Watching the SuperBowl ads this year, I can't say I was very impressed. I think a combination of the poor economic conditions and the record breaking cost for a 30 second spot, gave way to sub-par ads. Here is the Good, the bad, and the unnecessary.
The Good
I liked the Audi ad that was a play on the Godfather scene where a bloody horse is found in the bed. It introduced the Audi R8 a "new" kind of luxury. This Superbowl didn't feature too many automobile ads so this one really stood out.
The Bad
I cant stand the spots for Sales Genie. I found them a little annoying, a little cheesy and whole lot racist. One ad had a sales representative who was about to be fired. Stereotypically the sales rep had a Indian accent and also stereotypically the sales rep turns out to have 7 kids. This character sounds like Apo from the Simpsons.
The Unnecessary
I honestly think the Godaddy.com ads are both demeaning towards woman and insulting to the average man. One cant argue with the results of their advertising, but I would personally rather watch a four hour special on the art of sewing than a 30 second spot by the people at Godaddy.
If you want to see them for yourself you could check it out by googling Myspace Superbowl ads
2 comments:
Good commentary, but way too many typos and AP style errors. Here's what I found just in your first paragraph:
...the record-breaking cost for a 30-second spot, gave way to sub-par ads. Here is the....
Proofread and clean it up. Make the necessary corrections and republish this post. Put "revised" in the headline so I can credit you for correcting it.
Thank you. That's much better.
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