Best Ads This Week: Christmas Edition


Best Ads This Week

Apple, Nike, Barilla, and more.


Ho Ho Ho,

Have you checked your stocking?

I’ve packed it full of the best Christmas ads this week.

Ad Professor Original: Apple

Here's an ad I made for Apple...

We’ve helped multiple billion-dollar companies get their best-performing ads.

If you're spending $50K+ on advertising per month and need help...

Apply here.

Great ad: Nike

🧪 Principle: 2 + 2 = ?

Set up the 2 + 2 and let them figure it out...

(Hint - Santa wears Jordans)

Great ad: Barilla

🧪 Principle: Visual Slotting

Don't have a seasonal product? Slot it into a seasonal ad.

Social media ad: McDelivery

🧪 Principle: The Audience Split

Everyone is making ads for people who love Christmas.

McDonald's made this one to appeal to the other half.

Social media ad: Rose Skin Co.

🧪 Principle: The Product Christmas Tree

Great TikTok ad: Cadbury's

🧪 Principle: Phone Call POV

Bring your audience into the ad by adding them to a phone call with Santa.

Watch the full video here.


"The seasons give you a ready-made narrative. The trick is to make it feel personal to your audience, not generic."
- Rory Sutherland


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