Top Ads of the Fortnight: Colgate Embraces the Toothless, Amazon Unveils a ‘Fresh’ Concept

Top Ads of the Fortnight

Some of the ads launched between May 15 and 31 that caught our attention

It’s a brand new fortnight and a brand new set of ads of us to appreciate. Between May 15 and 31, we got to see some brilliant spots that truly surprised us with their creativity. From Colgate’s toothless mascot to Amazon Fresh’s AI-generated hyperlocal ads, these are some of the best campaigns that caught our eye. As always, this is not a ranking and they have been listed alphabetically.

Ageas Federal Life Insurance

VMLY&R created a “Sachinverse” for client Ageas Federal Life Insurance’s brand ambassador Sachin Tendulkar. Calling the campaign “an optimistic vision of the future”, the virtual campaign comprises Sachin in different avatars and animation styles, talking to viewers about what promises the future could hold – learning without classrooms, robots that assist us in the kitchen and virtual lives becoming our social lives. The digital-led campaign stands out in terms of its execution and fresh thinking.

Amazon Fresh

Amazon Fresh leveraged the power of generative AI to create a series of films starring actor Manoj Bajpayee. Using NeuralGarage’s ‘VisualDub’, a generative AI tech, the company repurposed its Hindi commercial by dubbing it into seven different Indian languages. The generative AI tech also helped in matching the lip movements to the regional dialogues, making them look native and authentic.

Britannia 50 50 Golmal

Britannia’s new campaign for 50 50 Golmaal stars Indian cricket great Ravi Shastri in a sweet and nutty avatar. Playing an eccentric coach for a cricket team, Shastri doles out “golmaal” advice to the players to turn the match in their favour. The campaign comprises five films and has been conceptualised by Lowe Lintas, Bangalore

Colgate

It’s counterintuitive for the toothpaste to have a toothless mascot, but Colgate did just that and won hearts. The ad is centred on a toothless grandmother who champions the use of Colgate Strong Teeth to empower her “Cutting Machine” granddaughter. The former reasons that the toothpaste will give the necessary “poshan” to the tot who in turn will lend her a helping pair of teeth to tear through tough sugarcane and plastic packages. The film is conceptualised by WPP@CP.

OnePlus

OnePlus recently launched an ad film to showcase the range and capabilities of the OnePlus 11 5G’s 3rd Generation Hasselblad Camera. The film is visually splendid, a fact that seems even more impressive while considering that it’s shot entirely on the phone. It features stunning visuals of nature in all its glory, each drawing parallels with the human body. Complete with uplifting music, the ad is one of the best ones we saw during the fortnight.

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