NFL Season: Best Campaign Thus Far
So I’ve been meaning to write this post for several weeks now, but only recently have the videos been placed online. Football season is responsible for some of the best ads of the year. Even if you remove the Super Bowl, football season brings out the best in great advertisers such as Anheuser-Busch, Miller-Coors, Fantasy Football Outlets, Nike and others. So far this year, one campaign has stuck out in my mind. One that got instant laughs and has coined several catch phrases in my day-to-day interactions.
Introducing: DIRECTV’s “Displaced Fans” starring Tom Arnold.
This spot is my personal favorite. Tom Arnold’s giddy laugh and “genius” talk just cracks me up. I personally wasn’t a huge Tom Arnold fan before, but these spots are clever.
Am I going to buy Sunday Ticket? Probably not. But I am going to blog about the great creative and reference it in my everyday conversations when applicable. So far, I have this campaign edging out Bud Light’s Jimmy Football ads. They’re also comical - and actually selling the Grooler/Foozie online is fantastic. I wonder if Jimmy Football has Sunday Ticket…
