Is Your Super Bowl Ad a Ridiculous Ill-Judged Gamble?

Adobe's Latest Ad Warns of the Perils of a Gamble on the Big Game

Published On
Feb 01, 2016

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Adobe's "Do You Know What Your Marketing Is Doing?" campaign continues with the sorry tale of a client who knows that his Super Bowl ad is a massive, ill-judged gamble.

This time our protagonist is sitting in a dingy bar watching the Big Game, confessing to the lowlife gambler-type guy next to him that he's "in" for four million..and it's not even his money. What's more, in his excitement about the Super Bowl, he's ignored the data. As it is eventually revealed that this gamble is on a Super Bowl ad for cream cheese, the spot in question comes on the TV. We don't have to see it to know that it's a turkey -- we only hear the Caribbean-themed, reggae-style soundtrack singing "Cream cheese from the island!" and it's pretty clear.

The spot was directed by Reset's J.C. Chandor ("Margin Call," "A Most Violent Year") and is part of the ongoing humorous campaign by Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. It will be featured across digital properties aligning with Super Bowl advertising content, and will air on TV during late night talk shows.

Credits

Date
Feb 01, 2016
Brand :
Adobe
Client :
Adobe
Agency :
Goodby Silverstein & Partners
Partner :
Rich Silverstein
Creative Director :
Will Elliot
Creative Director :
Patrick Knowlton
Art Director :
Andrew Livingston
Copywriter :
Simon Bruyn
Director, Content Production :
Tod Puckett
Senior Producer :
Benton Roman
Account Director :
Theo Abel
Account Manager :
Chelsea Bruzzone
Assistant Account Manager :
Aliza Niewood
Group Brand Strategy Director :
Bonnie Wan
Brand Strategist :
Etienne Ma
Communications Strategy Director :
Christine Chen
Group Communication Strategy Director :
Dong Kim
Senior Communications Strategist :
Caitlin Neelon
Senior Communications Strategist :
Victoria Barbatelli
Communications Strategist :
Tara Hughes
Junior Communications Strategist :
Catherine Kim
Junior Communications Strategist :
Elyse McAvoy
Group Research and Analytics Director :
Margaret Coles
Research and Analytics Director :
Cassi Husain
Business Affairs Manager :
Heidi Killeen
Production Company :
RESET
Director :
J.C. Chandor
Editorial Company :
Work Editorial
Editor :
Rich Orrick
Telecine :
Company 3
Visual Effects/Finishing :
Method Studios
Music :
Butter
Sound Design :
Stimmung
Mix :
Lime

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