Mercedes-Benz Puts Kate Upton Front and Center

Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Steve Cannon shared some details about the brand’s 60-second ad planned for Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. He told Business Insider that the ad will be “a tongue-in-cheeck depiction of how far a person might — or might not — go to get their heart’s desire.”

Such goals might be, say, an evening of clubbing with supermodel Upton, Cannon said, although “we are not using her as a sexual object,” he insisted. Instead, the ad will be “upbeat, high-energy, fast-paced [but not] funny.” And, of course, there will be a car in there, too. Specifically, Mercedes-Benz will be trying to appeal to a younger demographic by promoting the new CLA, which comes at a lower price point than the rest of Mercedes-Benz’s luxury lineup.

“It’s hard to appeal to youth if your car costs $75K,” Cannon allowed. Presumably, Mercedes-Benz also may find ways to take advantage of its name on the stadium.

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