Overall the commercials in the 2011 Super Bowl were a major disappointment. The best of the bunch was “The Force” from Volkswagen. Next best was the NFL promotion that featured numerous television icons over the years. I also enjoyed Best Buy’s humorous commercial with Ozzy Osborne and Justin Bieber. I thought the Skechers commercial with Kim Kardashian did a good job of stealing Go Daddy’s thunder (i.e- using sex to sell).
On the other end of the spectrum, I think Coca-Cola lost its mind with the spots its played. High production spots that lacked any redeeming qualities, aside from the production value. Salesforce Chatter also seemed to bet on the wrong pitch persons, the Black Eyed Peas, who couldn’t save a dull commercial concept. Stella Artois spot was boring and went no where, same with Bud’s first spot the “Wild West”.
Overall I didn’t think the 2011 Super Bowl commercials were very memorable, aside from a few. I also failed to notice much cutting edge in-terms of integration of social media. I expected someone to push the envelope there. Madison Avenue – what are you guys waiting on to put out some good television commercials?
“The Force” by Volkswagen was best commercial in 2011 Super Bowl
