Posted on 02/04/2007 10:05:19 AM PST by PJ-Comix
I thought the Taco Bell ad was one of the best. Top 5 maybe.
http://www.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2007/jan/advertising012907.html
"In addition, with only a week to go, CBS still had some advertising units that it needed to sell. Though not unusual to have some time left to be sold, it appears that this year has been more of a challenge for CBS to sell the high priced spots, especially those in the less desirable fourth quarter, Antil said.
“Some companies prefer to take a risk and wait until late in hopes of getting a much better deal. Depending on the number of units available, a company might be able to get a spot for $2 million, or even less,” Antil said, adding that if CBS cannot sell all of its units for a reasonable price, it could end up using the time itself to promote its own programs instead of alienating other buyers by offering too large a discount.
“Buying Super Bowl time is unlike any other advertising purchase and it is a very complicated process that involves considerable negotiation, risk and gamesmanship,” Antil said. "
Like I said, "Far better than their food."
'La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.' - Auguste Escoffier
(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Carrrrrrrrne.
I have to say my top 10 favorites were:
2.) Chevy (car wash)
1.) Doritos (crash)
3.) Blockbuster (mouse)
4.) Bud Light (face off)
5.) Doritos (cashier)
6.) American Heart Assoc. (heart)
7.) Taco Bell (lions)
8.) Nationwide (K-Fed)
9.) Bud-Light (hitchhiker)
10.) Budweiser (dalmation)
I like the 1st GM commercial where all they did was sing songs with Chevy etc in them. But disappointed they didn't use a REAL 409 in the "4-0-9" part, because they DID use an old Camaro/TA in 1 older song part....
I think that particular fad has been going on for several years now. I remember a Dodge truck ad from two or three years ago, where the passenger is choking on a piece of beef jerky and the driver jams on the brakes and the chewed-up jerky flies out and splats on the windshield. And the Budweiser horse fart commercial from a previous year. And of course, now we have that Snickers commercial from this year.
And these are only a few of the recent commercials with an apparent goal of being as disgusting and offensive as possible. When did the advertising geniuses decides that they'd sell more product by dragging it into the sewer?
Huh. Nobody seems to even mention the CareerBuilder.com commercials...those were the only ones I liked...especially the one where they all run off the cliff at the end...
Is is just me or did anyone else find those humorous? I hope it is not just me...that might be a bad thing.
I liked the CareerBuilder ones the best, too. I especially liked the guy with the three-ring binder as his helmet. The whole office-worker-gladiator scene was great.
Right...the "Hey! You don't even work here" guy...:)
They won $10,000 from Doritos and didn't know they had won until they saw it on the Super Bowl.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
The other Doritos ad with the check-out girl in the grocery store must have been the runner-up winner. Those two commercials were 2 of the 5 finalists in the contest.
I just watched the "Lemmings" ad on YouTube.
I can see why it was voted worst ad
The music creeps me out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6nAB871b4M
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