Specific, culturally relevant keywords in an email subject line can dramatically increase open rates. During Super Bowl week, terms like "MVP," "QB," or football-related emojis tap into the audience's current mindset, boosting engagement for any brand, regardless of its industry.

The Super Bowl halftime show is not just entertainment; it's the NFL's single biggest growth driver. Musical acts are chosen to attract new and casual fans—particularly youth and global audiences—at the moment of peak viewership.

Capitalize on heightened local excitement by tailoring marketing messages and content specifically to the geographic areas of the teams playing in the Super Bowl. Viewership and engagement are exceptionally high in these markets, making geo-targeted campaigns highly effective.

Instead of focusing on technical specs, Snapdragon's marketing attaches the brand to consumer passions like sports, music, and photography. The strategy is to show how their technology enhances these experiences, making the brand more relevant and emotionally resonant than it would be by simply explaining its features and benefits.

OpenAI's initial Super Bowl ad was a high-concept, tech-centric piece. The expectation for their next ad is a shift towards showing tangible, everyday use cases, aiming to demystify AI for the average consumer and integrate ChatGPT into their daily lives, much like a classic Budweiser commercial appeals to the masses.

Qualcomm's Manchester United sponsorship delivered massive brand awareness (9.5 billion impressions) even while the team was underperforming. This shows that for globally recognized sports franchises, the brand ethos and massive, passionate fanbase provide value that is largely independent of the team's current win-loss record.

For products valuable only when others use them (like credit cards or social apps), Super Bowl ads are uniquely effective. The value isn't just reaching many eyeballs, but ensuring those eyeballs know *other* eyeballs are also watching, solving the chicken-and-egg adoption problem.

The traditional divide between B2B and B2C marketing is obsolete. Effective brands must speak to business and consumer audiences with the same authentic voice, bridging efforts to create a cohesive identity, much like how the NFL mothership brand supports individual team brands.

Even B2B firms can capitalize on fastvertising when they unexpectedly enter the public conversation. The company Astronomer, after its executives were part of a viral 'Kiss Cam' moment, created a clever ad with Gwyneth Paltrow to explain what their business actually does.