by Luke Sullivan | Feb 6, 2012 | Advertising, Commentary, General Crankiness
I remember a time when, back in say the early ‘80s, when America sat down to enjoy the Super Bowl and the commercials with – not a less critical mind – but perhaps a less angry one. Oh, there were comments back in those days, yes, but not the kind of vitriol I see in...
by Luke Sullivan | Feb 1, 2011 | Advertising
Every year we scratch our collective heads at the price broadcasters get for thirty seconds of Super Bowl. And while the figure this year is a gasp-worthy $3 mil, all this hand-wringing is the same as it ever was. Happens every year. I remember back in 1990 – when...
by Luke Sullivan | Jan 26, 2011 | Advertising
I’ve just spent a good bit of time on a site that has pretty much every Super Bowl spot that’s ever aired. I concentrated on just the last ten years of spots; looked at ’em all, one after another kinda like they do in award shows. After awhile all...