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What to Expect From General Motors in the Super Bowl

What to Expect From General Motors in the Super Bowl

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Super Bowl watchers beware: This Sunday, about the only time you're going to be able to avoid General Motors' presence is when you're in the bathroom.

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Celebrity Showdown: What's Your Favorite Star-Studded Super Bowl Spot?

Celebrity Showdown: What's Your Favorite Star-Studded Super Bowl Spot?

Ad Age wants to know what your favorite Super Bowl spot featuring a celebrity is.

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How Skechers Shaped Up Into No. 2 Footwear Brand

How Skechers Shaped Up Into No. 2 Footwear Brand

LOS ANGELES (AdAge.com) -- Skechers President-CMO Leonard Armato caught up with CMO Strategy to discuss more plans for the year ahead, including a new Super Bowl spot with Kim Kardashian.

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Without Strategy, Office Monkeys and Talking Babies Are Just Silly Jokes

Without Strategy, Office Monkeys and Talking Babies Are Just Silly Jokes

Gratuitous humor is -- gratuitous. So before you lay down $3 million to be in the Super Bowl, think beyond it. Brand and business results are what matter, period.

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Marketers Suit up With Twitter, Facebook for 'Social Bowl'

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- When Audi's ad debuts Feb. 6 during Super Bowl XLV in the first break in the game, it will contain a hashtag so viewers can follow conversations about the ad on Twitter. Will a majority of viewers have a clue what the symbol means? Probably not. But its mere presence is a sign that Super Bowl advertisers are tapping social media to extend their buy like never before.

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In the Era of 'Like,' How Much Does Liking a Super Bowl Ad Affect ROI?

In the Era of 'Like,' How Much Does Liking a Super Bowl Ad Affect ROI?

Millward Brown Optimor study shows little relationship between Ad Meter rankings and sales effectiveness.

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Mars Picks Roseanne for Snickers Super Bowl Ad

Mars Picks Roseanne for Snickers Super Bowl Ad

CHICAGO (AdAge.com) -- The deadpanning comic and former blue-collar sitcom mom Roseanne Barr will star in Snickers' Super Bowl ad this year, replacing the universally loved Betty White, whose appearance in last year's ad made it one of the most heralded Super Sunday spots of 2010.

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Worst Super Bowl Ad Ever? You Decide

Worst Super Bowl Ad Ever? You Decide

Ad Age wants to know what you think is the worst Super Bowl ad of all time. Sure there have been lots of bad ones over the years, but these stood out.

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Groupon Makes Big Bid on Traditional TV, Buys Super Bowl Pregame

Groupon Makes Big Bid on Traditional TV, Buys Super Bowl Pregame

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- With a swift talk-to-the-($6 billion)-hand, Groupon turned down an acquisition offer from Google. But as it eyes more global markets and aims to connect with a wider swath of consumers -- while also fending off mounting competition from the likes of Living Social and other daily-deal clones -- Groupon is turning to Madison Avenue. In the coming weeks, expect to see the social e-commerce trailblazer make its foray onto TV, including pregame spots in the Feb. 6 broadcast of Super Bowl XLV.

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Big Marketers to Super Bowl: We Can't Quit You

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Blue-chip advertisers that managed to kick the Super Bowl ad habit in recent years are suddenly flocking back to it with a vengeance, as if it were some wonder drug from which one cannot easily be weaned.

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Pepsi Storms Back Into the Super Bowl

Pepsi Storms Back Into the Super Bowl

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- After a year-long hiatus, Pepsi is coming back to the Super Bowl with three 30-second spots supporting Pepsi Max, and will be taking a page from sibling Dorito's playbook with a "Crash the Super Bowl" campaign.

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