As part of another one of my upper division classes (KIN 101-Sport in America), our Professor encouraged us to watch the Super Bowl because he wants us to be aware on how there are more commercials rather than game time each year it plays. When I saw Facebook has 6 pages worth on showing advertisements that are going to be some of the main commercials, I found it fascinating on what each of them were. However I was a little confused on the first page when it stated a lot of the companies are trying to put a stop to their commercials so they are putting them on Facebook to view instead. Even though this site says that, I do not necessarily believe that because on this first page especially it is Bud Light and I know Bud Light is always featured as a commercial in some of the main sporting games throughout different seasons and especially during the Super Bowl one of the most biggest money making events in a year, why would they want to not encourage putting their corporation in the mix? They could lose money that way. Their main claim on this page was that they would be using “social media” through Facebook to advertise their company. Another commercial advertisement on one of the 6 pages which I found hysterical was called “Cooking with Snoop” which is sponsored by Pepsi Max’s Facebook page. The page I found the most ironic and relevant was on the advertisement on Papa John’s pizza and how in this image it shows their logo and motto and how they are the official pizza of the super bowl XLV and how the Papa John’s Founder is on the ad and is throwing a football and has his signature as if he is a sports player. I found these 6 pages and article over fascinating because it shows how powerful advertisements are used as a social media to lure in patrons to want to use or buy that product that is being sold. If it was not for all the commercials in the super bowl, or the World Series, would Bud Light have as much business as it does or Papa John’s as well?
http://www.allfacebook.com/5-pages-previewing-of-super-bowl-commercials-2011-02
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