Showing posts with label Super Bowl 2011 Ads. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Super Bowl 2011 Ads. Show all posts
Friday, January 7, 2011
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Super Bowl 2010: Top 10 commercials
Any commercial with Betty White and Abe Vigoda is a winner in our book no matter what it’s about. In this case, the spunky Golden Girl is playing pickup football with the guys, though she’s struggling. “Man, you’ve been riding me all day,” she says before eating a Snickers bar that not only transforms her into a regular guy but also raises Vigoda from the dead. What, “Fish” is still alive? Twenty-eight years after People Magazine erroneously reported his demise, the answer is yes!
Coca Cola -- The Simpsons
The Simpson and Coke. Perfect together. Who wouldn’t like to see Monty Burns lose all his money? But the goodness of Coke makes for feel-good ending for all. Big props for a Spider-pig cameo on the swings.
Hyundai -- Brett Favre
OK, Hyundai’s commercials are getting better (with as many as they’re running, the odds are at least ONE had to be good). As much as we’re all getting sick of Brett Favre’s indecision every year, obviously he has a sense of humor about. I thought it was funny when he was saying most of the fans are younger than him, and that was before I noticed it was the 2020 MVP award he was winning. I thought he was talking about the current season. Because he’s already old.
TruTV -- Punxatawney Polamalu
Punxsutawney Polamalu. Awesome. So much better than a commercial about his hair. Let’s see PETA complain about THIS one. Unfortunately, there won’t really be six more weeks of football.
FloTV -- Spineless man
We all know this spineless male. Some of us know him all too well. Yeah, watching TV on a little screen can save some male dignity. But good luck getting your girlfriend to allow that.
Bud Light -- Stranded on an island
Passengers from an airplane crash are moping around on a desert island until the beverage cart full of Bud Lights washes up on shore. That’s when the party begins! Maybe the pilot had a few too many before he crashed the plane -- who knows? But the commercial proves that Homer Simpson was right: Beer truly is the cause of -- and solution to -- all of life’s problems.
Kia -- Toys fantasy
A life-sized sock monkey, a robot and a red monster you’ll recognize if you have kids all experience a wild weekend in a Kia. Not sure why this was funny, but it was.
HomeAway.com -- The Griswolds
Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo reprise their roles as quirky parents from the classic “Vacation” movies, except this time they’re exasperated travelers getting screwed by extra hotel charges. The solution, says the ad, is to rent a house. It’s a pretty good spot, but we were hoping Christie Brinkley would make an appearance at the hotel pool. This is crazy, this is crazy, this is crazy!
Google -- French love story
Really clever commercial showing only the Google searches of a traveler in Paris as he tries to find the Louvre, then a cafe, then woos a French woman, then finds a job in France, then gets instructions on how to assemble a crib for their child. It shows how Google can help create a happy life instead of being used just for finding naked pictures of celebrities.
Audi -- Green police
Funny. Sure, we all need to be more environmentally conscious. But it’s always funny when stuff like that is taken to the extreme. If a car could allow you to go around real police checkpoints like the one in the commercial, it’d be well worth it. Until that day, I’ll try to avoid a ticket for recycling.
Super Bowl : Ten Worth Commercials
There was a lot of controversy over whether this pro-life ad from Christian group Focus on the Family should have run. Well, if the decision was based solely on quality of the ad, then it shouldn’t have run. Mrs. Tebow mumbled and the ad was just lame.
Doritos -- It's a miracle
A guy pretends to be dead so he can eat Doritos while enclosed in a coffin. Huh? Not funny and really disgusting.
Denny's -- Free Grand Slam
Denny’s used this spot to announce its free Grand Slam breakfast promotion. A warning is issued to egg-layers that this will be “a bad day to be a chicken.” The message may be a little scrambled here, but hey, a free meal is a free meal. Eggs over easy, please.
Bridgestone -- The Choice
Your tires or your life (wife). Super sexy car and a smokin’ hot girl. I guess it really doesn’t need to make sense.
