HOLIDAY MARKETING EFFORTS
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AdWatch: UBER EATS | Passion Fruit | Get Almost Almost Anything
If you have ever wondered what “passionate fruits” look like, look no further than this ad spot from Uber Eats.
AdWatch: ZOOM | I Use Zoom
This ad from Zoom highlights their ease of use ideology and they display some of their features in a “stand-up” comedic way.
AdWatch: DORITOS | NKD
Doritos are “naked” now?! You betcha! This ad spot from Doritos features their new chip in a renaissance art style.
AdWatch: MCDONALDS| The Most Terrible Time of The Year
This AI generated ad spot from McDonald’s gives a very visual depiction of why the holidays are a “terrible” time of year.
AdWatch: GOOGLE | Mr. Fuzzy’s Big Adventure
Mr. Fuzzy goes on an adventure with the help of Google Gemini in this ad spot, promoting their AI generation capabilities.
AdWatch: GOOGLE | Santa Just ask Google
This ad from Google features an AI Santa testing his outfit with Google Gemini.
AdWatch: PUBLIX | Merry Birthday
This heartwarming holiday ad from Publix features a girl who is tired of Santa getting all of the attention on her birthday.
AdWatch: DUNKIN’ | The Little Holiday Munchkin
This holiday season, Dunkin’ tells the story of the Munchkin and its desire to be eaten.
AdWatch: LINCOLN | The Little Entrepreneur
This ad spot from Lincoln features the generous holiday spirit in the body of a little girl with her very own makeshift hot cocoa stand.
AdWatch: COCA-COLA | Holidays Are Coming*
This controversial ad from Coca-Cola is entirely AI generated, featuring animals celebrating the arrival of the Coca-Cola truck.
AdWatch: OPENAI | With ChatGPT
This series of ad spots from OpenAI feature all of the use cases for ChatGPT in peoples daily lives.
Holiday Movie Trivia
From “It’s a Wonderful Life” to “Red One”, join us in testing our knowledge of classic Christmas flicks.
AdWatch: MGA ENTERTAINMENT | The Rizzler Diss-Mas
MGA Entertainment presents the Rizzler, who makes it very clear he does not want a gift card for Christmas.
AdWatch: PEPSI | Shaq’s Zero Sugar Gingerbread Minis
This ad spot from Pepsi features Shaq as he destroys not only the competition, but his gingerbread creation in this bake off.
AdWatch: ZEVIA | Holiday Break From Artificial
Zevia is tired of the artificial this and artificial that during the holiday season, so they promote their 100% real soda with this ad spot.
AdWatch: CHEVROLET | The Sanctuary Holiday 2024
This ad spot from Chevrolet features a family who recently lost their grandpa, reminiscing in one of his old cars with his favorite song.
AdWatch: AIRBNB | Santastrophe
As it turns out from this ad spot from Airbnb, hotels are Santa proof, so Airbnb suggests to stay in one of their places to do Santa a solid this holiday season.
AdWatch: MONOPOLY GO! | Go Friends Gather
Chris Pratt, Keke Palmer, Jason Momoa, and Will Ferrell star in this MONOPOLY GO ad promoting the mobile game
AdWatch: COCA-COLA | The World Needs More Santas
Everyone can be a Santa according to this ad spot from Coca-Cola, and the world needs more Santas.
AdWatch: SNYDERS OF HANOVER | Build A Snyder’s Pretzel Cabin
This ad spot from Snyders Of Hanover brings awareness to gingerbreads living in houses made of themselves, so they offer a solution in the form of pretzel cabins
AdWatch: DISNEY | Holiday Octopus
This cute holiday octopus from Disney wants to travel the world, and there’s only one man who can help it accomplish its dream
AdWatch: COCA-COLA | Twas The Night Before Spritemas
Coca-Cola wishes a “Merry Spritemas to all, and to all a good Sprite” with this ad spot; just in time for the holidays.
Tastiest [Movie] Turkeys
We celebrate the month of November by serving up some delicious box-office bombs.
AdWatch: GOOGLE | Mr. Fuzzy’s Big Adventure
Mr. Fuzzy goes on an adventure with the help of Google Gemini in this ad spot, promoting their AI generation capabilities.
AdWatch: GOOGLE | Santa Just ask Google
This ad from Google features an AI Santa testing his outfit with Google Gemini.
AdWatch: PUBLIX | Merry Birthday
This heartwarming holiday ad from Publix features a girl who is tired of Santa getting all of the attention on her birthday.
AdWatch: DUNKIN’ | The Little Holiday Munchkin
This holiday season, Dunkin’ tells the story of the Munchkin and its desire to be eaten.
AdWatch: LINCOLN | The Little Entrepreneur
This ad spot from Lincoln features the generous holiday spirit in the body of a little girl with her very own makeshift hot cocoa stand.
AdWatch: COCA-COLA | Holidays Are Coming*
This controversial ad from Coca-Cola is entirely AI generated, featuring animals celebrating the arrival of the Coca-Cola truck.
AdWatch: OPENAI | With ChatGPT
This series of ad spots from OpenAI feature all of the use cases for ChatGPT in peoples daily lives.
Holiday Movie Trivia
From “It’s a Wonderful Life” to “Red One”, join us in testing our knowledge of classic Christmas flicks.
AdWatch: MGA ENTERTAINMENT | The Rizzler Diss-Mas
MGA Entertainment presents the Rizzler, who makes it very clear he does not want a gift card for Christmas.
AdWatch: PEPSI | Shaq’s Zero Sugar Gingerbread Minis
This ad spot from Pepsi features Shaq as he destroys not only the competition, but his gingerbread creation in this bake off.
AdWatch: ZEVIA | Holiday Break From Artificial
Zevia is tired of the artificial this and artificial that during the holiday season, so they promote their 100% real soda with this ad spot.
AdWatch: CHEVROLET | The Sanctuary Holiday 2024
This ad spot from Chevrolet features a family who recently lost their grandpa, reminiscing in one of his old cars with his favorite song.
AdWatch: AIRBNB | Santastrophe
As it turns out from this ad spot from Airbnb, hotels are Santa proof, so Airbnb suggests to stay in one of their places to do Santa a solid this holiday season.
AdWatch: MONOPOLY GO! | Go Friends Gather
Chris Pratt, Keke Palmer, Jason Momoa, and Will Ferrell star in this MONOPOLY GO ad promoting the mobile game
AdWatch: COCA-COLA | The World Needs More Santas
Everyone can be a Santa according to this ad spot from Coca-Cola, and the world needs more Santas.
AdWatch: SNYDERS OF HANOVER | Build A Snyder’s Pretzel Cabin
This ad spot from Snyders Of Hanover brings awareness to gingerbreads living in houses made of themselves, so they offer a solution in the form of pretzel cabins
AdWatch: DISNEY | Holiday Octopus
This cute holiday octopus from Disney wants to travel the world, and there’s only one man who can help it accomplish its dream
AdWatch: COCA-COLA | Twas The Night Before Spritemas
Coca-Cola wishes a “Merry Spritemas to all, and to all a good Sprite” with this ad spot; just in time for the holidays.
Tastiest [Movie] Turkeys
We celebrate the month of November by serving up some delicious box-office bombs.
AdWatch: CARTIER | Magical Night
This ad spot from Cartier starts off the Christmas season with a festive jazzy feel to get people into the spirit of Christmas
AdWatch: GOOGLE | Santa Just ask Google
This ad from Google features an AI Santa testing his outfit with Google Gemini.
AdWatch: PUBLIX | Merry Birthday
This heartwarming holiday ad from Publix features a girl who is tired of Santa getting all of the attention on her birthday.
AdWatch: DUNKIN’ | The Little Holiday Munchkin
This holiday season, Dunkin’ tells the story of the Munchkin and its desire to be eaten.
AdWatch: LINCOLN | The Little Entrepreneur
This ad spot from Lincoln features the generous holiday spirit in the body of a little girl with her very own makeshift hot cocoa stand.
AdWatch: COCA-COLA | Holidays Are Coming*
This controversial ad from Coca-Cola is entirely AI generated, featuring animals celebrating the arrival of the Coca-Cola truck.
AdWatch: OPENAI | With ChatGPT
This series of ad spots from OpenAI feature all of the use cases for ChatGPT in peoples daily lives.
Holiday Movie Trivia
From “It’s a Wonderful Life” to “Red One”, join us in testing our knowledge of classic Christmas flicks.
AdWatch: MGA ENTERTAINMENT | The Rizzler Diss-Mas
MGA Entertainment presents the Rizzler, who makes it very clear he does not want a gift card for Christmas.
AdWatch: PEPSI | Shaq’s Zero Sugar Gingerbread Minis
This ad spot from Pepsi features Shaq as he destroys not only the competition, but his gingerbread creation in this bake off.
AdWatch: ZEVIA | Holiday Break From Artificial
Zevia is tired of the artificial this and artificial that during the holiday season, so they promote their 100% real soda with this ad spot.
AdWatch: CHEVROLET | The Sanctuary Holiday 2024
This ad spot from Chevrolet features a family who recently lost their grandpa, reminiscing in one of his old cars with his favorite song.
AdWatch: AIRBNB | Santastrophe
As it turns out from this ad spot from Airbnb, hotels are Santa proof, so Airbnb suggests to stay in one of their places to do Santa a solid this holiday season.
AdWatch: MONOPOLY GO! | Go Friends Gather
Chris Pratt, Keke Palmer, Jason Momoa, and Will Ferrell star in this MONOPOLY GO ad promoting the mobile game
AdWatch: COCA-COLA | The World Needs More Santas
Everyone can be a Santa according to this ad spot from Coca-Cola, and the world needs more Santas.
AdWatch: SNYDERS OF HANOVER | Build A Snyder’s Pretzel Cabin
This ad spot from Snyders Of Hanover brings awareness to gingerbreads living in houses made of themselves, so they offer a solution in the form of pretzel cabins
AdWatch: DISNEY | Holiday Octopus
This cute holiday octopus from Disney wants to travel the world, and there’s only one man who can help it accomplish its dream
AdWatch: COCA-COLA | Twas The Night Before Spritemas
Coca-Cola wishes a “Merry Spritemas to all, and to all a good Sprite” with this ad spot; just in time for the holidays.
Tastiest [Movie] Turkeys
We celebrate the month of November by serving up some delicious box-office bombs.
AdWatch: CARTIER | Magical Night
This ad spot from Cartier starts off the Christmas season with a festive jazzy feel to get people into the spirit of Christmas
AdWatch: LEGO | Cataclaws Is Coming To Town
This ad spot from Lego features Cataclaws. The cat who spreads joy to people around the world with legos; lots, and lots, of legos.
AdWatch: BOOTS | Christmas 2024 Make Magic
This ad spot from Boots shows how Christmas is really done at the North Pole.
AdWatch: ALDI | Kevin The Carrots Christmas Spirit
This ad spot from Aldi goes to show that carrots are important to Christmas, specifically Kevin the Carrot.
AdWatch: MYER | Share the Joy
Myer knows that sometimes to share joy at Christmas, you have to get your boots dirty.
AdWatch: HARVEY NICHOLS | Robot Boy Christmas
This ad spot from Harvey Nichols features a robot boy on Christmas that just needed a little extension from Santa
AdWatch: ETSY | Holiday Waldo Anthem
Etsy demonstrates that a good gift can be a reflection of the recipient, including the human embodiment of Waldo (yes, that Waldo).
SiriusXM Forges a Holiday Sweater Wrapped in 125-Decibel Screams
Finally there’s a holiday sweater made with wool from the angriest sheep and spun with yarn dyed in blood.
Whamageddon Saves No One From Tears This Holiday Season
A viral holiday challenge proves no one is safe from the sonic destruction of “Last Christmas”.
Episode 163: Burning Holiday Questions (Fireplace Edition)
We roast more than chestnuts as we answer a sackful of burning holiday questions about time-honored traditions, classic Christmas characters, and merry memorable marketing campaigns.
AdWatch: HELLO FRESH | Buddy The Elf Spaghetti
Hello Fresh presents Buddy the Elf spaghetti. If you can have a balanced breakfast and get in the Christmas spirit at the same time it is a win-win.
AdWatch: THE NATIONAL LOTTERY | Just Imagine a Christmas Love Story
This short film by The National Lottery demonstrates that winning the heart of that special someone is more important than winning the jackpot.
AdWatch: LINCOLN | The Little Entrepreneur
This ad spot from Lincoln features the generous holiday spirit in the body of a little girl with her very own makeshift hot cocoa stand.
AdWatch: COCA-COLA | Holidays Are Coming*
This controversial ad from Coca-Cola is entirely AI generated, featuring animals celebrating the arrival of the Coca-Cola truck.
AdWatch: OPENAI | With ChatGPT
This series of ad spots from OpenAI feature all of the use cases for ChatGPT in peoples daily lives.
Holiday Movie Trivia
From “It’s a Wonderful Life” to “Red One”, join us in testing our knowledge of classic Christmas flicks.
AdWatch: MGA ENTERTAINMENT | The Rizzler Diss-Mas
MGA Entertainment presents the Rizzler, who makes it very clear he does not want a gift card for Christmas.
