You know it’s Super Bowl ad season when you see your LinkedIn feed filled with campaigns anchored on bizarre themes, zany humour and probably featuring talking animals. My weekly compilation of clutter-breaking ads is a tribute to brand teams everywhere, creating such campaigns. Why is Super Bowl special for brands? Every year, brands line up to spend millions during Super Bowl. According to reports, a single 30-second ad can cost $10MN (INR 80CR+) just for…
While I was busy compiling my list of best ads of 2024 (Part 1 and Part 2 for now) there were some clutter-breaking creative ads which got talked about in social media. Here’s a quick roundup of ads from the past week or so which caught my eye: Apple Holiday: Heartstrings My all-time favourite holiday ad from Apple is ‘Misunderstood’ from 2013. Usually I can guess the likely twist in the tale but that one…
My weekly compilation of clutter-breaking creative ads is a small tribute to marketing & advertising teams everywhere. An ad first has to get noticed. Unfortunately, a majority of ads are simply ignored – a fate worse than being disliked. Apple’s brilliant ad to highlight accessibility features, Spotify’s annual ‘Wrapped’ campaign are among the pick of the ads this week. Apple: The Greatest The mobile world is dominated by Android. When it comes to choice of…
We all love lists. That’s why many clickbait articles have that format offering ‘5 reasons’ or offering ’10 things’. During this time of the year, we have a plethora of ‘Best of’ and ‘Worst of’ from the past year. The first part of my attempt at sharing 12 best ads of 2021 included both traditional TV commercials and some clever social media driven ideas. Here is my second and concluding part. iTV: Drama vs Reality…