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wercal

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7. I'll be honest.....I started to crave Doritos

Reply to Lone_Star_Dem (Original post)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 01:38 AM

Feb 2013

Heck if I lived closer to town, I may have gone to get some at halftime.

Some of the advertisers get alot of free play for their ads. I saw news stories about Go Daddy and Budweiser ahead of time....so they get some bang for their buck.

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$3.8 million for 30 seconds. [View all] Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 OP

Samsung spent over 20 million on theirs. onehandle Feb 2013 #1

So true. Agschmid Feb 2013 #2

I've read Samsung spends 400% more on their advertising than Apple before. Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #4

that advertising actually works on most people is what's really frightening. NRaleighLiberal Feb 2013 #3

I guess I'm in the hard sell category? Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #5

same here, but it seems we are in the minority. They spend a fortune on it because it works. NRaleighLiberal Feb 2013 #6

You make good points. If it didn't work why else would Budweiser so popular? Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #8

I'll be honest.....I started to crave Doritos wercal Feb 2013 #7

Yeah, but how many bags would they have to sell to turn $3.8 million in profit? Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #9

Doritos was definitely a reminder ad wercal Feb 2013 #12

what i saw... shanti Feb 2013 #10

I wonder if cigarette ads had a huge spike when people realized they were unhealthy? Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #11

I love the Budweiser commercials with the horses. Lugnut Feb 2013 #13

I'd drink it if it were the last source of fluid on the planet Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #14