WARC Talks: 2023 Super Bowl ads – what worked and didn’t

In this episode of the WARC Podcast, Cathy Taylor, US Commissioning Editor, talks with Lauriann Serra, Managing Director USA, The GOAT Agency and Ben Wolan, Executive Creative Director of DDB San Francisco about this year’s crop of Super Bowl ads.

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Timestamps

01:15 – What did you think of this year’s ads? 02:13 – An over-reliance on celebrities. 04:41 – Good examples of using celebrities. 08:06 – Ads with staying power. 10:42 – M&Ms ad. 13:26 – Ads that stood out. 18:36 – Least favourite ad. 22:22 – Which brand had the best lead up to the Super Bowl. 25:10 – What would make Super Bowl advertising more effective going forward?

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