Homework Blog #3

In recent news, the Super Bowl is set for February 6th. People across the US are organizing Super Bowl parties, buying big screen TVs, and purchasing their favorite teams attire. With that said, the Super Bowl is a huge money maker. Not just for the players, coaches, and team owners but also for the television companies. Television companies like CBS use the Super Bowl a great source of economic profit. Companies like Coca Cola, Budweiser, and GoDaddy are forking over the big bucks to have a 30 second time slot in the broadcast. One might ask "How much does this 30 second slot cost?" It's reported that a commercial on CBS costs somewhere between $2.5 and $2.8 million! My question to you is, do you believe that this is a really affective advertising campaign? Do you think that these companies should be spending this amount of money during a time of economic crisis? Please answer in a short paragraph.
-Noriega