Torrance, Ca. - Toyota will have not one, but two ads during the
big game on Feb. 1 with the spot entitled "How Great I Am" slated to
appear in the first quarter of the Super Bowl broadcast. The ad features Team
Toyota athlete, Paralympic medalist and Dancing with the Stars finalist Amy
Purdy along with the iconic voice of Muhammad Ali, as part of the "One
Bold Choice Leads to Another" campaign for the new 2015 Toyota Camry.
"We're very proud of the message our commercial sends about not only
making bold choices, but living a bold life, and Amy Purdy represents that in
everything she does. Amy inspires us, and to have her make her Super Bowl
commercial debut with Toyota is something we're thrilled about," said Jack
Hollis, group vice president of marketing, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
The ad shows Purdy and her bold lifestyle which includes running, snowboarding,
ballroom dancing and more, all set to Ali's famous "How Great I Am"
speech. The speech, which Ali made before his historic "Rumble in
the Jungle" bout with George Foreman in 1974, highlights the type of bold
thinking that drives people to make choices every day. The video can be
viewed on Toyota USA's YouTube channel and with the following link: http://youtu.be/PjUfygo5mzw
"To say I'm honored to be in this spot airing during the game would be an
understatement," said Purdy. "All my life I've been faced with
choices, and I've been determined to be bold through every one of them. I have
a great relationship with Toyota, and to be in an ad that encourages others to
persevere and be bold in their own lives is something that is hard to
accurately put into words."
Toyota will also have a second spot in the Sunday game that will continue the
conversation about bold dads. The conversation was sparked by the release of a
Toyota video last week starring current and former professional football
players and their children, along with a longer video that includes everyday
dads.
Toyota is also inviting Twitter users to engage in the unique game day
conversation by helping to create a cultural moment in real time. To
participate, consumers can compose a tweet with up to four photos of their dads
using the hashtag #OneBoldChoice.