Michelob Ultra -- Lance Armstrong
OK, Michelob Ultra is supposed to be beer that’s not as bad for you as other beer. I get that. But it is still beer, right? Are we supposed to accept that Mr. Healthy, Lance Armstrong, one of the most highly conditioned athletes ever, cancer survivor, drinks Michelob Ultra just because it’s the healthy beer alternative? I’m not buying it.
Budweiser -- Clydesdale's new friend
Bud had decided not to use its Clydesdale horses in a Super Bowl ad until an online fan vote urged them to do so. They shouldn’t have bothered. It’s a cheesy spot about a baby Clydesdale growing up with a Longhorn steer. When they’re full grown, the two see each other and the steer knocks down a fence to reach his childhood buddy. It would be poignant if it wasn’t so lame.
Honda -- Accord Crosstour
Squirrels collect a lot of stuff. The Honda Accord Crosstour holds a lot of stuff. That doesn’t convince me to buy one.
Taco Bell -- Barkley fattens up
Take one look at Charles Barkley’s waistline and it’s easy to envision him rolling into the late-night Taco Bell drive-thru and stuffing his face with cheap, fatty Mexican food. Too many of the Super Bowl commercials feature celebrity spokesmen who are clearly there simply to pick up a paycheck, but this is a product the Round Mound of Rebound really seems to believe in.
GoDaddy.com --Too hot for TV
I’m tired of these tease commercials. If you can’t show me what’s worth looking at while I’m watching your commercial, don’t expect me to go to your Web site to watch more of it. I won’t do it, Go Daddy. You can’t make me. No matter how hard you try.
E*Trade -- Baby on the plane
Let me just say this: I want the old E*Trade baby back. This new kid’s OK, but he just can’t hang with the original. It’s like Timothy Dalton trying to hold a candle to Sean Connery’s James Bond. Memo to E*Trade’s ad agency: Get that “Shankapotamus” kid’s agent on the phone. Do whatever it takes.
Dallas Cowboys Need From the NFL Draft 2011?
But then the Cowboys started 1-5, lost their starting quarterback Tony Romo and ended up letting go of head coach Wade Phillips.
After these early struggles, the Cowboys seem to be improving, but this team will need to prioritize its needs as we approach the 2011 NFL Draft.
So which positions should come first for the Cowboys?
Offensively, this team is studded with talent, but the Cowboys' offensive line does need some work.
As far as defense goes, expect the 'Boys to invest in talent at defensive end and safety.
NFL Picks Week 16: Baltimore Ravens Predictions
The Ravens will end their season at home against the Cincinnati Bengals in two weeks, seven days after a trip to Ohio’s other football home, where they’ll play the Cleveland Browns.
Matchup: Baltimore Ravens @ Cleveland Browns
NFL Odds: Baltimore – 3.5
The Browns have dropped consecutive games to two of the worst in the AFC after putting together back-to-back wins.
Cleveland has just five wins this season, but has registered notable victories over the reigning Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints and NFL-leading New England Patriots.
Why To Bet On The Ravens?
Baltimore can at the very least clinch one of the two AFC Wild Card spots if they can sweep the Browns and Bengals, and there remains an outside chance that they can best Pittsburgh for the division.
The Steelers get the Carolina Panthers at home before finishing at Cleveland, so it is unlikely that they will lose another game. Still, with the Jacksonville Jaguars and San Diego Chargers two games back, a win this week will ensure the Ravens play in to the second week of the New Year.
While they are still known for their defense first, Baltimore has found its scoring touch having registered at least 20 points in consecutive wins over the Houston Texans and Saints.
Quarterback Joe Flacco continues to develop in to one of the premier pocket passers in the AFC, while the tandem of Ray Rice and Willis McGahee have averaged 3.9 yards with nine touchdowns combined. Flacco threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns against the Browns earlier in the year.
Why To Bet On The Browns?
Cleveland will have a tough time slowing down the Ravens’ juggernaut offense, but did manage to keep it close in the first meeting of the season, when they fell 24-17 at M&T Bank Stadium.
