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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for February 1, 2019

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By Scott Rasmussen

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February 1, 2019: A 30-second spot during Super Bowl LIII will cost advertisers $5.25 million, or $175,000 a second.[1]

The cost of a Super Bowl ad has doubled over the past decade as the big game has become one of the few ways to reach a mass audience in today’s fragmented media market. Over 100 million viewers are expected to watch the New England Patriots take on the Los Angeles Rams.

And, of course, Super Bowl ads have become an art form of their own, reaching people on many platforms other than the game itself. Annual ratings of the best commercials are something that never could have been imagined when Super Bowl I spots sold for less than $1,500 per second.

There are brand new challenges, though. Fifty-three percent (53%) of Americans don’t want companies to use their ads for political or social statements.[2]


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