Overheard this week… (February 13)
MITCH BLATT
More buzz on Super Bowl ads:
Hyundai’s full shoot with Favre:
The commercial that I thought was funniest
“Humanitarian News”: “Denny’s acknowledges suffering of egg-laying chickens.”
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The advertising times they are a changing
With the advent of new technologies has come new ways of advertising: no more evident than during Super Sunday
SCOTT JACOBS
Once upon a time a cute little kid (now probably in his late 30’s) handed Mean Joe Greene a Coke, and the infamous tough guy returned the favor by throwing his jersey to the kid. “Hey [...]
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The Best Super Bowl ads and whether they were successful
Beware, the Green Police are on the lookout!
MITCH BLATT
I cover sports business for JSB, as well as writing general posts, so I figure I should tackle the Super Bowl ads: not just which ones were funniest but which ones did the best job of marketing their products.
However, we will start off with which ones are [...]
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Prepare to be offended!…
Tim Tebow’s mother expressing her love for her child is “offensive.”
MITCH BLATT
The Conservative Christian organization Focus on the Family bought some spots to run abortion-related ads during the Super Bowl, eliciting outrage from liberal groups including National Organization for Women and Planned Parenthood.
Ty Duffy at The Big Lead said CBS shouldn’t air them then got [...]
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