The Browns actually led that game in the fourth quarter, mainly because of the play of running back Peyton Hillis, who registered 180 combined yards, including a career-high 144 on the ground.
Cleveland’s defense has been good, but the offense has lost its rhythm in the past couple of NFL betting online weeks, likely due to the fact that they had to play three straight games on the road. However, the Browns are playing .500 football at home, and if the Ravens don’t play with urgency Cleveland could take advantage.
How The Game Will Play Out?
The Ravens will have two chances to clinch a spot in the 2011 playoffs, but head coach Jon Harbaugh will have his team playing with urgency in order to keep their chances of clinching a first round bye alive. The Browns kept it close the first time around, but will have difficulty doing so again after returning home from a long road trip.
NFL Pick: Ravens
Monday, December 13, 2010
Social media gaming in Super Bowl 2011 Ads
Today, rivals Mercedes-Benz and Audi will unveil separate plans to launch high-profile social-media contests that offer hefty prizes to consumers who best use unconventional social-media tactics to tweet and digitally tout the foreign brands before the Super Bowl.
SUPER BOWL ADS: Pepsi returns with ads for Max
TWEETING: KFC offers $20,000 to high school senior who tweets best
Some social-media moves by the automakers:
Mercedes-Benz. It will unveil plans to launch "The World's First Twitter-Fueled Race," which awards two new cars to the two-person team of social-media wizards that garners for Mercedes-Benz the most tweets, Facebook "likes" and social-media currency by game day.
Today, on its Facebook page, Mercedes-Benz USA issues a casting call for social-media users who want to compete in its Twitter-Fueled Race.
Besides rolling out new models in the game, in the next few years Mercedes plans to create cars targeting a much younger demographic, Cannon says. It wants to be much more social-media savvy long before that, he says.
Audi. The carmarker, in its fourth Super Bowl with a 60-second spot, will host an Audi Inner Circle social-media contest open to everyone.
Audi will seek out — and reward — its 10 "most active" social-media fans before the Super Bowl. It will award glitzy trips and other prizes to the fans whose social-media posts are most original and most numerous. "We're trying to use social media to glue everything together," say Scott Keough, chief marketing officer at Audi of America.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Patriots Odds for Super Bowl 2011
The combination of Tom Brady, Wes Welker and Danny Woodhead has proven to be a combination that many oppponents are not capable of stopping. Although on Monday Night Football Woodhead only had 2 carries for 11 yards, while Green-Ellis had the majority of rushing with 18 carries and 72 yards. Green-Ellis posted 14 points for the Patriots in their win over the Jets.
This week the New England Patriots week 14 NFL picks contest will put the Patriots on the road as they head to Chicago to face the Bears. The Chicago Bears appear to be heading to a division title as well, with five consecutive NFL picks victories, their most recent win though, was close as the Bears pulled out a fourth quarter win with a pass from Jay Cutler to Brandon Manumaleuna over the Detroit Lions.
The 2011 Super Bowl odds currently show the New England Patriots as a 4/1 NFL picks favorite to win the Super Bowl.
Super Bowl Travel Packages 2011
To find out who they are, read-on.
AFC
Indianapolis Colts - The NFL's good boy's are always good picks too! The Colts are the darling's of the NFL but don't mistake their goodness for weakness - Indianapolis will be tough. Even with Tony Dungy out as the head coach, the Colts still made it to the Super Bowl last year.
San Diego Chargers - In spite of a passionate yet aging and struggling Ladainian Tomlinson out, head coach Norv Turner says that this year's Chargers might be the best team that he's ever coached. His optimism is infectious so we'll agree with him.
Baltimore Ravens - Vegas has been good to Baltimore, predicting the Ravens as low-risk and high-powered for gamblers - we tend to agree. Baltimore has always been rock solid on defense and you know what they say about defenses.
New England Patriots - Can you ever count out the Pats given all they have done in this decade? New England won the East in 2009 and we don't see that changing any time soon.
