By pbump@hubspot.com (Pamela Bump)

The next Super Bowl is coming. And as we get closer to the big game, Americans aren’t just looking forward to the football — they’re also excited to see what the nation’s big-budget brands will come up with for this year’s ads.

While much is still unknown about 2022’s Super Bowl commercials, a few leaked ads hint that a lot of content will err on the relatable and comedic side, while still giving viewers the high-budget excitement the Super Bowl ads we know and love.

Here’s just one example of a commercial we can expect on Super Bowl Sunday from Budweiser. The ad, directed by Academy Award winner Chloé Zhao, features a Clydesdale horse that overcomes a significant debilitating injury, which is meant to symbolize the resilience people have shown time and time again during the continued COVID-19 pandemic.

But leaked ads aren’t the only thing we can watch to prepare for the marketing marvels we might see on Sunday.

To amp you up for this year’s “Ad Bowl,” I’ve collected some the best ads from the last decade and before.

Be sure to check back each year, as we’ll continue to add to this list as new teasers are released.

Without further ado, please enjoy these attention grabbing, emotion-inducing, and sometimes award-winning ads.

The Best Super Bowl Ads from the Past Decade

1. “Wow wow no Cow” — Oatly (2021)

Oatly’s Super Bowl ad features the company’s CEO Toni Petersson in the middle of a field singing a song with the lyrics “Tastes like milk but made for humans, wow wow no Cow.” For 30 seconds, viewers watched him sing and struggled to find a point to the advertisement.

Many took to social media to say that it was the worst Super Bowl commercial, yet it achieved exactly what every business wants from their ads — buzz. Everyone was talking about how weird the ad was, generating brand exposure and continuous conversation. Oatly even followed up the ad by selling shirts on their website that said “I totally hated that Oatly commercial.” Many brands and businesses want to leave a mark and make an impression, and Oatly certainly did.

2. “Loretta” – Google (2020)

Google’s Super Bowl ad tells the story of a man who doesn’t want to forget the memories he had with his wife. To the sounds of FUN’s “Say Something,” the man types “how to not forget” into Google and sees search results about how to improve memory. He then uses voice search to say, “Hey Google. Show me photos of me an Loretta.”

As he clicks through photos, he explains some of the fond memories he had with …read more

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