WHAT GIVES A SUPER BOWL AD SHELF LIFE IN 2026

10. 2. 2026 For decades, the price tag to advertise during the Super Bowl has been justified by access to a centralized audience. As attention disperses across platforms and star power extends to creators, marketers are rethinking how Super Bowl investments translate into consumer recall.

IT WAS MEANT TO BE A SHOWCASE OF TECHNOLOGY, BUT NOSTALGIA STOLE THE SHOW: WHAT DOES SUPER BOWL LX REVEAL ABOUT THE STATE OF MARKETING?

8. 2. 2026 Super Bowl LX is behind us. The evening at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara was once again more than just a sporting event—it turned into a media platform watched by over 124.9 million viewers in the U.S., peaking at 137.8 million during the second quarter, making it the second most-watched broadcast in American television history. This level of concentrated attention also underpins an astronomical advertising business. A 30-second slot cost around $8 million on average, with some premium placements exceeding $10 million, while total investment per commercial often ranged between $15 and $25 million. This year’s edition delivered the expected dominance of artificial intelligence and tech brands, but also a surprisingly strong return to emotion, nostalgia, and clearly defined values. What truly resonated in these ads—and what inspiration can be drawn from them—is illustrated in the following examples. Lay’s: Last Harvest One of this year’s most remarkable commercials felt, dramaturgically speaking, almost out of place at the Super Bowl. The chip brand Lay’s presented a short indie-style film about an aging farmer facing his final harvest. His daughter is taking over the farm, making it a story of generational transition. Even if it may not seem so at first glance, this was a very bold spot. Snack brands at the Super Bowl typically opt for humorous, celebrity-driven presentations. Here, however, we see an authentic story centred on emotion and a narrative of “real ingredients for real people.” Especially in a year dominated by highly hyped tech showcases, Lay’s offered a moment for genuine reflection and introspection. From the perspective of the evening’s overall structure, it was something of an anomaly—one that, nevertheless, received very positive reviews.

THINKBOX: TV WORKS LIKE A BATTERY, POWERING OTHER MEDIA

2. 2. 2026 Do brands still matter? How should media mixes be planned in an environment of limited budgets? How long does advertising work, and why is trust becoming one of the most valuable currencies in communication? These are the questions addressed by the British marketing organisation Thinkbox in its Nickable Studies 2025 report. The new study summarises key research responding to the major dilemmas of modern marketing. Results across the studies show that long-term media, particularly television, play an irreplaceable role in building brand value and sustaining business growth.

SUPER BOWL 2026: BUDWEISER, KINDER BUENO, AND OTHER BRANDS ONCE AGAIN BANK ON THE MOST EXPENSIVE AD SPOTS

30. 1. 2026 Here it comes! The ads for this year’s Super Bowl are already making waves and sparking conversations. For fans in the U.S.—and beyond—the Super Bowl is far more than just the football championship game. It’s an event that, for one evening each year, brings together sports, entertainment, advertising, and pop culture. Even people who don’t normally follow American football tune in. It’s the ultimate mass spectacle, and the commercials are an inseparable part of it—many viewers watch them with the same anticipation as the game itself. And long after the stadiums have emptied, Super Bowl ads continue to be dissected and discussed across social media and in the press.

YOUR BRAND SHOULD SHOW UP EARLY TO BE RELEVANT DURING SUPER BOWL LX

22. 1. 2026 For a short time during the Super Bowl, everyone is paying attention to the same thing. Reporters, creators, athletes and brands all show up knowing that the story won’t be confined to the field.

HOW FRAMING TIME CHANGES WHAT PEOPLE THINK SOMETHING IS WORTH

21. 1. 2026 The way in which time is framed in relation to a service or product, such as the age of a whisky, influences people’s perception of its value, says new research, and how brands use this to their advantage will depend on what they are trying to sell.

APPLE REMAINS THE MOST VALUABLE BRAND, NVIDIA OVERTAKES FACEBOOK

20. 1. 2026 Apple remains at the top of the ranking of the world's most valuable brands. Nvidia has entered the top five, ranking among the world's five most valuable brands for the first time thanks to the boom in artificial intelligence.

SUPER BOWL GIVES BRANDS A CHANCE TO MAKE FANS FOR LIFE

17. 1. 2026 The biggest gripe with Super Bowl campaigns is that most brands are just advertising during the Big Game, instead of creating content designed to specifically coexist with the Super Bowl. Those that do—like Rocket Mortgage and Uber Eats in 2025—can reap enviable rewards.

