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The 6 Cringiest Ads in Super Bowl History
Every year, the Super Bowl airs at least one ad that makes people uncomfortable—like, squirm-in-your-chair uncomfortable. Sometimes, these ads are genuine flops, like Nationwide’s notorious “dead boy ad.” Other times, […]
AI ad of the week: A Super Bowl ad about using AI to create a Super Bowl ad
The regional spot from Artlist is meant to show how AI can create high-quality creative for less money and in less time.
7 Super Bowl ad trends to watch
How AI will show up on Sunday, why we are seeing more health brands, what brands are doing to win pregame and more.
Agency Brief—Ebiquity hires MediaLink executive for newly created role
This week, Agency Brief has the exclusive on Ebiquity’s new hire, plus a look at Terri & Sandy’s Big Game stunt.
Inside Super Bowl LX and Olympics trends—escapism, celebrity soup and creative risk
A discussion of Super Bowl LX and Winter Olympics marketing: athletes as creators, overreliance on A-list talent, the reality of AI creative, escapist humor and tactics marketers can use now.
Meet Super Bowl LX’s unsung heroes behind some of the biggest ads
Ad Age spotlights the behind‑the‑scenes pros powering 9 Super Bowl campaigns, from VFX and puppetry to business affairs and engineering, showing how ads make it from concept to the big screen.
Ad Age crossword puzzle answer index
Ad Age’s complete index of crossword puzzle answers.
What winning brands do the day after the Super Bowl—tactics for Monday morning dominance
How marketers and agencies handle the day after the Super Bowl.
Ad Age crossword puzzle—in retrospect
Nostalgia-driven brand narratives bridge then and now in this week’s edition.
Meet Jess Coulter, Super Bowl ad director and ex-Seahawks cheerleader
O Positive director Jess Coulter, who made a regional Wells Fargo spot for the game, discusses the joys and pressures of Super Bowl commercials.
Rocket shows the power of being neighborly in its Super Bowl ad
Rocket Cos. is returning to the Super Bowl with a Mister Rogers message vocalized by Lady Gaga.
How small and medium-sized businesses can use micro-holidays to drive customer engagement
Embracing micro-holiday marketing for small and medium-sized businesses as a strategy to boost engagement.
Inside Byoma’s creator-led Super Bowl debut and the Bad Bunny height moment that inspired it
Skincare brand Byoma pulled its regional Big Game campaign together in two weeks.
Super Bowl updates—see full spots for Rocket, T-Mobile, Novo Nordisk
Plus, the unsung heroes of Super Bowl spots and how brands are thinking differently about their postgame plans.
Starbucks’ stylish ad turns a simple coffee run into a grand Olympic adventure
Anomaly spot, directed by Julian & Quentin, debuts during Milano Cortina and will air around the Super Bowl as well.
Hispanic representation wanes in Super Bowl ads at critical time
Based on Ad Age’s larger Super Bowl diversity report, there is a glaring lack of Hispanic representation in Big Game spots this year.
Super Bowl ads retreat from diverse storytelling as brands pull back on inclusion
Ad Age’s annual Super Bowl diversity report evaluates inclusion efforts across in-game advertisers. Both on-screen and off-screen efforts are analyzed.
How to build a Super Bowl social media war room that wins fragmented attention
Several social media experts across brands and agencies offer guidance for social media teams during the Super Bowl, from which platforms to focus on to how to identify trending topics during the Big Game.
Mike Tyson Super Bowl ad for ‘Real Food’ draws industry’s ire
A group representing major food companies criticized a Super Bowl ad starring Mike Tyson and funded by the MAHA Center.
Super Bowl 2026 ads—the brands, agencies and creative strategies shaping the game
Tracking the latest Super Bowl commercials and teasers—the brands, agencies and creative strategies shaping the game.
AI.com to run Super Bowl ad promoting agentic platform for everyday consumers
Crypto.com founder and CEO Kris Marszalek is behind the new brand.
Life360 Taps Into Parental Anxiety With Dark Humor in Super Bowl Ad
Life360's Super Bowl ad captures the anxieties of modern family life with dark humor.
How YouTube Is Taking Super Bowl Ads Beyond a 30-Second Play
Inside YouTube's strategy to blitz the Big Game with surrounding content.
Week of Jan. 26 Evening News Ratings: World News Tonight and Nightly News Grow
WNT and Nightly News both had over a million viewers in the Adults 25-54 demo.