Ron Paul Super Bowl Ad: Here's why.

[Oliver]

From what I remember reading in here about the Super Bowl:

"Political Ad's are NOT ALLOWED!"

Was this a wrong statement?

 

[Cleaner44]

Superbowl ads need to be creative or funny to get really noticed. I don't see our current ad people (from the official campaign) pulling something like that off. No offense to them.

I agree. I have worked for a company that ran a superbowl ad and it was a HUGE waste of money. For Go Daddy, it works well, for many others, not so much.

 

[Johncjackson]

As I posted before ( weeks ago, I think) I read that all spots were sold long ago and there were a couple spots they were holding onto to give to preferred advertisers at $3.8 million.

I dont know where any of this speculation or assumptions about costs, etc comes from. maybe people should try talking to or reading actual advertising industry sources and not making up BS.

 

[leonster]

But just think of the size of the audience, ACTIVELY watching. If only 1% of people are not current Ron Paul supporters, but respond to the message--that's 900,000 new supporters. 2% is 1.8 million. And it's a popular message, as soon as we can get it out there. Remember--many states' primaries are won with low vote totals on low turnout... and it would also be covered in the news as (I believe?) the first Presidential commercial on the Superbowl? The first in a long time, anyways.

 

[Malum Prohibitum]

goddamnit

We dont have to spend $2M for a 30 second ad. We just have to have THE BLIMP in the sky over sundevil stadium. ....

 

[Drknows]

Superbowl ads need to be creative or funny to get really noticed. I don't see our current ad people (from the official campaign) pulling something like that off. No offense to them.

ARe you serious? i laugh now at them. the latest one with the CHA CHING cracked me up. that one is almost as good as the Hes catching on im telling ya.

 

[Kaptin K]

Pointless post whether it's funny or not, professionally produced or not, $2 million or not.. because...

wait for it..


POLITICAL ADS AREN'T ALLOWED IN THE SUPERBOWL

Thanks.

 

[noztnac]

We dont have to spend $2M for a 30 second ad. We just have to have THE BLIMP in the sky over sundevil stadium. ....

A much better idea. The blimp must be there.

 

[noztnac]

Pointless post whether it's funny or not, professionally produced or not, $2 million or not.. because...

wait for it..


POLITICAL ADS AREN'T ALLOWED IN THE SUPERBOWL

Thanks.

On what grounds would they not be allowed?

 

[noztnac]

I have found nothing that indicates Superbowl ads are not allowed. If someone has such information please post it.


http://adage.com/campaigntrail/post?article_id=116409

 

[Mr. White]

On what grounds would they not be allowed?

Um, on the grounds that it's being aired on a private network that can air whatever the hell they want?

 

[kevinblack]

Political adds are acceptable in the Superbowl.

The cost of just running the add this year will be 2.6Million or maybe a bit higher.

If the campaign is not planning on something like this the grassroots should. If we get 100k donors on the 16th we should go for it.

 

[terryp]

We dont have to spend $2M for a 30 second ad. We just have to have THE BLIMP in the sky over sundevil stadium. ....

The blimp could fly over the super bowl for how long for 2 mil. It would surely
get that in free air time during the game alone. Much less the week before
when the sports media is hyping it.
I don't know exactly what our best demographic is but men, gun owners,
the youtube crowd, and who knows how many sports pubs would show it.
If the game is at night the blimp could be fitted with those bad as lights.

That's where my 2 million would go

 

[1913_to_2008]

If they did a super bowl ad, it would have to be one minute. 30 seconds is just not worth it.

 

[Todd]

Do you know how much 30 seconds of ad time costs during a superbowl? It was around 2.6 million last year. I bet it will be close to 3 mill this year.

 

[azminuteman]

Political adds are acceptable in the Superbowl.

The cost of just running the add this year will be 2.6Million or maybe a bit higher.

If the campaign is not planning on something like this the grassroots should. If we get 100k donors on the 16th we should go for it.

Not on broadcast television. Bush and Kerry were not allowed to run ads in 2004 even though they were produced. Even MoveOn had a commercial and CBS declined to use it.

 

[jrich4rpaul]

Maybe the campaign won't make the ad (if that's the plan)

It could be another YouTube contest, the winner gets their ad on the SuperBowl.

 

[Workguy23]

Everyone agrees...Superbowl commercials have to be funny, or appeal to emotion to be remembered(e.g. Budweiser commercial with the troops at the airport). I think a funny commerical would be:

A scene with a Rudy look-a-like sleeping in his bed. He is mumbling, tossing and turning. Softly and slowly, an audible chant grows louder and louder as visions of his "nightmare" pop on the screen. Real video of thousands of people chanting "RON PAUL, RON PAUL." As it chanting reaches peak volume, Rudy awakens in a cold sweat and screams "AAHHHHH" as an image of Thomas Jefferson appears in front him with the Constitution held out. Jefferson then rolls it up and smacks him with it. Rudy awakens again in a cold sweat. Then the words appear on the screen, "A nightmare for crooked politicians" then "A Revolution for Americans" ... "Ron Paul 2008"

Maybe something along those lines

 

[FreeTraveler]

Everyone agrees...Superbowl commercials have to be funny, or appeal to emotion to be remembered(e.g. Budweiser commercial with the troops at the airport). I think a funny commerical would be:

A scene with a Rudy look-a-like sleeping in his bed. He is mumbling, tossing and turning. Softly and slowly, an audible chant grows louder and louder as visions of his "nightmare" pop on the screen. Real video of thousands of people chanting "RON PAUL, RON PAUL." As it chanting reaches peak volume, Rudy awakens in a cold sweat and screams "AAHHHHH" as an image of Thomas Jefferson appears in front him with the Constitution held out. Jefferson then rolls it up and smacks him with it. Rudy awakens again in a cold sweat. Then the words appear on the screen, "A nightmare for crooked politicians" then "A Revolution for Americans" ... "Ron Paul 2008"

Maybe something along those lines

Oh, man, does anybody know a Rudy look-alike? This thing would go VIRAL in about 30 seconds flat, and it would get on the nightly news without spending a dime!

 

[MN Patriot]

One 30 second ad during the Superbowl wouldn't be enough. Or even one minute.

It would be better to have hundreds of ads, unique and memorable ads, running for weeks and months, instead of 1 ad during the Superbowl.

Unless those hundreds of ads aluded to some remarkable announcement during the Superbowl, so that people are actually LOOKING for it.

Most Superbowl ads are from established companies, beer, investments, etc. One unknown politician will be ignored. People will see it and and ask "what the hell was THAT about?", then take another swig of beer.

It is probably too late to buy a Superbowl ad anyway, they were sold months ago.