
If, for some reason, you missed the new Chrysler ad, "Halftime in America," that aired during Super Bowl XLVI, it is linked from our 2012 Super Bowl ad page along with stills, the transcript, and commentary. Yesterday, CNN's Patricia Wu spoke with Mark Stevens, soi disant marketing expert and author of the book Your Marketing Sucks, who questioned the money spent on these spots. "It has nothing to do with cars, nothing to do with cars," said Stevens. "It has everything to do with the Beavis and Buttheads of the agency trying to be cool and trying to win an award. And let me tell you business owners who are not playing with corporate treasury dolls would never, ever give their own money for that. That to me is the acid test." Sounds like the only marketing at which Mr. Stevens might be an expert involves shopping carts and groceries...
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