Of course, there were lots of interesting, stupid, funny, and
celebrity-based commercials during the Super Bowl last night. Some
of them incorporated a subtle mobile component while others made it
a focal point, like GoDaddy.com displaying a QR code during the
entire ad or Teleflora offering extra content through Shazam.
We just wanted to comment on the Best Buy ad that diverged from using
celebrities as endorsers to using mobile technology innovators as
the stars. Best Buy, which is desperately trying to beef up its
cool factor, used the commercial to imply that their employees in
the blue shirts have the know-how to guide you to the best
smartphone.
Regardless of your feelings about Best Buy, they must have a
pretty good sales team since they convinced folks like Philippe
Khan and Ray Kurzweil to be part of the ad and, by association,
endorse Best Buy.
How do you feel about the role mobile marketing played during
Super Bowl ads?
Another good writeup with links to the ads is here on iMedia.