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(01) Super Bowl commercials cost millions of dollars (as an example, companies paid an average of $2.6 million for 30 seconds of airtime in Super Bowl XLIV for the chance to reach a projected audience of 90 million viewers worldwide). Go to this site to view the latest Super Bowl ads. Identify which ad you believe was the most effective for domestic and international markets and why.

The advertisement that I believe has the most appeal to domestic markets is the Chrysler Commercial titled "Its Halftime in America." If effectiveness is defined as the ability to cause the consumer to remember the commercial, to encourage the customer to be engaged with the brand, to bring about a positive customer attitude toward the brand, and to tip the consumer toward converting those feelings and perceptions about the brand into a purchase of the product, then this commercial is effective according to all of these criteria. The narration of the commercial is -- until the very end of the advertisement -- provided by a shadowy figure whose face and other details cannot be discerned. Although the...

A primary reason why this commercial has domestic appeal is because it can cause people to relate the commercial to their own lives in very real ways. Another strong reason is because the commercial conveys a sense of hope and national pride about America and its position in the world. Without ever saying it, the commercial is about "buying American," and specifically, about buying American automobiles. The advertisement features the rebuilding of American manufacturing and economic strength. As these issues are in the forefront of American thinking today, the advertisement will have the undivided attention of the audience -- who will also find the commercial moving.
The Coca-Cola commercials featuring the beloved polar bears will have the most appeal and be the most effective with international markets. The commercial has a certain universality because it doesn't use language, but the behavior of the bears is completely interpretable to viewers from any region or nation.

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Chrysler Commercial --…