Why I was heartened -- not outraged -- by Ram's MLK Super Bowl ad

Vince Bond covers advertising, marketing, dealership management systems and social media for Automotive News

February 06, 2018 05:00 AM

Ram's use of Martin Luther King Jr.'s ode to service in its Super Bowl spot quickly became one of the more polarizing ads in recent memory, judging from public backlash.

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