Article: Before It Airs, Under Armour Super Bowl Ad Questioned

At a cost of up to $100,000 per second, Super Bowl television ads guarantee buzz. But how much is it worth it when the buzz is about whether a company should have bought one?

Under Armour is looking past that question, which prompted a dip in the Baltimore company's stock price by more than a third earlier this month. Prices fell to $26 from nearly $44 after an analyst downgraded the company's stock and questioned its new advertising and marketing blitz, which the maker of athletic apparel will launch tomorrow with its first Super Bowl ad.

It may not have been the response the company was expecting to its new platform, a 60-second spot that will be shown in the first quarter of the game. ...

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