Tag Archives: godaddy commercials

Mon 17th May 2010
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Go Daddy User Generated Ads Hit a Mark - Commercials show what Go Daddy actually does. That’s refreshing. Last month I lamented that most of the submissions to Go Daddy’s commercial contest followed the same-old GoDaddy script. Now that the ten finalists have been selected, I’ve changed my mind. Sure, most of the finalist commercials use some sort of sex appeal, but the majority of the message is on how Go Daddy can help you get online. The visuals actually make you pay attention to the idea of ... read more ...
Wed 14th April 2010
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GoDaddy Customer Commercials Follow a Same Script - Registrar getting lots of commercial submissions — but few good ones. After critics panned Go Daddy’s Super Bowl commercials (again) this year, the company went to the marketing playbook and created a contest for customers to make their own commercials. The top prize is $100,000, which would buy you about 10,000 domain names. I expected customers to move away from the traditional Go Daddy commercial script of just throwing in some hot chicks acting like they’re ... read more ...
Thu 4th February 2010
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GoDaddy Forced to Pull Another SuperBowl Commercial - Another commercial problem for Go Daddy. There’s more controversy with GoDaddy’s Super Bowl commercials, but this time it actually may not have been planned. The company planned to air an ad called “movies” during Sunday’s game. The ad showed Danica Patrick performing a couple scenes from iconic movies. But apparently GoDaddy ran into licensing problems with some of the movie studios with scenes portrayed in the commercial. So the company yanked the commercial. Instead, ... read more ...
Wed 14th January 2009
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NBC Approves Two Go Daddy Ads for Super Bowl - Approval comes well in advance of big game. Domain registrar GoDaddy has a history of butting heads with networks over its Super Bowl commercials. This year is no different, although NBC has given the green light for two GoDaddy ads well in advance of the big game. GoDaddy is asking customers to vote on which ad should show during the Super Bowl. During my radio interview with Go Daddy CEO Bob Parsons, he mentioned my criticism of the company for becoming to institutionalized. ... read more ...