AdWatch: PEPSI | Shaq’s Zero Sugar Gingerbread Minis
This ad spot from Pepsi features Shaq as he destroys not only the competition, but his gingerbread creation in this bake off.
AdWatch: ZEVIA | Holiday Break From Artificial
Zevia is tired of the artificial this and artificial that during the holiday season, so they promote their 100% real soda with this ad spot.
AdWatch: CHEVROLET | The Sanctuary Holiday 2024
This ad spot from Chevrolet features a family who recently lost their grandpa, reminiscing in one of his old cars with his favorite song.
AdWatch: AIRBNB | Santastrophe
As it turns out from this ad spot from Airbnb, hotels are Santa proof, so Airbnb suggests to stay in one of their places to do Santa a solid this holiday season.
AdWatch: MONOPOLY GO! | Go Friends Gather
Chris Pratt, Keke Palmer, Jason Momoa, and Will Ferrell star in this MONOPOLY GO ad promoting the mobile game
AdWatch: COCA-COLA | The World Needs More Santas
Everyone can be a Santa according to this ad spot from Coca-Cola, and the world needs more Santas.
AdWatch: SNYDERS OF HANOVER | Build A Snyder’s Pretzel Cabin
This ad spot from Snyders Of Hanover brings awareness to gingerbreads living in houses made of themselves, so they offer a solution in the form of pretzel cabins
AdWatch: DISNEY | Holiday Octopus
This cute holiday octopus from Disney wants to travel the world, and there’s only one man who can help it accomplish its dream
AdWatch: COCA-COLA | Twas The Night Before Spritemas
Coca-Cola wishes a “Merry Spritemas to all, and to all a good Sprite” with this ad spot; just in time for the holidays.
Tastiest [Movie] Turkeys
We celebrate the month of November by serving up some delicious box-office bombs.
AdWatch: CARTIER | Magical Night
This ad spot from Cartier starts off the Christmas season with a festive jazzy feel to get people into the spirit of Christmas
AdWatch: LEGO | Cataclaws Is Coming To Town
This ad spot from Lego features Cataclaws. The cat who spreads joy to people around the world with legos; lots, and lots, of legos.
AdWatch: BOOTS | Christmas 2024 Make Magic
This ad spot from Boots shows how Christmas is really done at the North Pole.
AdWatch: ALDI | Kevin The Carrots Christmas Spirit
This ad spot from Aldi goes to show that carrots are important to Christmas, specifically Kevin the Carrot.
AdWatch: MYER | Share the Joy
Myer knows that sometimes to share joy at Christmas, you have to get your boots dirty.
AdWatch: HARVEY NICHOLS | Robot Boy Christmas
This ad spot from Harvey Nichols features a robot boy on Christmas that just needed a little extension from Santa
AdWatch: ETSY | Holiday Waldo Anthem
Etsy demonstrates that a good gift can be a reflection of the recipient, including the human embodiment of Waldo (yes, that Waldo).
SiriusXM Forges a Holiday Sweater Wrapped in 125-Decibel Screams
Finally there’s a holiday sweater made with wool from the angriest sheep and spun with yarn dyed in blood.
Whamageddon Saves No One From Tears This Holiday Season
A viral holiday challenge proves no one is safe from the sonic destruction of “Last Christmas”.
Episode 163: Burning Holiday Questions (Fireplace Edition)
We roast more than chestnuts as we answer a sackful of burning holiday questions about time-honored traditions, classic Christmas characters, and merry memorable marketing campaigns.
AdWatch: HELLO FRESH | Buddy The Elf Spaghetti
Hello Fresh presents Buddy the Elf spaghetti. If you can have a balanced breakfast and get in the Christmas spirit at the same time it is a win-win.
AdWatch: THE NATIONAL LOTTERY | Just Imagine a Christmas Love Story
This short film by The National Lottery demonstrates that winning the heart of that special someone is more important than winning the jackpot.
AdWatch: EMBODIED | Moxie Robot
Moxie, created by Embodied, helps kids understand their true worth by giving them the tools to come up with daily affirmations.
AdWatch: FEAR COLUMBUS | Krampus Haunted Christmas Experience
Christmas is a time for joy and cheer, that is until Krampus arrives. Fear Columbus is transforming their Haunted house to have a horror Christmas theme.
Episode 137: A-List Advertising
We assemble an all-star cast of top-level talent including Bruce Willis, Hugh Jackman, and Brie Larson to talk about the increasing appeal of ad campaigns for big-name actors.
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