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NEWSFEED NOTIFICATION
***PEPSI-COLA ADDED NEW COMMERCIAL TO ITS SUPER BOWL LINEUP –
SEE BELOW***
NEW
PEPSI SPOT DIRECTED BY SPIKE LEE
JOINED THE SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL ROSTER!
Created by Spike DDB, this Pepsi ad entitled “Diner”
is believed to be the first Super Bowl spot ever created by an African-American
advertising agency.
"Diner" was one of three Pepsi commercials
that premiered along with two Sierra Mist commercials, and a spot
for the Pepsi iTunes promotion, which kicked off on Super Sunday.
DETAILS:
Pepsi-Cola North America returned to the Super Bowl lineup for
the 19th straight year with commercials for Pepsi, and Sierra Mist
during three-and-a-half minutes of in-game advertising time.
Here's a sneak peek of
what viewers saw on CBS-TV's Super Sunday telecast February 1:
* "Diner," a heartsick man (played by Kel Mitchell, star
of the sitcom "Keenan and Kel Show") has his faith in
love restored by a sassy waitress and a Pepsi. Mo'Nique, stand-up
comedian and star of UPN's "The Parkers," delivers a memorable
performance as the waitress.
* Pepsi iTunes Promotion - "I Fought The Law": Features
real-life teenagers who were sued by the recording industry and
are now demonstrating how Pepsi and Apple's iTunes Music Store--the
world's number one digital music service--will help them freely
and legally download music. Set to Green Day's version of "I
Fought the Law," the teens demonstrate a legal and free way
to download music through the Pepsi iTunes promotion. Apple&Pepsi
will launch a historic promotion to legally give away 100 million
free songs to Mac & Windows PC users.
* Pepsi - "Crossroads": A young Jimi Hendrix seeks liquid
refreshment and must choose between a Pepsi and Coke machine. After
buying a Pepsi and taking a drink, Hendrix has a revelation and
a music legend is born.
* Sierra Mist - "Bagpipes": A bagpiper performing in extremely
hot temperatures finds a unique way to achieve a "shockingly
refreshing" cool down.
* Sierra Mist - "Fire Escape": A guy and his dog, now
in their third Sierra Mist commercial together, take a plunge from
a fire escape to get refreshment during an extremely hot day.
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NEWSFEED INCLUDES:
* Sneak preview of Pepsi-Cola North America’s commercials
-- Part of the Super Bowl XXXVIII commercial lineup for February
1, 2004.
* Behind-the-scenes of the making of the Pepsi commercials. Soundbites
with teenagers featured in the “I Fought The Law” commercial.