Super Bowl

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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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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Mercedes' Super Bowl Arsenal: New Car, Name on the Stadium and Kate Upton

Mercedes' Super Bowl Arsenal: New Car, Name on the Stadium and Kate Upton

"This is not just any Super Bowl," said Steve Cannon, president-CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA.

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Updated: Who's Buying What in Super Bowl 2013

Updated: Who's Buying What in Super Bowl 2013

One of this year's unexpected Super Bowl ads will come from Gildan Activewear, a supplier of printed T-shirts and other athletic apparel that now wants to boost its brand.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Chrysler's Olivier Francois Dishes on Getting Clint Eastwood in the Game

Chrysler's Olivier Francois Dishes on Getting Clint Eastwood in the Game

So how did Chrysler approach Clint Eastwood to star in its Super Bowl spot? Very carefully.

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Does Pre-Super Bowl Buzz Last After the Game?

Does Pre-Super Bowl Buzz Last After the Game?

The advertisers enjoying the biggest buzz lift before the game were Volkswagen, GM, Acura, Audi and Doritos. In the days afterward, only Acura was still in the top five.

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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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Super Bowl Breaks Its Ratings Record Once Again

Super Bowl Breaks Its Ratings Record Once Again

NBC's Super Bowl audience Sunday was the largest to watch a TV program in U.S. history.

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Coke's Super Bowl Polar Bears Draw Bigger Crowd Than Expected

Coke's Super Bowl Polar Bears Draw Bigger Crowd Than Expected

More than 600,000 people watched Coca-Cola's polar bears watching the Super Bowl, its commercials and the halftime show.

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Super Bowl Super Review: Unlikely Car Commercials Race to the Top

Super Bowl Super Review: Unlikely Car Commercials Race to the Top

In which Ad Age's Ken Wheaton reviewed the ads before the big game itself. Commence your screaming.

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Is OK Go's Chevy-Sponsored Music Video One of the Best Product Placements Ever?

Is OK Go's Chevy-Sponsored Music Video One of the Best Product Placements Ever?

Yesterday OK Go expanded its incomparable viral-video oeuvre with "Needing/Getting," excerpts of which appeared in a Super Bowl ad for Chevy Sonic.

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Will M.I.A's Flipped Digit Cast Pall Over Super Bowl?

Will M.I.A's Flipped Digit Cast Pall Over Super Bowl?

Bridgestone, Super Bowl halftime sponsor since 2008, has reached out to the NFL and NBC over the behavior of rapper M.I.A. last night.

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