Advertising, Brand•
on February 6th, 2008•
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Number 3, Budweiser is the top dog (no pun intended) when it comes to Super Bowl advertising. They were the only advertiser to run seven commercials during the event this year. And at 2.7 million dollars per 30 second spot, Budweiser takes the Super Bowl audience seriously. Fortunately, there was a record audience to watch the New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots.
One would expect that any company who spends those kind of dollars on one event would create a memorable commercial. Budweiser went back to the well and produced a spot featuring the Clydesdale horses. Using the ‘Rocky’ theme song, the storyline revolved around a horse that didn’t make the cut, then was trained for a year by a Dalmatian. Of course, the horse made the team the following year. It was one of the few Super Bowl commercials that actually told a positive and uplifting story.
Advertising, Brand•
on February 5th, 2008•
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Number 4, Tide developed a creative Super Bowl commercial and website for their Tide-to-Go product. The commercial starts with a basic job interview. However, the employer cannot hear what the candidate is saying because a stain on the candidate’s shirt is speaking at the same time and interrupting the whole interview process.
I found this spot to very funny and original. It is one of the best Super Bowl commercials this year in featuring the product’s main benefit, which is to remove stains. As a theme, ‘Silence the stain instantly’ could be better, but there is a great website tie-in for the product as well.
Advertising, Brand•
on February 4th, 2008•
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The Super Bowl is over and the New York Giants have pulled off one of the greatest upsets in football history. There was also another competition between companies that produced the best commercial that ran during the Super Bowl. Each spot spent around 2.7 million dollars for the 30 second placement. USAToday has the 2008 ad-meter ratings, and over the next 5 days I will give my humble opinion on the the top 5 most creative and memorable Super Bowl commercials for 2008.
Starting at number 5, Bridgestone created a terrific spot featuring screaming animals and people reacting to impending doom for a squirrel in the middle of road. Because the car has Bridgestone tires, the driver is able to easily maneuver around the animal. Great brand identity featuring the product in use. I especially liked the tiny insect scream.
Advertising, Brand•
on January 24th, 2008•
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Honda has created a Rube Goldberg style two-minute commercial for the new Honda Accord. The commercial is ground-breaking because it was shot in real-time, in one take. Supposedly, it took several weeks to produce and 606 takes to get the one perfect take, all at a cost of 6 million dollars. Everything shown in the commercial is from two real automobiles that were disassembled and not from 3D graphic animation. This spot is currently being shown on British television and, through viral marketing, making its way through email boxes in the US.
Advertising, Brand•
on January 23rd, 2008•
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Apple continues to create TV commercials that are funny and extend the brand. A recent Apple commercial, ‘Quote’, is another in a series of ads featuring the characters ‘Mac’ and ‘PC’. The spot promotes Leopard (their new operating system) and the reaction by ‘PC’.
Advertising, Brand•
on December 13th, 2007•
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Using unexpected humor can help identify your brand. A Citibank commercial shows the lighter side of defective merchandise while promoting their service. People love to laugh at themselves, so you don’t have to be serious about your product or service all of the time.
Advertising, Brand•
on December 12th, 2007•
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Knorr Frozen Entrees has taken a different approach to reach their target audience. To get your attention, their TV commercial uses a bad word. It’s creative, interesting and it works. Think ouside-the-box with your target audience and you will attract attention to your company’s website as well.
Advertising, Brand•
on November 27th, 2007•
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Apple is one of the top brands in the minds of their target audience. Their TV commercials quickly point out the difference between themselves and their competition. A large number of consumers go to the Apple website soon after viewing one of their (very funny) commercials. You can take a page out of Apple’s playbook by re-energizing your company’s brand image. Attracting more visitors to your website begins with good website design, SEO and creating effective marketing and advertising vehicles as well. Build a better brand in the mind of the target audience and you will attract a large audience to your company’s website.
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FedEx has a one of the funniest commercials running on television. It portrays a scene where meetings are useless, and some people are clueless. But by using FedEx, you can still get the job done. The main message throughout this commercial and their campaign is that FedEx offers a range of services that help small businesses meet their needs. Well done.
