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5 Marketing Lessons from the Super Bowl Commercials – Part 3

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

Source: Entrepreneur.com, Feb. 4, 2013

3. Highlight Your Unique Selling Proposition: Best Buy’s “Asking Amy”

Eventoff says his favorite ad was the Best Buy commercial staring Amy Poehler; it was a good example of how to highlight your unique selling proposition in your marketing.

“The commercial effectively utilized humor to drive one constant point home: Best Buy’s commitment to customer service,” he says. “In a world where Best Buy has to compete with online competitors, the ad effectively reinforced the value of real people helping you.”

5 Marketing Lessons from the Super Bowl Commercials – Part 2

Friday, February 15th, 2013

Source: Entrepreneur.com – Feb. 4, 2013

2. Be Different: Dodge Ram’s “Farmer”

If your competitors are all using the same marketing tactic, smart business owners take an opposite approach, says Gauri Sharma, CEO of Chicago market research firm Lab42.

“Because it’s the Super Bowl, some brands push the envelope trying to be funny, maybe to the point of absurd,” says Sharma. “As a result, poignant commercials come across in a better light. Not only that, but Dodge Ram’s “Farmer,” ad touched on core American values that resonate with viewers.”

5 Marketing Lessons from the Super Bowl Commercials – Part 1

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013

Source: entreprenuer.com – February 4, 2013

1. Have a Call to Action: Budweiser’s “Brotherhood”

One of the night’s most effective ads was Budweiser’s “Brotherhood,” which featured a horse trainer raising one of Budweiser’s famous Clydesdales, and then reuniting with him three years later. Eventoff says the moving commercial prompted viewers to do what business owners hope they’ll do: remember, share and act.

“The commercial had a direct call to action, using its Twitter campaign with the hashtag #clydesdales to name a baby Clydesdale,” he says. The ad aimed to connect with people emotionally and gave Budweiser a way to connect their customers.