Ads of the Week, Sober Edition
Ads from Planet Fitness, Corona, Apple 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. Happy New Year!
11 trending ads this week
Friday, January 7, 2022
⌚️ Apple Watch - 911 (Ad of the week)
A paddleboarder, farmer, and submerged driver are all saved by an Apple Watch in this spot. Your move, Casio! (In-house)
🏋️♀️ Planet Fitness - Feel Fitacular
The first of several “new year, new you” themed ads this week, stay tuned for several 0.0% alcohol beer commercials. (Publicis + Le Truc)
🤸♀️ Nike - Own the Floor
These New Yorkers reimagine NYC as their dance floor, pushing the boundaries of what dance and dancers look like while finding power and freedom in movement. (Freenjoy)
🚗 The Province of Quebec - Car Crash Flavored Chips
Maybe don’t pass the chips. (LG2)
☀️ Corona - Sunbrew
The world’s first beer with Vitamin D. For real. (DAVID Miami)
🌽 SkinnyPop - Whole Bag Kinda Night
We kind of have to show you an ad that features a one-minute long song about popcorn. (360i New York)
🐍 Amazon - Medusa Makes Friends
Medusa ain’t so bad after all. She just needed some Ray-Bans. (Initiative)
🦆 AXA - Birders
Never thought I’d like a four-minute-long spot about birding, but the messaging here is great. (Publicis Conseil Paris)
🥚 Cadbury - How do you NOT eat yours
Sometimes being lucky isn’t so lucky. (VCCP London)
🏠 Savills - A Love Story
I knew it from the moment I stepped in your hallway. (Isobel London)
🍻 Heineken - Cheers With No Alcohol
I’m not superstitious, but I am a little stitious. Finally, you can cheers with no alcohol. (Publicis Milan)
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