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The Super Bowl of Advertising: How the Commercials Won the Game
The Super Bowl of Advertising How the Commercials Won the Game Author:Bernice Kanner The Super Bowl is the ultimate arena for advertisingthe most watched, most anticipated, most expensive, most influential venue for major-league television commercials. It is the place for advertisers to be seen and to showcase their best work to some 800 million viewers around the world and is of intense interest to advertising, marketing,... more » and branding professionals. Many of us tune in just for the ads, which cost millions to produce and air. From the Bud Bowl and ³Whassup?" to "Mean" Joe Greene and Michael Jordan, the commercials have tickled the nation's funny bone and tugged at its heartstringsas well as its wallets. The commercial spectacle has grown in magnitude along with the game itself to become an integral part of the annual football face-off. This book is a tour of the ongoing evolutionnoting the triumphs and flops, lassoing behind-the-scenes stories of ads that are significantbecause they broke new ground, unveiled major campaigns, defined new cultural movements, set milestones, or reflected life at the time in unique ways. Illustrated throughout with color stills from the ads, The Super Bowl of Advertising brings back memories and reminds us of how, for many, the commercials are the best part of the game.« less