Just what could $4.5 million buy

Matthew Rezab

This year’s Super Bowl is likely to attract the largest audience and the most ad revenue in NFL history. NBC sold out all of its Super Bowl ad slots, at a whopping $4.5 million for 30-second spots. Vegas Insider estimates 113 million people will view the Super Bowl. 

What else could these advertisers get for $4.5 million?

About six days worth of Snapchat ads

A day’s worth of advertising on Snapchat is approximately $750,000.

A year’s worth of sponsored content on DailyMail.com

For $4.5 million, The Daily Mail would create custom content for a brand on a near-daily basis for a year.

3.5 billion display ads

Display ads are selling for $1.28 per thousand impressions — CPM — in the U.S. This means $4.5 million would fetch 3.5 billion display ads.

Takeover of AOL, MSN and Yahoo homepages for three straight days

On average, it costs $600,000 a day to take over Yahoo’s homepage.

50 million video views on Facebook

6.4 million clicks on search ads

Brand exclusivity with a YouTube star for a year

A team of more than 15 digital agency workers

Have a topic trend on Twitter in the U.S. for 22.5 days

Companies could spend $4.5 million to have their brand trend nationwide for more than 22 days. 

Info provided by digiday.com/