The 10 best Super Bowl 2013 ads – and some from the blackout

The SuperDome may have been plunged into darkness for yesterday’s Super Bowl, but the advertisements certainly didn’t stop. In what has become a yearly challenge for the advertising industry, companies including Samsung, Coke, Subway and even an office supplies business showed off their talents during spots at least 30 seconds long during yesterday’s Super Bowl […]

Patrick Stafford 05 February, 2013

The SuperDome may have been plunged into darkness for yesterday’s Super Bowl, but the advertisements certainly didn’t stop.

In what has become a yearly challenge for the advertising industry, companies including Samsung, Coke, Subway and even an office supplies business showed off their talents during spots at least 30 seconds long during yesterday’s Super Bowl game.

But this year came with a surprise. The ads didn’t even stop when the game was thrown into darkness for 37 minutes at half-time, with some quick-thinking companies utilising social media marketing to make up some clever ads.