Ad Fiesta Vol. 5 🎉

July 14, 2025

Welcome to AdFiesta! 🎉

We’re glad you’ve joined the party! Every week, we bring you the best new campaigns and latest news from around the advertising industry.

What is AdFiesta?

AdFiesta celebrates the best in creativity and film craft, highlighting the best mew campaigns from the wild, wonderful world of advertising. Along the way, we’ll keep you updated on important industry news, notable campaigns, and award winning work around the globe.

đź‘ź Ad of the Week

This week’s Ad of the Week goes to a 60 second monologue by Samuel L. Jackson. To me, this spot stood out because of the stark contrast it provides in the world of modern advertising. In a sea of flashy edits, quick cuts, and upbeat music, “Pyramids” gains attention by remaining cool and collected. It’s sage and smooth—reminding us that true originals stand the test of time.

Pyramids / adidas Originals

Agency: Johannes Leonardo

Market: Worldwide

Production: Division

Directed by Thibaut Grevet

đź“Ś Notable News and Campaigns

  • Nike’s Scary Good continues to make cultural headlines as Cole Palmer scores twice in the Club World Cup Final (read more on Forbes)

  • Sprite positions itself as the perfect drink to pair with spicy foods (read more on Adweek)

  • Denmark’s TV2 tilts its ads to match the incline of the Tour de France in a clever OOH stunt (read more on AdAge)

  • KFC throws a posh dinner party where finger-lickin’ foods are encouraged (read more on Muse by Clios)

🎥 10 Ads That Caught My Eye

Instead of watching TV or scrolling on TikTok, I watch ads. Like, a LOT of ads. Call me crazy, but I love letting marketers live rent free in my head.

This week, 10 spots stood out to me from markets all around the world. These ads had either a brilliant creative idea (x4), wowed with their film craft (x3), or that took me on a journey with a powerful storytelling (x3). Sit back and relax to enjoy the best from last week in advertising.

đź’ˇ Great Creative Ideas (x4)

The Patrick Plunge / Coors Light

Agency: Mischief @ No Fixed Address

Market: United States of America

Production: Good Behavior

Directed by Pete Marquis

Scary Good: Erling Haaland / Nike Football

Agency: Wieden+Kennedy London

Market: Worldwide

Production: ProdCorodCo

Directed by Ian Pons Jewell

Scary Good: Cole Palmer / Nike Football

Agency: Wieden+Kennedy London

Market: Worldwide

Production: ProdCo

Directed by Ian Pons Jewell

Served at Speed / Lexus UK

Agency: Hope & Glory PR

Market: United Kingdom

Production: FEED Films

Directed by Marc Cass

🎥 Brilliant Cinematography (x3)

Maillots / Red Star FC x Kappa

Agency: Chaos

Market: France

Production: Chaos

Directed by Jason Yan Francis

Clocks / adidas Originals

Agency: Johannes Leonardo

Market: Worldwide

Production: Division

Directed by Thibaut Grevet

Festival / Burberry

Agency: Burberry

Market: United Kingdom

Production: Somesuch

Directed by Kim Gehrig

🎞️ Powerful Stories (x3)

Drink Driving / Road Safety Authority

Agency: Forsman & Bodenfors

Market: Ireland

Production: Butter

Directed by Zak Emerson

Everything Has A Point / Central The 1

Agency: Wolf BBK

Market: Thailand

Production: Wolf BBK

Directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit

Burst the lie / Women’s Day

Agency: Haris&Co.

Market: India

Production: Haris&Co.

Directed by Muhammed Shaamil

Note for context: This ad tackles the topic of dowries in India. Each red balloon contains the text “Let Her Fly” in Malayalam.

🎾 A Parting Dose of Creativity

Image credit: Audi UK

BBH London used four tennis balls to create the Audi logo in this brilliant OOH ad ahead of Wimbledon. It’s simple, it’s clean, it’s brilliant. Way to take home the Grand Slam!

That’s it for this week’s volume of Ad Fiesta 🎉

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Ad Fiesta Vol. 5

Monday, July 14, 2025

Curated by Adam Sheets