Answer: Actually, as you'd expect, people really like humorous ads. But, they have proven more appropriate in ads for products that people are not really involved in (that is, products that they don't ...

Are funny ads back? The Drum humorologist Paddy Gilmore thinks so. Here he outlines the highs and lows of humor in 2025, prepare your funny bones for a ticklin’. Where is funny marketing at the end of ...

It’s time to stop taking advertising so seriously. Let’s put the laughs—and the growth—back into marketing. The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, ...

If businesses want to convert Super Bowl ads into spending, they need to be funnier. More than half–67 percent–of consumers measure how much they like a commercial by its level of humor, according to ...

Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal reprise their roles from "When Harry Met Sally" in a Super Bowl 2025 ad from Hellmann’s. The best Super Bowl 2025 ads airing in Sunday’s game will do a lot more than make us ...

Are you a print subscriber? Activate your account. By Ad Age and Creativity Staff - 7 hours ago By Adrianne Pasquarelli - 10 hours 34 min ago By Tim Nudd - 11 hours 53 min ago By Tom Wormald - 14 ...

Apple's recent advertising campaign in China has taken a playful twist to highlight the security features of its iPhones. After partnering with a famous comedian, Apple released humorous video ads ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Super Bowl has always been a news- and money-making event, but this year it is an American economic bonanza. What is more ...

When asked to write a TV commercial for a car, Jeremy Clarkson, the presenter of the car show Top Gear, started the job with a complaint: “It’s a pretty car, but what they’ve done is put the engine ...