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Top 5 Funny Creative Marketing Commercials

In a world where commercials are becoming obsolete on television thanks to DVR, plenty of people still enjoy a good 30 second laugh. I’ve seen my fair share over the years, but there are five that I will always remember (oh, and these are not in any order):

#1 Jockey

Awhile back I had just returned from playing some tennis with friends and a commercial was on television that caught my attention. The first still picture had two tennis balls in a fence. Originally I thought it was a tennis star hitting 1st serves like 150mph, but then then were tons of pictures and videos of watermelons, sausage, etc., until the final one shows a pair of tires hanging from a tree.

It wasn’t until this picture that I realized that it looked like male genitals, which of course made me start laughing, and then “JOCKEY” faded into the screen. Up until that point there wasn’t anything that said Jockey, and since there wasn’t a narrative, the end result was hilarious.

#2 Ask for More: Pepsi

A young boy travels to Tibet in search of spirituality and life’s clarity from the Dalai Lama. This is the preface of the commercial’s opening scene as the young boy supposedly backpacks his way up to the door that will change his life.

In the beginning, the Tibetans try to teach him martial arts, several times looking like Mr. Miagi teaching the Karate Kid (I’m sure there was some sort of play on it). He doesn’t do very well in the beginning, but he always wonders what the symbol means on each guy’s forehead.

The commercial fast forwards to the young boy all grown up and going through the final phases of his training. When he completes his final task, all members pull out Pepsis and drink to his accomplishment. Suddenly he looks up at the Dalai Lama and sees the symbol above his head. Then, when he looks down at the Pepsi, he notices the lid looks like the symbol and crushes the can with his head. Absolutely priceless!

#3 Direct TV: Take Your Pick 2014-2015

Probably one of the funniest creative marketing ads ever involves Direct TV. They play on a negative domino effect that occurs if you don’t start using their service. For instance, the first one that comes to mind is the following:

Top 5 Super Bowls Ads of All Time

If you ask someone in their twenties what the top 5 Super Bowl ads of all time are, the response is going to be different from someone in their forties. Why? Outside the amount of Super Bowl ads the younger generation has seen, these ads are built around creating marketing design. Their goal is to connect with the right group of people, which essentially creates the most money for the brand.

While creative marketing make sense, these top 5 Super Bowl ads might not make sense to you…because they’re mine:

#5 The Snickers Celebrity Marketing Campaign

Without running to Google for the answer; do you know who won the Super Bowl XLIV in 2010? It was the New Orleans Saints 31-17 over the Indianapolis Colts. It was a storied game that brought Drew Brees into the “elite” status and Peyton Manning into controversy as the QB that had to go up against Rex Grossman to win a Super Bowl.

However you looked at the game itself, 2010 brought a wonderful campaign to the forefront. It revolved around Snickers and how taking one bite can get you out of your “funk,” and back in the game. Take a look and you will see Jamie “I think that was his name,” playing a game of backyard football with some friends, but he’s running around like Betty White. Definitely a classic!

#4 The New Pepsi Can: Cindy Crawford Ad

I was 17 years old back when this ad was played during the 1992 Super Bowl (btw, Dallas defeated Buffalo 52-17 in this one). It was two young kids playing around a wooden fence, across from the gas station, when Cindy Crawford pulls up to get a Pepsi out of the vending machine.

At the time, Cindy Crawford was the world’s biggest super model, so the commercial had these two young lads googling over her every move. The background music was The Hollies: Just One Look from 1964, but remade for the commercial. At the end of the commercial, the punchline came from one of the kids that said; “Is that a great new Pepsi can or what.” I remember getting a huge kick out of this one.