Ads of the Week, Vegan Steakhouse Edition

Ads from Etsy, Oatly, Disney 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. 

10 trending ads this week

Friday, November 5, 2021

🌎 United Nations - Earth to COP (Ad of the week)
This short film was shown at the opening ceremony of the COP26 climate summit currently going on in Glasgow. The images are powerful. (AnalogFolk/London)

🎁 Etsy - Give More Than a Gift
We thoroughly enjoyed all four ads in this campaign. Uno, dos, tres, cuatro. (72andSunny/New York)

🥩 Liquid Death - The Vegan Cannibal Steakhouse
Just in case you were wondering where that weird subject line came from…it’d be this spot. (CALLEN)

🎄 Disney - THE STEPDAD
Last year’s Christmas advert from Disney made our best ads of 2020 list, so we had high expectations for this year’s Christmas spot…and it delivered. Here is last year’s ad in case you missed it. (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

🌀 Oatly - Meta
No, not Facebook Meta, just, regular meta. Technically this one is an ad in an ad in an ad in an ad in an ad in an ad in an ad. Think we got that right. (In-house)

💀 Doritos - Day of the Dead
Quite the ad from Doritos Mexico here, this one’s been trending online all week. (Slap Global)

🍇 Sun-Maid - Raisin House
Props to Sun-Maid for fully acknowledging no one wants their sh*tty raisins for Halloween. Say it with me: We want full-size Butterfingers! A+ (W+K/New York)

🐑 San Diego Zoo - Once it’s Gone
A quick reminder that you can’t replace wildlife once it’s gone. Not even with a friendly sheep. (GS&P)

⚽️ Bol.com - Delivering Happy Faces
No English in this one, but I think you’ll get it. Make sure Santa knows what you want. (Dept/Amsterdam)

👻 Snapchat x Shake Shack - SnapShack
These two brands teamed up to create an AR experience in New York…looks like a pretty cool spot. Not sure if anyone else will LOL at Sam’s “I want french fries” at the end but…I’m still giggling. 

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