Best Ads This Week: Emirates, Mercedes, Kindred


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Emirates, Mercedes, Kindred, and more.


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Great ad: Emirates

🧪 Principle: Go Big Or Go Home

Emirates put a woman on top of the Burj Khalifa to promote their flight to the UAE.

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Great ad: Mercedes-Benz

🧪 Principle: The 10X Visualization

Social media ad: Kindred

🧪 Principle: Staring Into Their Soul

This ad feels like the dog is staring directly at you.

One of the oldest ad tricks in the book.

Social media ad: Norse Organics

🧪 Principle: Use Your Audience's Language

This ad uses exactly its target audience's language, understanding the pain point completely.

Great TikTok ad: Al Zein Shawarma

🧪 Principle: The Fake Start

You think you're watching an instructional video until you realize it's an ad for a restaurant.

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