This is a sensitive time for our country, and when you consider the current political climate, it’s hard to be altogether surprised by the sheer number of Super Bowl ads that are taking on hot-button issues. Budweiser has a spot coming up that looks at immigration through the lens of its own history, and 84 […]
Over the past several years, we’ve seen Honda do their best to execute a number of memorable Super Bowl ads, and there are usually a few things that tie them together — they’re very good at celebrity cameos, and while they are occasionally funny, at the same time they often don’t go over-the-top. They realize […]
While Terrell Owens for some inexplicable reason didn’t make it into the NFL Hall of Fame this weekend, he at least got a hefty paycheck for something else: Getting to be one of the stars for the latest Super Bowl commercial for T-Mobile. The phone giant unleashed one of their new big ads for the […]
While we know that there are going to be plenty of people out there who are watching the big game out there, but for those looking for some counter-programming (at least in the form of reading articles), this “Outlander” post is for you! Heck, maybe some of you can multi-task and read while also watching […]
The Super Bowl is such an interesting proposition for advertisers, since you want to be both edgy and also conservative at the same time. You want to push the envelope, but not so far that you run the risk of offending someone with your content. Sometimes, you get executives doing what they think is edgy, but it […]
It’s interesting that given the number of commercials in which we’ve seen Peyton Manning in over the years, the number for Tom Brady seems to pale in comparison. Yet, it’s really nice to see him pop up in more of these, at least given that he has some personality in them. We may not love Brady or the […]
Skittles is a company with a long history of producing ads for the Super Bowl, but that does not necessarily mean that many of them are actually all that good. Last year’s Steven Tyler spot was one of the biggest disappointments of the year, and they are sometimes so off the wall that we wonder […]
Clearly, someone at Mobile Strike knew very well what they were getting themselves into when they hired Arnold Schwarzenegger yet again for their Super Bowl commercial this year, and then had him build a wall with the press of a button. There are probably some Donald Trump hate-tweets in his future! We’ll be honest in […]
When you think about the cost of the average Super Bowl commercial, it’s pretty remarkable that Ford decided to run an ad during the big game that is almost two minutes long. Sure, we know that they’ve got the money for it, but it’s still a long commercial, especially given that this is an ad […]
We’re going to have a performance from Luke Bryan shortly doing the National Anthem at Super Bowl LI, but before we get to him, Fox’s broadcast of the big game opted to give you another memorable performance: The famed Schuyler Sisters, who most people know from the musical “Hamilton.” The three ladies (Phillipa Soo, Renée Elise […]
