Super Bowl XLII advertiser websites with the largest increases in market share of visits on Super Bowl Sunday 2008 were Hyundai, up 1450%, Paramount’s Ironman Movie, up 800% and GoDaddy.com, which increased 616%. Budlight.com and Budweiser.com increased 100% and 25 percent on Sunday from the previous day, respectively. Both the Budweiser and Bud Light brands were advertised multiple times during the game without the inclusion of a URL. Traffic to beverage websites such as Pepsi.com and Coca-Cola.com increased 76% and 33%, respectively.
Advertiser | Domain | Sunday % Change | Monday % Change |
Hyundai | www.hyundaigenesis.com | 1450% | -55% |
Paramount | www.ironmanmovie.com | 800% | -33% |
GoDaddy | www.godaddy.com | 616% | -30% |
Audi | www.truthinengineering.com | 433% | NA |
SalesGenie | www.salesgenie.com | 333% | 15% |
Office of National Drug Control Policy | www.theantidrug.com | 200% | 0% |
New Line Cinema | www.semipromovie.com | 200% | 133% |
Gatorade | www.gatorade.com | 200% | -33% |
Under Armour | www.underarmour.com | 156% | -22% |
Bud Light | www.budlight.com | 100% | 0% |
Tide | www.mytalkingstain.com | 57% | NA |
GMC | www.gmc.com | 39% | -25% |
Coke | www.coca-cola.com | 33% | 25% |
CareerBuilder | www.careerbuilder.com | 27% | 39% |
Budweiser | www.budweiser.com | 25% | 20% |
Planters | www.planters.com | 15% | 0% |
Dell | www.dell.com | 8% | 9% |
Cars.com | www.cars.com | 2% | 5% |
Garmin | www.garmin.com | 0% | 22% |
T-Mobile | www.t-mobile.com | -1% | -7% |
Victoria’s Secret | www.victoriassecret.com | -2% | 19% |
Toyota | www.toyota.com | -10% | -3% |
Toshiba | www.toshibadirect.com | -15% | 32% |
Disney | www.disney.com | -17% | -34% |
Taco Bell | www.tacobell.com | -20% | -25% |
eTrade | www.etrade.com | -27% | 175% |
Sunsilk | www.lifecantwait.com | -29% | 100% |
FedEx | www.fedex.com | -31% | 136% |
20th Century Fox | www.jumperthemovie.com | -50% | -50% |
Claritin | www.claritin.com | NA | 100% |
Vitamin Water | www.vitaminwater.com | NA | -50% |
AMP | www.ampenergy.com | NA | 200% |
Source: Hitwise |