Monday, February 4, 2013
From Amy Poehler to M&Ms, Super Bowl Sunday delivered plenty of laughs. But what ad reigned supreme?
The Baltimore Ravens may have been the big winners Sunday, but one question remains: What was the best Super Bowl commercial of 2013? This year's ads featured plenty of Super Bowl Sunday staples—beer, cars, Doritos, M&Ms and a bunch of celebrities (Stevie Wonder, Amy Poehler, Seth Rogan and Paul Rudd, to name a few). The Washington Post reports that CBS charged $3.8 million to $4 million for a 30-second spot during Sunday's game, which was expected to attract more than 100 million fans. However, many of the Super Bowl advertisers circulated their ads online in the days leading up to the game. What did you think, Patch readers? Which commercials scored, and which ones flopped? Vote for your favorite in our poll and tell us what you thought…
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Information and clips for 2013 Super Bowl commercials have been leaked. Get your first look at the commercials.
Watch the Super Bowl for the commercials? Teasers and clips of commercials for the 2013 Super Bowl have been released. See what's in store for you on Sunday, Feb. 3. Commercial information from Coca-Cola, Chrysler, Audi, M&M's, Doritos and more are included. See a full line-up of 2013 Super Bowl commercials from Business Insider. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Monday, January 28, 2013
Information and clips for 2013 Super Bowl commercials have been leaked. Get your first look at the commercials.
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Monday, January 28
Watch the Super Bowl for the commercials? Teasers and clips of commercials for the 2013 Super Bowl have been released. See what's in store for you on Sunday, Feb. 3. Commercial information from Coca-Cola, Chrysler, Audi, M&M's, Doritos and more are included. See a full line-up of 2013 Super Bowl commercials from Business Insider. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Monday, February 6, 2012
What would you want Cupid to do for you on Feb. 14?
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Monday, February 6, 2012
Sixty-two percent of American adults will celebrate Valentine’s Day, says History.com. According to History.com computations, men spend an average of $150 for this celebration; women spend $74. So it seems that some thought has to go into the gift-giving aspect of the day. There are the flowers-and-candy gift-givers, the romantic dinner people and the I-don’t-have-a-clue-what-to-get group. Patch asks: What is the perfect Valentine’s Day gift? If your favorite is not listed in the poll, tell us in the comments below. Well, Super Bowl 2012 is history, but we probably aren’t done talking about the commercials. In last week’s Patch Poll about favorite Super Bowl commercials, the 1980 Mean Joe Green Coke ad scored well, with 38 percent of poll …
Monday, January 30, 2012
Advertisers spend millions to get our attention. How memorable are their efforts?
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Social media networks were set aflutter with the hint that Matthew Broderick may be reprising his Ferris Bueller role in a Super Bowl ad on Feb. 5. “How can I handle work on a day like today?” he says in the opening frame. With less than a week before the big game, commercials are a hot topic, along with whether Eli Manning or Tom Brady will be the hero of Super Bowl XVLI. According to businessinsider.com, 2012 will go down as a banner year for the event. The top price NBC got for an ad is $4 million, and on average, the network sold 30-second spots for $3.5 million each. Just about everyone has a favorite Super Bowl commercial. Betty White would never have been introduced to Facebook or the “Saturday Night Live” audience were it not for …
Keith Potter
8:06 am on Monday, January 28, 2013
Top 5 Super Bowl Commercials of All Time By Keith Potter http://www.footballnation.com/content/top-5-super-bowl-commercials-all-time/21056/ more ›