Brilliant Ads: Loctite, Apple, H&M


Brilliant Ads This Week

Loctite, Apple, H&M, & more.


Hey,

Ad Professor here.

Let’s stop scrolling past bad ads and study the ones that got it right, shall we?

This week’s mix: Loctite, Apple, H&M and more


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Ad Professor Original: JBL

Here's an ad we made for JBL.


Great Ad: Loctite

🧪 Principle: Hijack Historic Moments

10x your product benefit by fixing famous historic moments (like the missing arms of the statue of Venus or the Sphinx’s nose)


Great Ad: iPod Shuffle

🧪 Principle: Lifestyle > Features

Don’t describe your product’s features.

Embed your product into the user's world.


Social Media Ad: AG1

🧪 Principle: Interface Hijacking

Use a familiar interface to stop the scroll. Instantly makes people want to click.


Social Media Ad: My Way Up

🧪 Principle: Hyper Specific Problem Hook

Step 1: Pick a common hyper specific pain point (Psoriasis)

Step 2: Turn it into the #1 enemy

Step 3: Present the solution (Your product)


Great TikTok Ad: H&M

🧪 Principle: The 10x Product Demo

Don’t show your product. Turn it into a story people want to watch.

Watch the full video here.


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– Rory Sutherland


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