Super Bowl 50 Commercials: Morning After Edition
Some automakers decided that they would surprise viewers with their Super Bowl advertisements, rather than release them early and make my job easier.
Some other advertisers decreed that would be the night of bowel issues, or of projectile obstetrics.
Let’s discuss the car ads I didn’t cover on Saturday … I’m sure there are other blogs for that other stuff. Eww.
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Some enthusiasts say they were born with gasoline in their veins. Chris Tonn, on the other hand, had rust flakes in his eyes nearly since birth. Living in salty Ohio and being hopelessly addicted to vintage British and Japanese steel will do that to you. His work has appeared in eBay Motors, Hagerty, The Truth About Cars, Reader's Digest, AutoGuide, Family Handyman, and Jalopnik. He is a member of the Midwest Automotive Media Association, and he's currently looking for the safety glasses he just set down somewhere.
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Said it before, I'll say it again: Black Pistol Fire absolutely crushed it on that Prius commercial. Those driving beats nearly make that crap-box desirable. Glad to see rock and roll still lives, particularly in power-duo form.
Didn't see Prius ad till this article. Bank robbers are such lovable scamps. Want to learn Japanese? Here's your first lesson: clueless = akio. Ex.: "Ain't that kinda dumb?" = "Saa, chotto akio desu ne."
OK all you advertising/marketing folks, the "I can't believe it's a Buick" ads, is that suppose to work? Kind of rehash of the "Not your father's Oldsmobile" ads, and well we see how that worked out. To me it says, we made a lousy car, but now it's better. Just seems desperate.
When I look at how many mfrs DON'T advertise during the Super Bowl, it makes me wonder about the effectiveness of such ads, or any TV ads for cars. Kia, for one, could have done much, much better - ugh. And I'm a Kia partisan.