Best Of Tweets: Brand Bowl LVI - football players and crown

The real Big Game winners?
The most talked-about ads on Twitter.

If no one Tweeted about your ad, was it really a success? From the night’s MVP, to the brands owning the real-time conversation—we’re crowning the standout work of the evening. Congrats to all the brands and marketers, the real winners of this year’s Big Game.

The real Big Game winners?
The most talked-about ads on Twitter.

If no one Tweeted about your ad, was it really a success? From the night’s MVP, to the brands owning the real-time conversation—we’re crowning the standout work of the evening. Congrats to all the brands and marketers, the real winners of this year’s Big Game.

The MVP

The brand that drove the largest overall conversation comparative to other brands during the Big Game.

Let’s hear it for our back-to-back MVP winner, @pepsi. The brand’s halftime show put hip-hop royalty front and center and got dubbed an instant classic on the Timeline. But Pepsi had way more in the playbook, making moves beyond the show with NFT giveaways and exclusive behind-the-scenes access. On advertising’s biggest night, Pepsi showed up, and balled out.

football player celebrating victory

The No-TV Touchdown

The brand that drove the largest overall conversation comparative to other brands without a national TV spot.2

Even without a TV commercial during the Big Game, @FanDuel scored big by getting crafty and driving conversation around the Big Game. The brand fueled real-time connection with quick-witted humor and memes responding to events during the game, inspiring fans to react and discuss throughout the night.

The Retweet Rusher

The brand with the most Retweets on a single Tweet from a brand’s handle among Big Game advertisers.3

@FTX_Official had a pretty… pretty… good Big Game showing—thanks to a little help from Larry David. The crypto startup showed how NOT to invest, casting LD as a technophobe content with missing out on history’s biggest inventions. The joke earned some of the biggest laughs of the night, prompting a river of retweets, reactions and convos. But it was a massive crypto giveaway Tweet that really drove FTX’s stats into championship territory.

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The (re)Play of the Game

The brand with the most engagements on a single video Tweet from a brand’s handle among Big Game national TV advertisers.4

The (re)Play of the Game

The brand with the most engagements on a single video Tweet from a brand’s handle among Big Game national TV advertisers.4

Picture this: Marvel Studios got the most hits on a single video Tweet for their trailer for #DoctorStrange. After the TV teaser aired, Marvel fans flocked to Twitter to watch the full version of the trailer, and discuss their favorite moments ahead of the premiere in May.

cheering and excited fans at home watching the game

The Most Creative Play

The brand that best used Twitter to creatively breakthrough, beyond promoted Tweets and video.

The Most Creative Play

The brand that best used Twitter to creatively breakthrough, beyond promoted Tweets and video.

Expedia took home our Most Creative Play of the evening by encouraging fans to #TravelTheAds instead of just watching them. Dropping custom postcards in Tweets throughout the night, the brand showed off the picturesque destinations featured in other brands’ buzzworthy Big Game ads. Expedia was on offense all night, lighting up the Big Game conversation on Twitter in a way only they could, encouraging fans to Quote Tweet their content for a chance to win a bucket list trip. Consider our next adventure booked.

receiver football player catching ball

The Most Creative Play

The brand that best used Twitter to creatively breakthrough, beyond promoted Tweets and video.

Expedia took home our Most Creative Play of the evening by encouraging fans to #TravelTheAds instead of just watching them. Dropping custom postcards in Tweets throughout the night, the brand showed off the picturesque destinations featured in other brands’ buzzworthy Big Game ads. Expedia was on offense all night, lighting up the Big Game conversation on Twitter in a way only they could, encouraging fans to Quote Tweet their content for a chance to win a bucket list trip. Consider our next adventure booked.

excited fan watching the game from home

Expedia took home our Most Creative Play of the evening by encouraging fans to #TravelTheAds instead of just watching them. Dropping custom postcards in Tweets throughout the night, the brand showed off the picturesque destinations featured in other brands’ buzzworthy Big Game ads. Expedia was on offense all night, lighting up the Big Game conversation on Twitter in a way only they could, encouraging fans to Quote Tweet their content for a chance to win a bucket list trip. Consider our next adventure booked.