Start Planning for Super Bowl 2016: 10 great ads from the last 10 years
This past Sunday, thirty-second advertising spots during Super Bowl XLIX were sold for an average of $4.5 million, which is up about $400,000 from 2014. While expensive, these ads provide entertainment and coffee conversation. Check out our ad picks for the past 10 years.
Super Bowl ads aren't just an afterthought of the Big Game but considered a main attraction. We chose our favorite ads from the past 10 years to share with you. Which ones were your favorite?
2005 - Heineken
Beer, Brad Pitt and The Rolling Stones, what’s not to love? Oh, did we mention David Fincher directed?
2006 - Budweiser
Our second beer brand pick. This heartwarming Super Bowl commercial was one of the most memorable in the Anheuser-Busch vault.
This one pins Oprah and David together on a couch and in love. It was short, sweet, to the point and shows the comedic chops of both.
2008 - NFL
This short story of a commercial killed it with fans who tuned in. Here Ephraim Salaam talks about meeting oboe player Chester Pitts at the grocery store and convinces him to play football.
The famous “I’m good” ad was ranked most-watched during Super Bowl XLIV
Two Words: Betty White
Two more words: Abe Vigoda
This commercial is the most thought-provoking on our list, artfully spotlighting the effect industrial farming has on our planet.
2012 - Chrysler
This nationalistic commercial features Clint Eastwood embodying half-time as a call to American morale during a slumped economy, specifically in Detroit’s Motor City.
Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd star in this commercial, where they pitch the “Next Big Thing” to Samsung headquarters while poking fun at each other.
Hulk Hogan, Dee Snider and Alf all guest star in the brand's self-aware ad and comical ad.
For a glue brand, this wildly weird commercial kept viewers glued to their screen. It was strange, but it was memorable.