SUPER BOWL XLI AD REVIEW PT 1: SF AMERICAN MARKETING ASSN
SUPER BOWL XLI AD REVIEW PT 1: SF AMERICAN MARKETING ASSN ,  More Super Bowl related information at superbowlgame blogspot com I attended this meeting of the San Francisco Chapter of the American Marketing Association on the invitation of my friend Beth It is an informative and entertaining look at ads from the 41st Super Bowl game and by ad and marketing professionals based in the San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl XLI was the third most watched tv program in the history of television Heres the SF AMAs description of the meeting: As Super Bowl XLI is poised to return to sunny South Florida for the ninth time in 2007 the TV commercials surrounding the game will be all the talk on Monday We will hear whether companies Super Bowl TV commercials have generated the water cooler conversation? Marketers dropped more than $150 million on Super Bowl commercials in 2006 but will the spots be good enough to make viewers want to speak out tell others discuss it on a blog or post a comment online? Did my $2 6 million ad create a buzz or blog comment? With new metrics on analyzing buzz was the buzz positive or negative? Super Bowl draws around 140 million viewers for all or part of the game but is the cost worth it? Do companies reach their intended audience? What about ROI? Are companies getting more sophisticated in tracking their ads and ad dollars or do companies view a $2 6 million Super Bowl ad as a branding exercise? Come hear a panel of industry professionals discuss the pros and cons of Super Bowl ads at the San Francisco American Marketing Association February 8 event Speakers Dante Lombardi Executive Vice President Group Creative Director McCann Erickson San Francisco Paul Venables Founder and Co Creative Director Venables Bell Partners David L Smith CEO Mediasmith Inc Paula Storti Managing Director Worldwalk Media Mike Mazza Executive Creative Director JWT Rick Quan CBS 5 Sports Anchor CBS 5