Coffee Beanery's Joe Hotcup Co-Stars with Jake Gyllenhaal

Hollywood-August 2010

Joe Hotcup was surprised when his agent Craig called to tell him that he did great at the audition for "Love and Other Drugs". Then his agent added "You Got It Joe!" You need to be on the set this Friday. You are in a scene with Jake Gyllenhaal.

Friday came and Joe went to the set after a cup of his favorite Coffee. He was so surprised to see his brand of coffee on the craft service table (this is the table that serves the film crew noshes).

"It was not an easy shoot." Joe said. "We were shooting in an airport and it was really hard to control the crowds". At first I thought it was Jake Gyllenhaal they were trying to see, but then they started yelling “JOE, JOE, JOE”. I was so embarrassed for Jake, but he was cool and said, "Joe you are my cup of Tea.". I said.... “Excusssssse me!” He then said, “I mean coffee.” We both laughed about it and have been buds ever since.

Hollywood is no stranger to Joe. He has worked with the top stars like Julia Roberts, Clint Eastwood, Tim Allen and many more..

What impresses me most about Joe Hotcup is that he is so down to earth. He loves working in Hollywood, but he still prefers to live in Flushing, Michigan. When he is not on set in Hollywood, he can be found performing all over the state of Michigan.

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Social media such as Facecbook and Twitter or blogging sites have become powerful tools that influence what people buy, online researcher Nielsen said Wednesday, urging business to embrace the trend.

Nearly three in four people worldwide who use the Internet have visited a social networking or blog, spending an average of almost six hours a month on them, The Nielsen Company said in a report.

Of the seven biggest brands online globally, three are social media networking sites -- Facebook, Wikipedia and YouTube -- it said in its latest report on social media trends in the Asia Pacific region.

"Social media is having a larger and larger influence on purchasing decisions," said Charles Buchwalter, chairman and chief executive of Nielsen Online Japan.

"Everyone understands that social media is hot, it's growing quickly and in very unpredictable ways everywhere in the world," he told reporters in an online media briefing.

According to Nielsen's findings, online product reviews are the third most trusted source of information when consumers decide whether to purchase a product, coming after recommendations from friends and family.

From China and India to Australia, online reviews are a major influence in buying electronics items, cosmetics, cars and food, among other things, it said.

An average 32 percent access social media sites from their workplaces and 31 percent access them from the confines of their bedrooms.

"The findings we've uncovered in this social media report highlight, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that social media is here to stay and needs to be taken seriously by the broader business community," said Megan Clarken, managing director of Nielsen's online business in the Asia Pacific.

Clarken added that "businesses can no longer afford to simply observe the social media phenomenon, they need to embrace it."

Buchwalter said Facebook "is much more than a poster child for social media" as businesses increasingly use it. "Social media is for real. There's no turning back."

Three Feature This! Clients in ABC's "Downfall"

Three Clients made it to the final cut on ABC's Downfall

ABC's high-tension new reality series Downfall doesn't premiere until next week, but we've got your first look.

Chris Jericho to host ABC'sDownfall

Hosted by WWE superstarChris Jericho, the game show takes place atop a 10-story building in Los Angeles. Contestants must answer questions against a clock to win prizes and a shot at $1 million.

In each round, if contestants fail to answer fast enough, they'll see a conveyor belt moving facsimiles of their prizes to the edge of the roof, so they'll plummet and be destroyed. The contestants can back up the conveyor belt, however, by putting either their own personal possessions or family members at risk of going off the roof.


Downfall premieres Tuesday, June 22 at 9/8c on ABC. go Go to ABC and see several Trailers

Hormel In "The Road"

Hormel had a great exposure in "The Road" is a 2009 drama film directed by John Hillcoat and written by Joe Penhall. Based on the 2006 novel of the same name by American author Cormac McCarthy, the film stars Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee as a father and his son in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Filming took place in Pennsylvania,Louisiana, and Oregon. The film received a limited release in North American cinemas from November 25, 2009 and was released in UK cinemas on January 4, 2010

.Click this link to see the clip from "The Road"

Samick Musick In "Jerk Theory"

Samick Piano had a really sweet hin in this film that is about an aspiring recording artist, Adam, is burned by a bad relationship experience and decides that if women won't respond to the "nice guy" then he'll be "the jerk." This is wildly successful with meaningless relationships, but when Adam meets and falls for Molly, who doesn''t fall for his jerk routine, Adam is forced to reconsider his dating phil

ABC’s Bachelor Pad looks for product placement integrations

ABC?s upcoming reality series?The Bachelor Pad?is looking for product placement opportunities.

The product placement offer came in a PowerPoint presentation from the Escapes Group, a branded entertainment company. With many discount offers, ABC looks likes its going to be more aggressive in the branded entertainment industry.

However, as explained in Deadline.com, no one has ever heard of the Escapes Group. ?An Internet search didn’t turn up anything on such a branded entertainment company either. And those familiar with how product placement works say that it is never done for a flat upfront fee but is always a subject of negotiation.?