Perhaps I created too much hype for the ads this year but the ads were simply just not up to Super Bowl expectations – I am disappointed to report the blandness in the selection of ads for 2010.

Many of the commercials were spin-offs of ones that ran in 2009 -For example the  Budweiser clydesdale and Teleflora flowers. I find myself asking, “Where is the newness, where is the creativity?”

After talking with some co-workers this morning they seemed to agree that this year’s ads were subpar, but luckily there were some ads that saved the day.

Some of the more noteworthy ads that I thought made the cut are as follows:

Well – here is a new advertiser! Finally breaking TV silence, Google’s Parisian Love commercial was simple , effective and has created some chatter. How many times have you “googled” a term only to spark a new idea and google something else? – For me, ALL THE TIME!

Is Google fearing the newer seach engine, “Bing“?  Probably not, but with all of the advertising Bing has been doing, I’m not surprised Google has finally answered back.

My fellow LOST watchers I’m sure noticed the Bud Light commercial where they spoofed the characters on the hit TV series. While I thought this was great I spoke with some individuals who have never seen LOST and really didn’t understand the humor of the commercial. The actors not only resembled the characters on the show – but followed the same plot of one person wanting to get off the island and another person finding a reason to stay, in this case it was the Bud Light.

Denny’s came back with their same offer from last year offering a FREE Grand Slam breakfast this Tuesday. While it was a repeat offer, they decided to do a spin-off of it and give it new humour. An odd commercial in my opinion, but one that definitely stuck out. As a vegetarian I was mildly turned off when they were telling chickens to “run and hide” – even though they were advertising their “egg” specials and not actually eating chicken I thought it was a negative approach to advertising a really cool special.

Motorola

The racy and admired Megan Fox Motorola ad is receiving a lot of hype. If you haven’t seen it yet – check it out. The sex appeal of her as a celebrity and her in this commercial made up for the lack of sex appeal in the overall ad selection this year. Along with Motorola were the GoDaddy ads featuring Danica Patrick. GoDaddy has continued to stick with the high sexual nature in their campaign, and it has continued to keep them ranked high on the best bowl ads list.

All ads can be seen and voted on at Ad Blitz. I suggest deciding for yourself, if you didn’t have a chance to watch them on Sunday

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