Indeed, consumers rewatch Super Bowl ads on YouTube, news outlets discuss Super Bowl ads the next day, and brands post on their social and digital channels. Such reach can be advantageous for a Yet for one day a year, people can't wait to cozy up on the couch and watch commercials during the Super Bowl. For some, it's a nice sideshow to the big game. For others, it's the main event. The Super Bowl stands alone as a mass-marketing opportunity on television. A decade ago, the average cost of a 30-second spot was $4 million; a decade before that, it was $2.4 million. It’s worth noting that in 2004 an ad cost approximately $2.3 million. By 2010 it had increased to just $2.9 million, a fairly moderate increase. The most expensive ads in Super Bowl history Every year, advertisers collectively spend billions on the coveted 30-second spot during the Super Bowl. These ads have become as much a part of the game-day experience as the touchdowns and halftime shows. But as prices continue to skyrocket—surpassing $7 million for a single 30-second ad in 2024—it begs the question: Is it really worth When Super Bowl commercials first began, the cost for an advertisement was $37,000 for 30 seconds. it is ultimately worth the hype and money. Super Bowl LV in 2021 generated $434.5 million in In the past three years, according to research by marketing professor Kim Whitler, the number of Super Bowl ads that have had male-only celebrities has declined by 26% compared with a similar The Super Bowl is one of the biggest sporting events in the world, with more than 90 million viewers tuning in from the US alone.But football is not all the Big Game is famous for: arguably the half-time show and the Super Bowl ads that accompany it are just as memorable – and that creates a great opportunity for marketers. In recent years, between 70 and 100 commercials have aired during each Super Bowl game, adding up to around 40 minutes of commercials. In 2012 (New York Giants 21 - New England Patriots 17), Super Bowl ads cost $3.5 million ($4.9 million today) for a 30-second spot. Most Super Bowl ads seem designed to generate as much recall as possible—this template generally involves a celebrity who gets into a ridiculous situation somehow related to the brand. (About 75 percent of Super Bowl ads follow this model, including 2022 ads from Amazon, Lay’s, and Bud Light). Agencies prefer this strategy because paying up Yesterday, in these very hallowed halls, Rob Siltanen, founder and chief creative officer of Siltanen & Partners, a Los Angeles-based advertising agency, in his article entitled Yes, A Super Bowl The Super Bowl is about football but some of us will be watching the Super Bowl 2025 commercials to see which celebrities show up and which one is the funniest. It’s worth it. Hims & Hers The impact of Super Bowl ads – University of Minnesota; Super Bowl ad sellout: NBC’s top 30-second spots selling for record $6.5 million as ‘NFL’s never been stronger’ – USA Today; Study: 80% of Super Bowl Ads Don’t Help Sales – Communicus; Broadcasters Anticipate Biggest NFL Ad Revenue Season Ever Following Covid Upheaval So are Super Bowl ads worth it? The answer, perhaps unsurprisingly, is yes. In summary, Super Bowl ads help companies in three major ways: The ads reach an unmatchable number of viewers. A CNBC survey from 2016 showed that 97% of Super Bowl viewers “strongly agree” or “agree” with the statement that “they enjoy Super Bowl ads.” In a A 2009 Super Bowl ad inspired by ‘Have a Coke and a Mean Joe Greene.’ The TV tide is turning — a little. So why are the Big Four automakers, GoDaddy and other former Super Bowl advertisers ADWEEK's Super Bowl 59 Ad Tracker monitors all the advertisers in this year's Big Game. ADWEEK; NFL The Southern University Human Jukebox, one of the iconic HBCU marching bands, will be on a special edition of Nightcap with Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson ahead of the Super Bowl. The Nightcap, a Super Bowl 2025 will be held on Sunday, Feb. 9. The “Big Game” will have around 50 minutes of TV commercials trying to change the hearts, minds, and actions of over 100 million viewers. Taylor said Super Bowl commercials can be worth their high cost, providing advertisers with even bigger returns than they pay for. “But it’s got to be a good ad. They need to have clear Antonio Banderas is starring in a new Super Bowl ad for the German engineering company Bosch. Banderas costars in the commercial with an actor who plays the late WWE star Randy Savage, who died in
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