It's not unusual for producers of B-movies to generate 80 percent of their budgets from product-placement deals.Reno's VizKinect is carving a niche for itself with technology that helps movie producers strengthen their pitch to advertisers and helps advertisers better understand how audiences see the placement of their products in movies.The company rolled out technology this spring that allows marketers to see in real time how audiences view a commercial. "We can tell them quantitatively how many people saw their product and how to improve it," says Norman Smith, president and chairman of the privately held company.Small dots a separate color …









