THEY CAN’T ALL BE WINNERS
Traction Factory President Scott Bucher shared his opinions on this year’s batch of Super Bowl ads.
The day after the Super Bowl is the ad industry’s favorite day of the year — one where advertising and marketing professionals get to be armchair experts on the multi-million dollar spots that ran during the Big Game.
This year at Traction Factory, we decided to make a game out of our morning-after reactions, and challenged TF team members across disciplines to condense their thoughts into six words or less for a handful of spots.
So without further ado, here are Traction Factory’s Six-Word Super Bowl Spot Reviews.
Uh, what were you selling me?
– Peter Bell, Executive Creative Director
Bateman kills, car deal falls flat.
– Matt Lemke, Art Director
Michael Bluth makes a snarky bellhop.
– Christine Gallo, Traffic Manager
Vegan food is actually very good.
– Mark Brautigam, Senior Art Director
Do people care about corn syrup?
– Peter Bell, Executive Creative Director
Beer titan hits at entire industry.
– Anna Kohnen, Senior Account Executive
Duh. Bud Light is rice beer.
– Alex Lahr, Social Channel Manager
Adam Levine would’ve made this better.
– Mark Brautigam, Senior Art Director
Targeted to Millennials: corn syrup haters.
– Whitney Marshall, Account Executive
Skynet is closer than you think.
– Ibro Gulamov, Production Artist
Way more personality than Jeff Bezos.
– Travis Knutson, Digital Director
Engineers are more than micro-dosing.
– Christine Gallo, Traffic Manager
Touting your irresponsibility doesn’t seem smart.
– Anna Kohnen, Senior Account Executive
Yikes… But Prime is my life.
– Emily Moss, Account Coordinator
How is Warhol relevant to BK?
– Whitney Marshall, Account Executive
Andy Warhol’s face says it all.
– Matt Lemke, Art Director
Used hamburger now worth $2.3 million.
– Mark Brautigam, Senior Art Director
Moms everywhere will love this spot.
– Alex Lahr, Social Channel Manager
Only time celebrity was used responsibly.
– Anna Kohnen, Senior Account Executive
Makes me feel for Michael Bublé.
– Christine Gallo, Traffic Manager
That’s what Michael Bublé looks like?
– Emily Moss, Account Coordinator
Finally, here comes the tear jerker.
– Emily Moss, Account Coordinator
Contorting human emotion into a mission.
– Christine Gallo, Traffic Manager
I’m not crying – you are! Goosebumps.
– Anna Kohnen, Senior Account Executive
An emotional public relations mea culpa.
– Alex Lahr, Social Channel Manager
Death better than an office job.
– Matt Lemke, Art Director
Watch out Tesla. Audi is coming.
– Anna Kohnen, Senior Account Executive
Simple cashew can show the future.
– Ibro Gulamov, Production Artist
Could’ve been a pistachios spot instead.
– Christine Gallo, Traffic Manager
Remind me again in 5 years.
– Emily Moss, Account Coordinator