Wow. There’s a burning discussion going on about whether GoDaddy is being wise or stupid to run an ad in this year’s Super Bowl.
As a marketer, I’m not a big fan of Super Bowl ads per se. Most of them are pretty lame, but there have been some big success stories. Someone on the board pointed out Monster’s ad from a few years ago. Of course, the Macintosh was launched in the 1984 Super Bowl. And several years ago Garden Burger launched themselves to the next level with ads on the final Seinfeld episode (which can be thought of as the Super Bowl for Women).
But the best part of this whole kerfluffle is the emergence of Bob Parsons, CEO of GoDaddy, as a commenter. He had some cogent points and, hey, it’s pretty cool to see the CEO of a $100 million company jump into the fray. And it turns out he has a blog.