It’s a well-known tradition to leave out a plate of cookies for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve–the normal chocolate chip, sugar cookies, etc. But here we see the surprise, excitement, and that elevated “ooooohhhh” that Santa is overcome with being left Milano cookies vs. the usual suspects in this spot directed by Lena Beug of Station Film for Saatchi & Saatchi New York.
In fact, Santa is inspired to get a bit fancy himself after getting a bite from a Pepperidge Farms’ Milano treat.
The holiday spot is running on social channels with a TikTok push for creators to execute a similar Fancy Santa transition.
CreditsClient Campbell’s Snack Company/Pepperidge Farm Milano Cookies Agency Saatchi & Saatchi New York Daniel Lobaton, chief creative officer; Jon Bellinger, creative director; Preethi Balakrishnan, sr. art director; Kelsey Boylan, sr. copywriter; Tim LeGallo, EVP, director, integrated production; Danielle Hallack, Samuel Moross, sr. producers; Julie Dombreval, SVP, director, brand strategy. Production Station Film Lena Beug, director; Caroline Gibney, Stephen Orent, founding partners; Michelle Towse, partner/exec producer; Julie Lee, producer. Editorial Arcade Edit Ali Mao, editor; Samuel Barden, assistant editor; Arlene Perez, post producer; Sila Soyer, exec producer. Music Squeak E. Clean Studios Kit Winter, exec producer; Matthew Compton, sr. composer; Charles Rojas, composer; Tarjas White, sr. producer. Audio Post Harbor Picture Company Jesse Schwartz, exec producer; Steve Perski, creative director--commercial sound; Lauren Boyle, sr. producer; Cammie McGarry, producer. Color Harbor Picture Company Joe Gawler, colorist; Jesse Schwartz, exec producer; Jody Peters, color/VFX sr. producer; Katherine Andrews, color/VFX producer.
Top Spot of the Week: iPhone 16, Director David Shane “Write Smarter” With Apple Intelligence
Created by Apple’s in-house agency and directed by David Shane of production company O Positive, this commercial is one of two which continues the Apple Intelligence campaign for the iPhone 16.
Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system that can make users look, feel and be smarter. In the case of this “Write smarter” ad, we meet an office worker who leverages Apple Intelligence on his iPhone 16 Pro to dramatically improve his barely literate email to one that is professional, concise and has a measure of eloquence--much to the surprise and amazement of his boss.
This slice of office life highlights the value of key Apple Intelligence upgrades, including Writing Tools which work wonders with the quality of how one communicates and connects with others.
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