Monday, February 4, 2013

And Now A Word From….

The Super Bowl has become the place to display not only the best football teams the NFL has to offer, but also the best efforts of America’s top ad agencies. 

With commercials going for upwards of $4 million each, your spot had better be good – or so bad that it’s memorable.

It may not have been this year’s best, but maybe the funniest (and certainly the most prophetic considering the outcome of the game) was this from Tide laundry detergent:

The Budweiser Clydesdales have a long-standing tradition of being the best of the best.  This year’s ad lived up to the tradition:

The late Paul Harvey’s tribute to the American Farmer, sponsored by Ram trucks, was a real show stopper.  A full two minutes, it was not even mentioned in the Washington Post's list of the best commercials (or, for that matter, in their list of the worst) but early this morning it was running neck-and-neck with the Budweiser ad as the fan favorite on Twitter.

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