Fiat Chrysler has received a lot of criticism for its Ram Truck Super Bowl commercial, which featured a Martin Luther King speech as the voiceover. I spoke with NBC News about the difficulty of marketers using iconic figures such as King in advertising.
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Commercial Messages and Iconic Figures Are Hard to Mix
Advertisers, be warned — proceed with extreme caution when trying to burnish your political awareness credentials

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