WHICH BRANDS WON DURING THE BIG GAME?
Traction Factory president breaks down the standout 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