Super Bowl Ads: A Blast from the Past, a Look Ahead

By on February 3, 2012 in Uncategorized

With the Super Bowl this weekend, TV fans will be treated to a wealth of new commercials from advertisers spending a pretty penny for each 30-second spot. Everyone has their favorite commercials from past games (there are enough Top X lists to keep you on YouTube for the rest of the day), but one of my favorites happens to be from CA and it came out a decade before I started working here:

As a fan of the Three Stooges, it’s no surprise the slapstick comedy of this ad continues to resonate with me.

Thanks to the popularity of online video, a number of advertisers in Super Bowl 46 have already released previews of their ads. Among my favorites so far:

Budweiser Canada’s Rec League Hockey:

Acura’s “Transactions” spot featuring Jerry Seinfeld:

(Doesn’t hurt that the 2012 Acura NSX is drool worthy.)

Honda’s “Matthew’s Day Off” featuring Matthew Broderick reprising Ferris Bueller:

Enjoy the game, the ads and Go Patriots!

What’s your favorite ad from this or a past Super Bowl? Leave a comment below or tweet your answer to @jmeserve.

Jason Meserve

About Jason Meserve

Jason Meserve has been working in high-tech for nearly 15 years. He built his tech resume in the 10 years he spent as a journalist at Network World, where he created everything from articles, features, blogs, videos and podcasts. Mr. Meserve is currently a Sr. Product Marketing Manager for the Service Assurance Customer Solutions Group where he focuses on Application Performance Management. Mr. Meserve has also held marketing and editorial positions at Constant Contact and Application Development Trends.
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