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

3. 11. 2025 | 12 min read 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 Plant-based products no longer represent an alternative, but a new way of thinking about marketing itself.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.

SNOOP DOGG TURNS 53 — AND STILL PROVES AUTHENTICITY IS THE BEST MARKETING

20. 10. 2025 | 12 min read On 20 October, Snoop Dogg celebrated his 53rd birthday — calmly, humorously, and with the effortless detachment that has become his trademark. The rapper who helped define the sound of West Coast gangsta rap in the 1990s has become a living brand and a cultural institution. His voice, style, and irony long ago crossed the boundaries of music, transforming him into a figure who can sell sneakers, food delivery, or an entire philosophy of life with equal ease. For marketers, Snoop Dogg is the perfect example of authenticity in practice. In every campaign, he preserves his own rhythm, language, and humour — he never pretends to be something he is not. And that is precisely why his commercials still feel alive even years later: they are not ads about Snoop, but ads that speak in his voice. Cool Comfort Snoop’s public image has always been tied to a generous dose of unrestrained hedonism. Over time, the rapper became the voice of pleasure, comfort, and laid-back perspective — a persona that has been used in more than one advertising campaign. In these campaigns, Snoop usually appears as the viewer’s guide and as an ambassador for products guaranteed to make life more enjoyable. A textbook example of this stylisation is undoubtedly the Did Somebody Say campaign for the food delivery service Just Eat (known in other countries as Menulog or Grubhub). It is a model example of how high-quality food-delivery marketing should be done.

REPORT: THE ONLY THING BIGGER THAN NFL TV ADS ARE NFL STREAMING ADS

22. 8. 2025 | 7 min read New data from EDO finds that ads during football games on Peacock, Netflix, and Amazon last year were more effective than in-game linear.

BRAND BATTLES IN THE BEVERAGE MARKET: COCA-COLA AND PEPSICO ON THE BATTLEGROUND

3. 4. 2025 | 11 min read The Cola Wars, which have been raging for over a hundred years between the iconic brands Coca-Cola and Pepsi, take place not only on store shelves but especially in advertising space. In this fight, television commercials have played a key role, becoming the main tool for building consumer loyalty and brand identity. The rivalry between the two beverage manufacturers has made its mark on advertising history. Who benefits the most from it?

DESPITE A LARGER LOGO, PEOPLE DON’T ASSOCIATE AN AD WITH A BRAND

19. 3. 2025 | 7 min read For many brands, branding is all about a bigger logo and name, but that’s not enough, says Arnad Debia, Global Creative Development Director at Ipsos.

THE 25 BEST SUPER BOWL ADS OF THE PAST 25 YEARS

15. 3. 2025 | 17 min read From Pepsi's collab with Britney Spears to Bud's 'Wassup?' ADWEEK selects 25 of the best Big Game commercials since 2000.

POSITIVE EFFECT OF ADS DURING THE SUPER BOWL 2025: TELEVISION SUPPORTS BRAND SEARCHES

13. 3. 2025 | 6 min read The goals and strategies of brands advertising during the Super Bowl vary. However, for all of them – regardless of their goal – television advertising viewed on various screens (Multiscreen TV) delivered excellent results in the middle part of the marketing funnel. It significantly increased brand searches of all types. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by VAB, which focused on the impact of Super Bowl 2025 ads on consumer behaviour.

SUPER BOWL: ADS DOMINATED BY CELEBRITY, HUMOUR AND NOSTALGIA

5. 3. 2025 | 6 min read This year's Super Bowl ads were noticeably less controversial than in the past, according to an analysis by Ipsos.

WHAT SPORTS CAN TEACH US ABOUT CO-VIEWING ON TV

17. 2. 2025 | 5 min read Also known as the “Big Game” in the U.S., the Super Bowl is typically one of the most viewed TV moments. In fact, in 2024 Super Bowl LVIII, featuring the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers, had the largest TV audience for a single-network telecast. It’s also a sports event that audiences will frequently watch together. But it’s not the only programming audiences gather for. Our research shows that Americans watch TV with other people (friends, family, even strangers at the bar) 47% of the time, on average, and alone the rest of the time.

WHEN THE BREAK IS AS MUCH FUN AS THE GAME. WHAT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THIS YEAR’S SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL BREAK?

17. 2. 2025 | 14 min read Super Bowl LIX once again attracted the attention of not only sports fans but also advertising professionals from around the world. Prices for 30 seconds of ad space reached all-time highs this year, and once again, we could watch campaigns from big brands and smaller players who took advantage of the opportunity to reach more than 126 million viewers. Whether it was funny spots, emotional messages or controversial messages, Super Bowl LIX confirmed its status as the advertising event of the year, leaving no one indifferent in the marketing world.

SUPER BOWL 59 IS THE MOST-WATCHED GAME IN HISTORY WITH 127.7 MILLION VIEWERS, ACCORDING TO FOX

11. 2. 2025 | 3 min read The Eagles knocked off the Chiefs and Fox set a record for viewership.

WHO ‘WON’ THE ADVERTISING SUPER BOWL? IT DEPENDS

10. 2. 2025 | 5 min read Budweiser, Lay’s, T-Mobile and Nike could all claim to have “won” the advertising Super Bowl – depending on who you ask and what was being measured. These were winning brands according to some Monday morning post-game analyses.

A CAROUSEL OF MONEY CALLED THE SUPER BOWL. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A SEAT, MILLIONS FOR ADS

9. 2. 2025 | 3 min read The final game in American football, the famous Super Bowl is probably the most watched sports game ever. And the price of advertising matches it. But famous artists performing at halftime get nothing.

STUDIE USA: STREAMING, LINEAR TV SET NEW VIEWING RECORDS

7. 2. 2025 | 5 min read Streaming was up by 56% in the second half of 2024 but traditional TV also grew by 8%, highlighting the importance of live events.

REPORT: 56% OF SUPER BOWL LIX VIEWERS EXPECTED TO STREAM EVENT

7. 2. 2025 | 3 min read With the upcoming Super Bowl LIX, featuring the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles from the Superdome in New Orleans, again expected to dominate broadcast television viewing, new data suggests streamers will be a big part of the audience.

SUPER BOWL LIX: HUMOUR DOMINATES CREATIVE STRATEGIES

6. 2. 2025 | 3 min read Humor and positivity are set to be major themes among this year’s Super Bowl spots, based on analysis of various ads released ahead of the NFL season-closer by DAIVID, an ad-testing platform that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to measure creative effectiveness.

5 WAYS BRANDS CAN TAP INTO SUPER BOWL HYPE WITHOUT BUYING A TV SPOT

6. 2. 2025 | 4 min read The Super Bowl remains the most expensive and high-profile advertising event of the year, with national TV spots commanding upwards of $8 million—before production costs.

SUPER BOWL: A FINAL WHERE SPONSORS DON’T CUT BUDGETS

6. 2. 2025 | 5 min read This year again, the live coverage of the American National Football League finals will be accompanied by commercials featuring big names. The price of a half-minute ad space has reached a new record.