Commercials seen during the Super Bowl are more about “advertaining,” rather than advertising. AccessU President & CEO Tony Pearman joined the WSLS 10 News Virginia Today team Monday morning to break down the night’s favorites, what worked, and trends.
Here are Tony’s top five:
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Sam Adams: Your Cousin’s Brighter Boston. I just loved everything about this idea and the script and casting/acting. You can watch it here.
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Michelob ULTRA Club: New Members Day (Extended). Big fan of this movie and the casting and cameos were spot on. You can watch this here.
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M&M’s: Ma&Ya’s. M&M’s just messing with their audiences and their detractors was hard to overlook. Kind of admired it. You can see it here.
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Workday: Rock Star. The casting and cameos and premise are entertaining and worth watching a few times. See it here.
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Paramount Plus: A Mountain of Entertainment | “Stallone Face”. I was not a huge fan of previous Paramount efforts, but I loved Stallone in this, especially his daughter’s poking fun at his persona. Watch it here.
Nostalgia and celebrity appearances were a big trend, from the Caddyshack homage to others listed below:
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PopCorners: Breaking Bad Super Bowl Commercial. This could have easily been in the top 5. Great concept and the actors are of course amazing. Watch it here.
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Rakuten: The Extended Cher Cut. You can watch that one here.
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T-Mobile: New year. New neighbor. This one featured John Travolta, Zach Braff, and Donald Faison. You can watch that spot here.
And some honorable mentions:
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Ram Trucks: “Premature Electrification”. The copywriting here and the concept was so well done. And the acting is amazing. See the spot here.
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“Monday” Working with Cancer Pledge. This ad did not run in all markets, but it is by far the most meaningful to me and the most well-done. More of a mini-movie than a TV spot. See it here.
Overall, safe strategies from companies who shelled out a record-high average of $7 million for a 30-second spot, according to Forbes.
