A new study is out ranking how well Super Bowl ads fared online. I’m doubtful this is consistent with a ranking of the creativity or entertainment value of each spot (aside from VW Force, perhaps). More likely, it’s a factor of how effectively each spot was merchandised to spread more quickly in advance of the game. Doritos/PepsiMax’s contest strategy surely resulted in more executions and garnered it more online views than they would have otherwise received.
More interesting to me is how these ads will be shared over the long term. What happens with the online life of these spots over 5 years? 10 years? For example, our esteemed Creative Director Grant Pace’s SmartBeep spot has garnered millions of online views over the years, not to mention the TV media coverage it has received. Not bad for an ad launched before the YouTube era, for a brand that no longer exists. Maybe we’ll need to establish some new metrics for the Long Term Value of a creative concept?
See the study summary by clicking HERE.
















