Tag Archives: SuperBowl

Groupon’s Superbowl: Social media (C)PR

February 10, 2011 14 Comments


Much has been written about Groupon’s PR missteps at the Superbowl over the last two days. Their three ads (representing a $3 million ad buy) poked fun at celebrity-endorsed PSAs for endangered whales, the Brazilian rainforest, and Tibet. The ads were variously described …

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Consumers say, “Catch us if you can”. Coke and Pepsi give chase.

January 14, 2010 Comments


I really appreciated the fantastic feedback on this week’s post about The Death of Corporate Websites. Lo and behold, last night I spy a quote (thanks, Frank Reed) from Anne Carelli, Digital Marketing Manager for Coke saying: “Several years ago, …

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