Royal Marketing

Unless you've been living under a rock the last few months - you know that Kate Middleton and Prince William were married last Friday, April 29th. It will probably be the most talked about event of 2011. While us commoners have been interested in what Kate's dress would look like, what the wedding would in tale or where the couple would go on their honeymoon, some companies have been trying to raise revenue around the big day.

Food companies, such as Papa John's commissioned food artists to create the likeness of the prince and his bride's on a pizza that "tastes as good as it looks." This pizza can be purchased any where 'across the pond.' Dunkin' Doughnuts created a Royal Wedding Doughnut just for the occasion. It's a heart shaped glazed, jelly-filled masterpiece created with Will and Kate's favorite flavors in mind.

Companies have been jumped into TV ads too gearing up for the big day. T-Mobile made a wedding day spoof ad that caught fire copying the 2009 video known as JK Wedding Entrance Dance. The ad chose royal lookalikes to dancing down the aisle. Check it out here.

In the UK Kodak's ad agency created a series of print ads. They are a bit gimmicky, but most are puns. The other two are "For richer and not poorer" and "Prints charming."

Personally, I think it's odd that Britain has put the royal family's face on anything and everything for the entirely of it's existence, but this marketing tactic is just funny I think. I'm not sure if it even worked.

What royal wedding marketing tactics have you seen?