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Super Bowl Confessionals: Women Want Humor and Sex Appeal in Ads

Super Bowl Confessionals: Women Want Humor and Sex Appeal in Ads

Forget what the pundits say. Women have similar tastes as men -- and they're more likely to share your spots.

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See More Super Bowl Ads Early: Axe, Volkswagen, Century 21 and Audi

See More Super Bowl Ads Early: Axe, Volkswagen, Century 21 and Audi

Axe has released its upcoming Super Bowl spot, part of a promotion offering to send consumers to space.

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CBS Tells SodaStream to Revise Brand-Bashing Super Bowl Spot

CBS Tells SodaStream to Revise Brand-Bashing Super Bowl Spot

SodaStream, a mainstream advertiser that some time ago purchased a spot in the game's fourth quarter, said this wasn't a PR gambit.

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Will Sponsors Play the Harbowl?

Will Sponsors Play the Harbowl?

First, there were Venus and Serena Williams. Then Peyton and Eli Manning. Will NFL coaches Jim and John Harbaugh be sports' next big sibling endorsement duo?

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RIM to Air Its First Super Bowl Ad for BlackBerry 10

RIM to Air Its First Super Bowl Ad for BlackBerry 10

Research in Motion said it will air its first Super Bowl ad, a 30-second spot for the soon to be released BlackBerry 10 smartphone.

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GoDaddy Posts First of Two Super Bowl Ads Online

GoDaddy Posts First of Two Super Bowl Ads Online

The Super Bowl is less than 10 days away. So are the floodgates open now?

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Social-Media Analysis: Pepsi-Bud Super Bowl Mashup Makes Sense

Social-Media Analysis: Pepsi-Bud Super Bowl Mashup Makes Sense

Colligent found strong brand affinity between Pepsi and Budweiser fans. But a Pepsi-Taco Bell pairing might have made more sense.

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Why 'Crash the Super Bowl' Hasn't Burned Out for Doritos

Why 'Crash the Super Bowl' Hasn't Burned Out for Doritos

User-generated Super Bowl commercials seemingly peaked in 2007, but Doritos has stuck with the tactic -- to surprising effect.

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CareerBuilder Quits Monkeying Around With Super Bowl

CareerBuilder Quits Monkeying Around With Super Bowl

CareerBuilder is calling an end to its Super Bowl monkeyshines, sitting out of the game for the first time since 2005.

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Coca-Cola Builds Social-Media Game Around Super Bowl Spot

Coca-Cola Builds Social-Media Game Around Super Bowl Spot

Soda giant is building a game around its first-half 60-second spot; results of consumer voting will decide post-game ad.

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Zombie Fighters to Make Most of Super Bowl's Local Ad Battleground

Zombie Fighters to Make Most of Super Bowl's Local Ad Battleground

CBS's Super Bowl broadcast will be invaded in parts of the country by the AMC zombie drama "The Walking Dead."

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Is David Letterman the Super Bowl's Best Pitchman?

Is David Letterman the Super Bowl's Best Pitchman?

David Letterman may be gearing up for a third surprise appearance promoting CBS during the Super Bowl.

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How Super Bowl Creatives Will Be Watching Big Game

How Super Bowl Creatives Will Be Watching Big Game

Ad Age talks with the brains behind the game-day entertainment to find out who they are, how they watch and what they'll be stuffing their faces with.

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Is Social Media Spoiling the Super Bowl Ad Surprise?

Is Social Media Spoiling the Super Bowl Ad Surprise?

As advertisers seek more bang for their $4 million with Twitter and YouTube, they compromise the element of surprise -- and risk blending in.

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Wonderful Pistachios the Latest Super Bowl Advertiser to Take on Big Snacks

Wonderful Pistachios the Latest Super Bowl Advertiser to Take on Big Snacks

Paramount Farms hopes to throw its pistachios in the face of salty-snack champion Frito-Lay.

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A-B InBev's Super Bowl Ad Plans Include Line Extensions, Clydesdales

A-B InBev's Super Bowl Ad Plans Include Line Extensions, Clydesdales

New brands Budweiser Black Crown and Beck's Sapphire are getting half of six spots, while the Clydesdales are coming back for regular Bud.

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Axe Super Bowl Sweepstakes Offers You a Trip to Space

Axe Super Bowl Sweepstakes Offers You a Trip to Space

Unilever is linking its first Super Bowl commercial for Axe to a chance to win a trip to space.

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Chrysler Expected to Return to the Super Bowl

Chrysler Expected to Return to the Super Bowl

The automaker, which got attention in the last Super Bowl with its "Halftime in America" Clint Eastwood spot, is returning to the game, according to people familiar with the situation.

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CBS Sells Out Super Bowl Inventory

CBS Sells Out Super Bowl Inventory

CBS has essentially finished selling Super Bowl ads, CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves said, although the network would listen if a latecomer wanted to talk.

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A-B InBev Puts Higher-Alcohol Black Crown in Super Bowl

A-B InBev Puts Higher-Alcohol Black Crown in Super Bowl

Anheuser-Busch InBev will use up to two of its Super Bowl ads to plug Budweiser Black Crown, its latest higher-alcohol line extension.

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