Ads of the Week, Once Bitten and Twice Shy Edition
Ads from Spotify, Chase, Halo Infinite and more
It's time for the ads of the week.
Welcome to The Ad Spot, a Friday rundown of the week's most talked-about ads. Here's what's trending.
13 trending ads this week
Friday, December 3, 2021
🇸🇪 Visit Sweden - Discover the Originals (Ad of the week)
Rebranding is hard, especially when IKEA names all of its products, including toilet brushes, after your cities, lakes, and mountains. (Forsman & Bodenfors)
🎧 Spotify - Wrapped
Spotify dropped two short ads for their Spotify Wrapped release, aimed at letting people know that their listening preferences are totally understandable. Here’s the first, and the second. (In-house)
🥃 LOUIS XIII - Scarcity
How hard is it to get your hands on a bottle of LOUIS XIII’s latest Cognac release? Pretty hard. (Fred & Farid/Los Angeles)
🖍 NABS - It’s Time to Draw the Line
A really well-executed spot with a clear message: It’s time to draw the line on sexual harassment. (Lucky Generals/London)
💵 Chase - ‘Tis the Season for Cashbacking
Mrs. McCallister lost another Kevin. (Droga5)
🏥 SickKids - The Brave List
Tradition says that Santa has two lists, naughty and nice. But there’s a third list. And it’s full of heroes. (Cossette)
🍟 McDonald’s Belgium - 30 Days of Christmas
Who knows what 2022 will bring - aliens, an asteroid…might as well get McDonald’s. Interesting messaging. (TBWA Belgium)
🎅 Telia - Happy Textmas
Send a little love this Christmas. (The Milk/Vilnius)
🚗 Shelter - The Drive
A drive home for Christmas with a powerful message. (Don't Panic/London)
⚜️ The Government of Quebec - Watch Out, Covid-19
The kids are alright, and they’ve had enough. (Cossette Communication/Quebec City)
🙅♀️ Lacta - Don’t Ever Leave Me
Don’t ever leave me takes on a whole new meaning in this spot. (Ogilvy Greece)
🦉 Geico - Angry Birds
Nothing worse than moving into your new home and finding out you’ve got an angry bird problem. (The Martin Agency)
🎮 Halo Infinite - Forever We Fight
Throughout human history, heroes have risen when called upon. (215 McCann)
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