This article originally appeared in the February 2006 edition of diversityinbusiness.com

Copyright 2006 by GENLIGHT Por EL, Inc.  All rights reserved.
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by Dan Perkins

With so many people gathering around their television sets to see the big game, diversityinbusiness.com had to cover this event.  I had a special interest in seeing just how well diversity was represented in the game-time ads.  I decided it would be fun to judge all of the spots for their entertainment value since so many people are drawn to the game for the commercials and since the pre-game hype was so great.  Nearly every ad that ran during the game received a call with the exception of NFL spots, network promos and movie-trailers.  I didn't know that names of the ads, so I often made up names when I assessed the ads.  Below is my scorecard for the spots.   

My Scoreboard

The Call

No. Spots

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Touchdown

Yeah, baby!  These spots will have us talking for a while!

7

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First & Goal

Yes, sir!  These high-powered spots really packed creativity and/or emotion!

5

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Completed Pass

These spots delivered.  Definitely worth watching. 

14

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Fumbled

Ah man!  These ads tried to make a run for it, but they just didn’t make it.

6

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Intercepted

Ouch!  The intended messages of these ads got hijacked. 

7

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Penalty

You’ve got to be kidding!  These ads need to go back to the drawing board.

5

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