Article: College Marketing Students in Providence, R.I., Find Super Bowl Ads Fall Short.

Byline: Andrea L. Stape

Feb. 5--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--The critics' bottom line: Sunday's Super Bowl ads weren't super.

Several managed to hit the spot, especially Anheuser-Busch's slippery satin sheets and sharp-eyed falcon. But at an average of $1.9 million for a 30-second ad, most of the 56 advertisements fell short of the hype, according to the judges -- 13 Providence College juniors and seniors who spent yesterday morning critiquing ads in Jean Murray's Advanced Advertising class.

"They could have been a lot better," said Jennifer Barry, a 21-year-old from Mansfield, Mass.

The students said they were grateful to see advertisers use ...

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