NFC
New Orleans Saints - A lot of analysts are counting out the Saints this year, predicting a Sophomore slump after riding the high of an emotional run in last year's campaign. In light of that, we can't imagine not including a team with such fire power in the conversation.
Dallas Cowboys - Super Bowl XLV is coming to Dallas in 2011 and the Cowboys have a real shot at becoming the first team to play a Super Bowl in their home stadium. With a star-studded program and a newly focused QB, the big D could stand for something else - dangerous! Fans wanting to catch a glimpse of the greatest show on turf should grab a Dallas Cowboys Travel Package while they're available.
Green Bay Packers - It's hard to bet against a team like Green Bay. With the exodus of Brett Favre and the emergence of a QB named Aaron Rodgers - football fans nationwide weren't sure of what to think about them. In the last several years under Rodgers lead, the Packers have looked more explosive than ever.
Minnesota Vikings - Speaking of Brett Favre, after destroying the Cowboys in last season's playoffs it's impossible to write off the Vikings just yet. Last year saw an offense that made plays and a relentless defense that just wouldn't quit. The success of this team is dependent on whether or not Favre returns as its quarterback.
So, who of these great teams will have the best shot at making it?
I see it as a Dallas vs. San Diego match up in Super Bowl XLV. Dallas will have to survive a treacherous schedule, one of the toughest in the league and if they make it all the way to the Super Bowl, they will have earned it. The Chargers dropped LT and are actually claiming to be stronger than ever, this makes them dangerous.
We'll reserve final predictions for a later date but it would sure be tough to bet against the Cowboys at home, wouldn't it?
Over 100,000 fans are going to cram Cowboys Stadium on February 6, 2011. Will you be one of them?
Purchase a Super Bowl Travel Package from Cowboys Packages today and we'll get you set up for the ULTIMATE Super Bowl weekend experience.
Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys
SMARTER STATS: It's all well and good that the Cowboys are 3-1 in the Jason Garrett era, but let's hold off on the 2011 Super Bowl predictions. Of the three teams they've beaten since Garrett took over (the Giants, Lions, and Colts), only the G-Men aren't in total free fall or trying to find their way.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Transportation options during the week of Super Bowl 2011
The money will pay for a range of transportation extras for events surrounding the big game and on Super Sunday itself, including special Sunday service for the Trinity Railway Express on game day and the previous Sunday.
The commuter train will operate a fuller schedule during the week before the game. The money will buy shuttle service for big shots arriving at small airports, additional operation of the Interstate 30 HOV lanes between Dallas and Arlington and other amenities.
The Super Bowl host committee will reimburse about $175,000 of the expenses and North Texas transportation officials hope to raise an additional $50,000 or so through the sale of special, four-day transit passes that will allow riders to use bus, light rail or the TRE anytime from Thursday to Sunday. The passes will cost $30 and will include access to the Super Sunday TRE trains.
The vote was unanimous at Thursday's meeting of the RTC, where members see the Super Bowl as a vital opportunity to market North Texas a destination fit for the world's biggest events.
"If we get this thing right this go-around, then the future is ours," said RTC member Bernice Washington, who is also a board member of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. "We hold the future in the palm of our hand, so we have to spend this money wisely."
DART spokesman Morgan Lyons confirmed that the agency supports the four-day pass, though he said details about how it will be sold are being worked out. The receipts from the pass will go to the transportation council, which has already promised to reimburse all transit agencies the full cost of their participation.
Michael Morris, transportation director for the North Central Texas Council of Governments, said the passes will be sold as commemorative items that patrons will likely want to keep as souvenirs.
The money approved Thursday comes from a local account maintained by the council of governments on the RTC's behalf. It is funded by contributions from area governments.
The council also approved a request by the North Texas Tollway Authority to delay for 60 days payment of the $458 million it promised to provide as part of its contract to build and operate the State Highway 161 toll road. That amount includes a $200 million cash payment and $258 million reimbursement for money the RTC provided for construction.
NTTA board member Bob Day told the council the delay is necessary to give the authority time to conclude negotiations with the federal government related to loan guarantees and to sell bonds to investors.
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