Peacock’s gritty The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot, Bel-Air, has a release date. The NBCUniversal streaming service will debut the series on Feb. 13, the same day it airs the Super Bowl alongside sibling NBC. Top line The one-hour drama is a darker reimagining of the ’90s sitcom, which helped turn Will Smith into a…
NBC has decided against airing one of its new or returning entertainment shows in its coveted post-Super Bowl 56 timeslot on Feb. 13. Instead, the network will broadcast coverage of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, which will also be in progress. “This happens once every four years, we want to be able to maximize the…
Avocados and the Super Bowl are inextricably linked in advertising history, with Game Day widely considered to be the biggest day for avocado sales nationwide due to the popularity of chips and guacamole at events. After sitting out the 2021 game, Avocados From Mexico (AFM) has announced that they will be returning for the February…
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson starred in a Super Bowl ad in 2013 for “Got Milk?”, but consumers want Johnson back in the Super Bowl more than any other celebrity, according to a new survey from The Marketing Arm, an Omnicom agency that works closely with brands to place celebrities in ads, including the Super Bowl….
Fox Sports has a new ad sales chief: Mark Evans has been named evp of ad sales for Fox Sports. He’ll be stepping in for Seth Winter, who will retire in February, after spending more than 40 years in ad sales. In the role, Evans will oversee all ad sales for Fox, FS1, FS2, Fox…
Super Bowl 56 will take place Feb. 23, 2022, which seems far away but in reality it’s just around the corner. And while Tax Day (April 15, 2022) is even further out, Intuit’s Turbotax brand is ready for both of those nerve-wracking and hopeful moments with its Super Bowl LVI ad. This will be the…
Instead of featuring one or two headliners as usual, the Pepsi Super Bowl 56 Halftime Show will split the spotlight five ways. Top line The event–which is slated to be held on Feb. 13, 2022 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. and air on NBC, Peacock and Telemundo–will feature performances from Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg,…
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos may no longer be the richest person in the world, but the ecommerce platform remains one of the most powerful companies in existence. Its reach stretches far beyond commerce and into cloud computing, health care, logistics and technology, to name a few additional business sectors. Advertising a brand of this scope…
Pringles, Pepsi Zero, and Walmart showed up with something to see last night. These three brands know what a Super Bowl commercial needs to be—highly entertaining. There are several ways to achieve this. Pringles and Pepsi Zero are on the highly visual pop culture page, and that’s a good page to be on. Walmart opted […]
The Googs is scoring big points prior to Sunday’s big game. Ernie Schenck loves the following ad. The legendary copywriter and Communications Arts columnist says, “…gird your tear ducts, people, because this is as emotional a spot as I have ever seen. And I know a thing or two about emotional commercials. I don’t know […]
The beer commercials will be out in full flow this Sunday. Bud Light and Michelob Ultra are already sharing their wares. Meanwhile, one European beer brand is opting out of the TV Bonanza. Stella Artois is betting on the power of experiential instead. Debuting in Miami during Super Bowl LIV week, Port de Stella features […]
During the Super Bowl this Sunday, one 30-second spot costs about $5 million in media dollars. If you also load your cast with celebrities, the production costs will skyrocket as well. What do you think it cost to shoot this commercial with Jimmy Fallon and crew? I don’t know the number but when you consider […]
Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood is writing a sequel to her landmark book, The Handmaid’s Tale. Hulu, meanwhile, is preparing to release Season Three of this impossible to look away from series. Last night during the Super Bowl, Hulu managed to intrigue fans of professional football and fans of the show with a 30-second spot that […]
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Super Bowl Sunday is no longer a day. It’s a celebration of spending, from the exorbitant ticket prices to the cost to run a Super Bowl commercial, it’s all about the Benjamins. What gets overlooked is how it’s not just the big spenders who part with cash. American adults say they will spend an average […]
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Money can’t buy you love. If you need proof, here it is. The average cost to run a 30-second commercial during Super Bowl LIII on CBS this Sunday is $5.24 Million. That’s an increase of 96% since 2008. What’s not increasing is the quality of the communications. Let’s take a look… Star power isn’t helping […]
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Does the idea of drinking an organic beer in Hawaii with Zoe Kravitz send chills down your spine? Michelob ULTRA Pure Gold and FCB/Chicago teamed up to make this Super Bowl LIII commercial wherein Kravitz delivers the Pure Gold brand message using Autonomous sensory meridian response-like techniques. In other words, the commercial induces tingling sensations […]
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Are you planning a Super Bowl party? You won’t need a Benjamin or two to feed your friends, because this year, a stack of Lincolns gets the job done. GSD&M’s new ad campaign for Pizza Hut—the agency’s first, after adding the account last year—relies on two of the foundational concepts in marketing: price and promotion. […]
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Celebrity culture…it won’t go away, and yet it fails to reward the spellbound masses. When it comes to Super Bowl Sunday, celebs are in the stands, performing at half time, on the field during the game, and starring in a fair number of multimillion-dollar commercials. Thankfully, there are a few brands that ain’t havin’ it. […]
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Skittles is candy with attitude. The brand also runs funny, memorable ads, but not on Super Bowl Sunday. To celebrate the biggest marketing day of the year, Skittles is going with a 30-minute commercial, live on Broadway. Skittles Commercial: The Broadway Musical is a one-show-only, live 30-minute spectacle, performed in the heart of Times Square […]
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Advertising that is self-referential almost always fails to connect with a broad audience. Tide and Saatchi & Saatchi just changed all that. According to Adweek: Tide’s wildly ambitious plan is much more involved than your average Super Bowl spot. The detergent brand’s goal is to take over the Super Bowl with a campaign that positions […]
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