Ace Metrix Names Q3’s Most Powerful, Most Inspiring and Funniest Ads

Brands achieve rare levels of emotional connection with viewers

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ace Metrix, the leader in measuring the impact of video advertising, today released three lists of outstanding Q3 creative that achieved rare levels of powerful, inspiring and funny emotional connections with viewers.

The lists were derived using Ace Metrix’s new, groundbreaking approach that measures 57 different reactions/emotions in ads, such as heartfelt, nostalgia, humor, authenticity, preachy, sexist, boring. The methodology is based on deep Natural Language Processing and machine learning analysis of hundreds of viewer reactions to every ad – in their own words.

Some of the ads on each list rank in the 99th percentile for the given emotion/reaction. At a time where advertising has to go beyond simply entertaining and actually make an emotional connection, these brands achieved great success in Q3.

Q3’s Most Powerful

Fewer than 12% of all ads in our database spark this reaction from viewers, and the top five ads are more powerful than 97% of those. A strong message is the foundation of any ad that fires signal for “Powerful,” as viewer responses include phrases such as: “a real sucker for,” “bold message,” “extremely powerful message,” “liked her message,” and “meaningful message.”

Rank	Brand	Ad Title	Length	Likeability Score	Powerful Percentile
1	Dawn	Dawn Helps Clean Wildlife	0:30	814	99th
2	Chik-Fil-A	Rewarding Service	0:30	701	99th
3	Ford	Hard Workers	0:30	707	97th
4	Nike	Do It :60	1:00	700	97th
5	FedEx	Tortoise & Hare	1:00	741	97th

Q3’s Most Inspiring

Inspiring ads are far and few between, as less than 9% of all ads register any signal for this emotion. Stories about facing adversity to achieve one’s dreams evoke comments from viewers that include the following phrases and words: “courageous,” “dream can come true,” “empowering!,” “inspiration,” “no matter disability,” and “their goal.” Of those that inspire, the ads on this list rank in the 95th percentile and above.

Rank	Brand	Ad Title	Length	Likeability Score	Inspiring Percentile
1	Strayer University	Never Stop Growing	1:00	635	99th
2	Nike	Just Do It -- Serena Williams	1:00	722	97th
3	Boeing	Experience	0:30	668	95th
4	Nike	Dream Crazy 2:00	2:00	705	95th
5	State Farm	Wish You Were Here	0:15	662	95th

Q3’s Funniest

With about 25% of all ads going for laughs, or at least a chuckle, funny is one of the most common emotions triggered in advertising. Viewer responses include words and phrases such as: “chuckled,” “cracked me up!,” “extremely funny,” “genuinely laughed out loud,” “hahah!,” “hilarious,” “lmaooo,” and “quite humourous.” These ads all ranked in the 99th percentile for funny:

Rank	Brand	Ad Title	Length	Likeability Score	Funny Percentile
1	Southwest	Get Away :15	0:15	702	99th
2	Geico	Great Hands	0:30	655	99th
3	Gain	Dad Wins	0:30	657	99th
4	Jack-in-the-Box	Jack’s Bowls	0:30	630	99th
5	Ore-Ida	Introducing Ore-Ida Potato Pay	1:05	643	99th

You can find a detailed version on the Ace Metrix website, here.

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