FORTY FOREIGN BRANDS ENTERED THE CZECH MARKET LAST YEAR, STRENGTHENING THE LUXURY SEGMENT

11. 1. 2026 Last year, a total of 40 foreign brands entered the Czech market, including Five Guys, Dean&David and Arket. The number of brands in the luxury segment was record-breaking.

ONEPLAY IS ALREADY AT THE LEVEL OF VOYO. THEY WON’T GET ANY MORE EXPENSIVE IN THE NEW YEAR

12. 12. 2025 Familiarity with the Oneplay brand, which was established in the spring, is already at the level of the former Voya. According to Nova CEO Daniel Grunt, awareness of the service has grown very quickly. But 2026 will be marked by further work with the brand, he says.

IS THAT REVOLUT? NO, SPOŘITELNA. HOW NOT TO END UP IN THE GREY OF INTERCHANGEABILITY…

2. 12. 2025 In marketing, budgets decide. But not always. This year's Brand Restart conference focused on finding what connects big and small brands, and it applies universally no matter how much money you have for your next campaign.

THIS YEAR’S AVALANCHE OF CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGNS IS ALREADY ROLLING IN, BRINGING DEEP EMOTIONS AND SOCIAL THEMES WITH IT

20. 11. 2025 The leaves have not even all fallen from the trees yet, and the media are already teeming with Christmas campaigns. This year, brands have set out on their Christmas offensive very early indeed. And once again, we can look forward to a flood of time-tested sentiment, nostalgia and emotional stories. Some advertisers, however, are also striking a financial chord this year — which is hardly surprising in the current challenging times. What heavy Christmas artillery have famous brands prepared for consumers this year?

MOST TRUSTED BRANDS 2025: CZECHS VALUE RELIABILITY AND QUALITY

15. 11. 2025 The latest edition of the Most Trusted Brand 2025 awards revealed which brands Czech consumers trust the most.

BRAND FAME: HOW BRANDS CAN BREAK THROUGH AND BE PROFITABLE

10. 11. 2025 In an advertising-saturated world, the brands that succeed are those that become part of the culture. According to Darko Silajdžić of McCann Prague, the path to brand fame leads through emotion, creativity and relevant activations that respond to customer needs.

WHAT 2025’S CHRISTMAS ADS TELL US (SO FAR): A STRATEGIST’S READING

6. 11. 2025 In a season of borrowed characters, nostalgic tracks and early launches, the real winners are the brands that know who they are, and stick to it, writes Leith’s Leona Coupar.

WHEN AN ALTERNATIVE CEASES TO BE AN ALTERNATIVE. WHY PLANT-BASED MARKETING SHOULD INSPIRE THE REST OF THE MARKET

3. 11. 2025 World Vegan Day is now behind us — and today it serves as a reminder not only of growing interest in sustainability, but also of a transformation in the language of advertising itself. Plant-based brands have shown that communication does not need to be built on guilt or activism. It is far more effective to talk about taste, habit, and choice. Campaigns that only recently targeted a narrow group of the already convinced have become fully fledged examples of modern brand communication. What they have in common is simplicity, a positive tone, and the ability to translate an ethical issue into an everyday context. Plant-based products no longer represent an alternative, but a new way of thinking about marketing itself. An alternative becomes a vision of the future In 2020, the American company Beyond Meat decided to completely overhaul its existing marketing strategy. The goal was to promote plant-based meat as a product suitable for mainstream consumers. This also involved a shift away from a narrative based on moralising (“you must”) toward one emphasising choice (“what if”). The result was the company’s first-ever nationwide television commercial, “What If We All Go Beyond?”, which aired in the United States on 3 August 2020 on Spectrum SportsNet during a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz.

KUBA S NOVOU PODCAST: NOVA IS PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE. WE ARE NOW BRINGING IT BACK MORE TO THE PEOPLE

1. 11. 2025 The Cuba with Nova podcast continues! This time you will learn more about the so-called brand managers - who are they, what is their job and how is it related to the Nova brand?

FOR BRANDS, BOLD COLOURS AND LOGOS ALONE ARE NOT ENOUGH FOR MENTAL AVAILABILITY

24. 10. 2025 "The success of the brand lies in the combination of 'me codes' and 'need codes'," says Jiří Boudal, CEO of Behavia.