Everyone who works in an ad/PR agency has to go beyond being a good marketer to being a good businessperson on behalf of our clients.That may sound like old news to some of you, but the time has come to apply added substance to the words.

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When we heard GoPro was going to be a Super Bowl advertiser again this year, we were prepared for something epic. And while the event the camera brand chose to feature is definitely a monumental moment, it's also ... kinda old. GoPro today unveiled its 30-second Super Bowl spot, which shows the first moments of skydiver Felix Baumgartner's 24-mile plunge to the earth way back in October 2012.

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Countless brands and agency teams are mobilizing this week, hoping to be crowned king of real-time marketing at Super Bowl XLVIII.

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Anheuser Busch-InBev has released two more of its five Super Bowl commercials, a Budweiser ad called "Hero's Welcome" and a Bud Light spot called "Epic Night."The 60-second "Hero's Welcome" was shot earlier this month at the real-life homecoming of an Army helicopter pilot after a deployment to Afghanistan, according to the brewer.

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Who knew an ad about an automobile club could be graceful and stylish? The Richards Group's latest commercial for The Auto Club Group (the second-largest AAA club in North America) uses frozen moments in time through the years and a little heartstring tugging to great effect. In short, it makes mundane acts like insuring a car or booking a trip feel naturally part of a family's story. In a series of flashbacks, the ad, "Emma," depicts moments in the life of a father's daughter—from her wedding day back to her birth.

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Who knew an ad about an automobile club could be graceful and stylish? The Richards Group's latest commercial for The Auto Club Group (the second-largest AAA club in North America) uses frozen moments in time through the years and a little heartstring tugging to great effect. In short, it makes mundane acts like insuring a car or booking a trip feel naturally part of a family's story. In a series of flashbacks, the ad, "Emma," depicts moments in the life of a father's daughter—from her wedding day back to her birth.

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Peyton Manning is one of the top 10 commercials endorsers of all time in the sports world. But what about the other quarterback starting on Sunday? Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson has only a few contracts, but one advertiser who had faith in him early on—American Family Insurance—is celebrating his trip to the Super Bowl with a grand new commercial from Ogilvy & Mather in Chicago that will during the game in 66 markets on Sunday. Set in an empty stadium on Super Bowl morning, the spot was filmed months ago, just in case the Seahawks all the way. Well, here we are.

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Peyton Manning is one of the top 10 commercials endorsers of all time in the sports world. But what about the other quarterback starting on Sunday? Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson has only a few contracts, but one advertiser who had faith in him early on—American Family Insurance—is celebrating his trip to the Super Bowl with a grand new commercial from Ogilvy & Mather in Chicago that will during the game in 66 markets on Sunday. Set in an empty stadium on Super Bowl morning, the spot was filmed months ago, just in case the Seahawks all the way. Well, here we are.

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T-Mobile, the self-proclaimed "Uncarrier," is taking a contrarian approach to its Super Bowl marketing, too, waiting until the big weekend to reveal its commercials featuring Tim Tebow. The wireless carrier revealed two of its three spots on Friday morning after keeping them under wraps while many other advertisers, from Jaguar to Budweiser, were generating buzz on YouTube for much of this week.

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T-Mobile, the self-proclaimed "Uncarrier," is taking a contrarian approach to its Super Bowl marketing, too, waiting until the big weekend to reveal its commercials featuring Tim Tebow. The wireless carrier revealed two of its three spots on Friday morning after keeping them under wraps while many other advertisers, from Jaguar to Budweiser, were generating buzz on YouTube for much of this week.

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