Super Bowl

Pepsi Puts the Public in Super Bowl Spot

Pepsi Puts the Public in Super Bowl Spot

In a twist, the beverage brand's creative will incorporate photos of consumers that Pepsi will solicit via ads before the Super Bowl.

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MetLife Gearing Up for Role as Host of 2014 Super Bowl

MetLife Gearing Up for Role as Host of 2014 Super Bowl

Insurance company is laying groundwork for first cold-weather outdoor championship.

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USA Today Super Bowl Ad Meter Ends In-Person Panels, Adds Halftime Ads

USA Today Super Bowl Ad Meter Ends In-Person Panels, Adds Halftime Ads

In-person panels and the Facebook collaboration are out; voting on halftime ads is in. But the whole program will undoubtedly remain controversial.

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Ads in Super Bowl's Digital 'Second Screen' Nearly Sold Out

Ads in Super Bowl's Digital 'Second Screen' Nearly Sold Out

The Super Bowl is being streamed live online for only the second time. CBSSports.com plans to add social elements and new camera angles to entice even people watching on traditional TV.

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Wieden & Kennedy Wins Oreo Super Bowl Spot

Wieden & Kennedy Wins Oreo Super Bowl Spot

Wieden & Kennedy beat out Interpublic Group's DraftFCB for Oreo's Super Bowl ad, but the cookie brand will stick with IPG long-term in a model using multiple shops.

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Century 21 to Return to Super Bowl for Second Helping

Century 21 to Return to Super Bowl for Second Helping

Century 21 plans to air a 30-second spot early in the third quarter, just a little past the end of the halftime show, said Beverly Thorne, Century 21's CMO.

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What's 'The L'? The 2016 Super Bowl That the Industry Is Already Circling

The teams for 2013's Super Bowl XLVII have yet to emerge, but the media and advertising industries already have their collective eye on Super Bowl 50.

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Oreo Headed for Super Bowl

Oreo Headed for Super Bowl

After a year celebrating its 100th birthday, Oreo is poised to end the big bash with a Super Bowl ad, Ad Age has learned.

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Mercedes, Coca-Cola, Best Buy All Buy Ads in 2013 Super Bowl

Mercedes, Coca-Cola, Best Buy All Buy Ads in 2013 Super Bowl

When your name's on the stadium, it might make sense for you to buy some ads in the game taking place there.

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Viewers Really Like 'Halftime in America,' Don't Recall 'Chrysler' Part Quite as Well

Viewers Really Like 'Halftime in America,' Don't Recall 'Chrysler' Part Quite as Well

Here's some cold comfort for Karl Rove: Super Bowl viewers liked Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad, but they don't remember which brand it promoted quite so well.

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Bridgestone Blames M.I.A., Not NFL or NBC, for Super Bowl Controversy

Bridgestone Blames M.I.A., Not NFL or NBC, for Super Bowl Controversy

Don't look for Bridgestone Americas to sponsor M.I.A.'s next concert tour. A spokesman for the tire manufacturer said the rapper herself was responsible for the "offensive and very unfortunate" halftime incident.

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Instant Replay: See All the Super Bowl Spots Again and Again

Instant Replay: See All the Super Bowl Spots Again and Again

Ad Age has gathered all of the Super Bowl spots that ran nationally during the game in one place.

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Is Madonna the Worst Choice Ever for a Super Bowl Halftime Show?

Is Madonna the Worst Choice Ever for a Super Bowl Halftime Show?

Ad Age has been working with Networked Insights, a social-media analytics company that advises brands and agencies on media planning, to track social sentiment surrounding Madonna.

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See the Super Bowl Spots Already Online

See the Super Bowl Spots Already Online

There won't be nearly as many ad surprises in this year's game. On the plus side, home viewers can use commercial breaks to actually go to the bathroom.

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See the Spot: VW's Much-Anticipated Super Bowl Ad Is One for the Dogs

See the Spot: VW's Much-Anticipated Super Bowl Ad Is One for the Dogs

Fans knew to expect this much: dogs and Star Wars. Did VW and Deutsch, Los Angeles, deliver?

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Pepsi's Super Bowl Efforts Emphasize Music, 'X Factor' Throughout

Pepsi's Super Bowl Efforts Emphasize Music, 'X Factor' Throughout

In addition to a spot with Elton John and Melanie Amaro, Pepsi is using its Sound Off social platform. "We care less about what polar bears do and more about what real people do and say," said Pepsi exec Shiv Singh.

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Taco Bell Buys 60-Second Super Bowl Spot

Taco Bell Buys 60-Second Super Bowl Spot

The 60-second spot is being created by Interpublic's Deutsch, Los Angeles. Though the chain has not released details, the commercial is believed to be brand-focused.

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The Dumbest Night for Brands? It's Still the Super Bowl

The Dumbest Night for Brands? It's Still the Super Bowl

The Super Bowl is still the dumbest night for brands: One huge commercial for what's wrong with advertising.

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MillerCoors Sneaks Into Super Bowl

MillerCoors Sneaks Into Super Bowl

MillerCoors, which once mocked extravagant Super Bowl ad spending with a tongue-in-cheek one-second ad, is buying up pricey regional ad inventory during this year's game to plug a national launch of its newest brew.

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SNL Lets Clint Extend His 'Halftime in America' Ad for ... It's Chrysler, Right?

SNL Lets Clint Extend His 'Halftime in America' Ad for ... It's Chrysler, Right?

Clint Eastwood doesn't care whether Obama or Romney has the ball, just as long as it's not Santorum. What's this commercial for again?

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