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Making maybe four good ads a year.

Absolutely brilliant ad, but even better work by System1 to *measure* what happens when you watch an ad. Not all ads need to be evaluated based against sales. But all ads should evaluated against *something*, and this shows how you can review + visualise giant brand awareness ads in real time and get meaningful feedback on whether something does or does not work.

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The World’s Best Ads & Why They Work | SVP @ System1 | Marketing Effectiveness

Hellmann's Mayo Cat is in the top 5% of all-time Super Bowl ads for long-term effectiveness. It shows what happens when a brand flips purpose on its head... Unilever had a stint of taking themselves far too seriously. Hunting for a lofty purpose for all it's brands. Rejoice they finally went back to advertising mayo because this Super Bowl ad is pure gold. System1 has tested every Super Bowl ad for creative effectiveness potential for the past 5 years. This year, that's over 400 ads tested with over 50,000 Americans. To understand their emotional reaction to advertising, and whether they can spot the brand. Because that's what matters. Advertising that makes people feel. And I'm not talking about sobbing into a box of tissues "feel". I'm talking about filling consumers with branded positive memory structures that make your brand feel like the right choice for years to come. That's what our Star Rating measures, predicting long-term brand effects. And this scores a whopping 4.5. Putting it in the top 5% of Super Bowl ads. It's a great example of when a brand ditches a lofty purpose and starts to have fun again. Mayo won't save the world. But it can make everything taste great. This, mixed with a hilarious creative idea and a celeb doing what she does best, makes enjoyable and interesting advertising for all. Which will build the brand for the future. Creating piles of positive emotions, giving this a 4.5 Star. This kind of snappy, witty and emotionally engaging storytelling that has the brand at its heart also makes for incredibly fluent advertising. With 97% of Americans recalling the ad was for Hellmann's! Brilliant stuff and the highest-scoring Super Bowl ad of this year so far. Who might de-thrown Mayo Cat? I've made the full effectiveness report free here: https://lnkd.in/e-BTPBNF I'm in the Super Bowl NYC System1Group war room all week testing ads as soon as they go live. We will release the most comprehensive audit of Super Bowl advertising on Monday. Sign up here to get that for free: https://lnkd.in/eKeuu2JK I'm sharing #superbowl insights daily this week. Follow for more.

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