Super Bowl 2011 commercials: 3 million reasons to watch!
It was Super Bowl Sunday yesterday in the USA. Now, I’ll be honest here … I have no idea about American Football. I have no idea what it is exactly that they’re playing on that field, nor do I have any idea which teams played in the final yesterday or which team won in the end … and don’t even ask me what the score was! But was I excited that it was Super Bowl Sunday? Yes, yes I was. Why? Cos Super Bowl Sunday is all about the commercials (oh, and the celebrity half-time stuff ups; but that’s another story)!
The Super Bowl final is a gem for fantastic TVCs. Brands like Pepsi, Volkswagen, Doritos and Snickers to name a few, put aside millions of dollars each year in their advertising budget to show their latest creative flair to millions of viewers. And at a price of $3 million per 30 second bracket, the half time show is full of 3 million reasons to watch!
I have done some scouting around this morning and have found a few of the ads from yesterday’s Super Bowl:
Pepsi have kept up their end of the bargain by producing a series of ads – 5 in total – that are funny and memorable (here’s the commercial that made me laugh the most!);
[briotube]http://www.youtube.com/v/ZVQrH0aHGAc[/briotube]
Volkswagen’s latest commercial has been dubbed one of the best of the bunch for this year – it’s very clever, funny and more importantly, different! Love it;
[briotube]http://www.youtube.com/v/R55e-uHQna0[/briotube]
Doritos plays on the mind with this commerical. Got a few giggles from me;
[briotube]http://www.youtube.com/v/B1yk85znbpY[/briotube]
and Snickers has brought back more old-school TV stars out of the woodwork (although, I do get the feeling that this translates much better to an American audience – but seeing as I was talking about Snickers, I thought I’d pop the ad up).
[briotube]http://www.youtube.com/v/fHGwqzwKrbI[/briotube]
If you want to see more of the commercials, visit www.superbowlcommercials2011.com. No doubt by the end of today more ads will be added to the gallery.
Enjoy!
ETA: I just came across this link: lists 11 of the best Super Bowl 2011 commercials (and 6 of the worst!).
