Clydesdales Back on Super Bowl

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After some initial horsing around, it turns out that the Budweiser Clydesdales will trot into the Super Bowl after all.

A-B initially released a Super Bowl ad lineup sans its iconic mascots after a DDB-produced spot was, apparently, found lacking. But the spot was revised and the brewer asked Facebook fans to vote on whether it should be included.

In a less than surprising outcome, the 60-second spot is now set to air in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s telecast on CBS.

All told, A-B will run five minutes of new creative.

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