out Virginia Smith's artwork at thegirlinthepicture.com

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