Ads of the Week, Poop Emoji Ice Cream Edition
Ads from Burger King, Tanqueray, Powerade and more
It's time for the ads of the week.
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10 trending ads this week
Friday, March 25, 2022
💩 Burger King - Clean Desserts (Ad of the week)
Poop emoji ice cream. Seriously. Pretty sure this was done in a Nathan For You episode (by the way if you’re reading this and haven’t seen Nathan For You, go watch it). This one might have been made for the ad community more than the average consumer...thoughts? (David São Paulo)
⏸ Powerade - Pause is Power
Powerade has a new global campaign celebrating athletes that have taken a pause. This is a brilliant spot. (Publicis Groupe)
🍸 Tanqueray - It’s T-Time
The internet thinks Joe Jonas could be a Bridgerton brother, so Jonathan Bailey and Phoebe Robinson are going to teach him how to be a Bridgerton while having T-Time, with a T of Tanqueray. This ad used a trending event (The Bridgerton season two premiere) to make a splash. Find events to plan campaigns around with our sponsor, Forekast. (The Community)
🐠 Arby’s - PUSHA T / Spicy Fish Diss Track
Wish we saw more spots from Fallon, all their work is great. Here’s a diss track that goes straight after the Filet O Fish. (Fallon)
🏆 The Oscars - Hosts Promo
Last year’s hosts sucked so bad I can’t even remember who they were. The bar is LOW, knock it out of the park, ladies. In case you didn’t know, the Oscars are this Sunday night. Power of the Dog and CODA were both fantastic, if you want to catch up. (NuContext)
💰 Zijkant - Equal Pay Day (Clever)
Simple message here: Give mothers a fair chance to compete. Great imagery. (Mortierbrigade/Brussels)
📱 AT&T - Lily & Friends
Matthew Stafford, Coach K, Zooey Deschanel, and Kumail Nanjiani star in these four spots. (BBDO LA)
🏀 Capital One - Chuck U
March Madness is back, and so are Capital One’s commercials with Charles Barkley, Spike Lee, and Samuel L. Jackson. The campaign has five ads, one, two, three, four, and five. (GSD&M)
🖊 Duolingo - Tattoo DuoOver (Creative Pick)
Big mistakes CAN be changed. We loved this campaign. (BETC Paris)
🍿 Progressive - Dr. Rick at the Movies
Another commercial trying to prevent you from becoming your parents. (Arnold Worldwide/Boston)
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