Why Funny TV Commercials Work. By Nigel Hollis. October 27, 2011. Share. Save. Advertising is about attracting, holding, and focusing attention, and nothing gets our attention like a funny TV spot.

Erich+Kallman co-founder Eric Kallman, who also worked on Old Spice at Wieden+Kennedy and with brands like Kayak at Barton F. Graf, says funny is just less risky.

Ads that make people laugh are not always in the best interest of brands, researchers found. To borrow from Goldilocks, humor may only work to advertisers' benefit when it is "just right." ...

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Consumers also said that funny ads are significantly more memorable to them than those that leverage products (42 percent), celebrities (38 percent), or simply the brand itself (37 percent).

The company's US director, John O'Brien said it is only a 'tongue-in-cheek' ad to prevent time wasters. He seems disappointed that some haven't found it as funny as he has, saying 'the age of ...

I’ll be glad when the Medicare open enrollment period ends on Dec. 10, bringing a merciful pause to the flood of ageist television ads that saturate the airways each year at this time.

Those funny ads may make you laugh, but maybe not buy. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2016 / 12 / 161201121259.htm ...