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        home > news > Automobiles > Automakers Spending Big Money to Maximize Exposure with Super Bowl Ads

        Automakers Spending Big Money to Maximize Exposure with Super Bowl Ads

        Even at $4.5 million for 30-second spot, most makers deem time worth the money.

        Joseph Szczesny
        Joseph Szczesny , Executive Editor
        Dec. 12, 2014
        Despite the strong response to its Little Darth Vader ads, VW plans to sit out Super Bowl XLIX.

        The National Football League season is rushing towards its climax and soon the airwaves will be filled with NFL playoff games packed with advertising for new car and truck advertising culminating with the Super Bowl on Feb. 1, which is very likely to attract record amount of automotive advertising.

        Flush with cash from strong sales during 2014 and a promising outlook for 2015, carmakers appear ready to spend heavily on the new advertising for the big game. And spend heavily they will, a 30-second spot is $4.5 million, which is up from $4 million during last year’s game.

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        There will be some notable absences, however. Volkswagen, which scored a big success with its Little Darth Vader spot several years ago, is sitting on the sidelines this year. And Jaguar and Lincoln apparently won’t be there, either. But they will be exceptions, rather than the rule.

        One indication of the willingness of carmakers to tackle the Super Bowl challenge is that Nissan will advertise during the 2015 game. Nissan is led by Carlos Ghosn, whose penchant for cost cutting and penny pinching is something of a legend.

        Nissan, however, has already announced that it will join the starting line-up of advertisers for NBC’s broadcast of Super Bowl XLIX. Nissan last aired a Super Bowl commercial in 1997.

        Chrysler is likely to return with more long-form spots like this Emimem "Made in Detroit" ad.

        But Jeremy Tucker, Nissan North America’s new vice president of marketing, who joined the company in September after a career at Disney, said the return to major events such as the Super Bowl is part of Nissan’s “Big Moments” marketing strategy.

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        The approach that has helped drive Nissan’s current sales and brand awareness growth and the Super Bowl, the ultimate big event, certainly fits nicely with the strategy, Tucker said during a recent press briefing.

        “This is a great time for Nissan to make a big brand statement in front of one of the largest global audiences of the year,” said Fred Diaz, Nissan senior vice president of sales and marketing.

        “Consumers are going to be hearing a lot about Nissan, and our bold new models, like Murano, throughout the next few months building up to Feb. 1,” said Diaz. “We’re going big, and there’s no bigger moment than the Super Bowl.”

        Neither Diaz nor Tucker offered any details about Nissan’s Super Bowl commercial, adding it will be integrated with social media elements that will be announced closer to the game.

        Nissan, however, is only the tip of the iceberg.

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        Carmakers have found that Super Bowl ads inspire a huge reaction on social media and are viewed millions of times by fans sharing advertising clips via YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

        In recent years, Volkswagen and Kia have made Super Bowl spots a key element of the national advertising efforts. Michael Sprague, Kia executive vice president sales and marketing, declined to say whether Kia is preparing to advertise on the 2015 Super Bowl telecast.

        “But you know our history,” he observed, adding by the time the game rolls around Kia will be in the midst of introducing the public to the new Sorento crossover.

        Kia also has successfully used sporting connections to build its brand image and recently signed National Basketball Association superstar LeBron James to serve as a brand ambassador.

        As for VW, a spokesperson said it will not be in the Super Bowl XLIX rotation “due to other priorities and initiatives,” despite a heavy TV push for its new Golf “family,” which has been emphasizing the compact line’s selection as Motor Trend Car of the Year.

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        While some brands could pass on the 2015 Super Bowl, it is almost certain to attract spots from several luxury brands such as Audi, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Cadillac. Chrysler Group, which has enjoyed sales success since it launched a memorable Super Bowl spot featuring Detroit rapper Eminem, will undoubtedly find the game irresistible after a strong year in 2014 and General Motors has every reason to give its image a boost with Super Bowl ad of its own.

        (Paul A. Eisenstein contributed to this report.)


         

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        3 responses to “Automakers Spending Big Money to Maximize Exposure with Super Bowl Ads”

        1. Jorge says:
          December 12, 2014 at 8:42 pm

          It’s a good thing no marketing VP’s actually track sales vs. cost for these types of ad campaigns or one-hit wonders as I expect the results could get some folks replaced. The most talked about TV commercials make the top brass at the companies and ad agencies are warm and fuzzy but they rarely directly improve product sales substantially. There are exceptions but they are far and few between and most in the industry hate to admit the ads rarely provide a practical return. Many companies use them to “enhance” their public image and hope for the best.

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        2. Warren Brown says:
          December 14, 2014 at 2:48 pm

          Good money chasing bad. I wonder how many of these advertisements will show cars racing through empty deserts or otherwise empty roads. Silly stuff having nothing to do with reality…or actual sales. Jorge is right.

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          1. Jorge says:
            December 16, 2014 at 9:27 am

            Sometimes the product isn’t competitive so they need to create the illusion of desire… LOL

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