Reacting to 2026 Super Bowl Commercials

Welcome to Marketing Brew Weekly! This week, since it is our literal Super Bowl, we’ve got a bonus episode for you where we’ll react to some of the weirdest and wildest commercials from the big game this year. From fibermaxxing to back flips to bran cereals, we’ll give our take on which ads got really creative, which…don’t think too hard about it, and which one may have missed the mark on their image rehabilitation. 

00:00: Intro 

00:40: Instacart featuring Ben Stiller and Benson Boone

02:50: Xfinity featuring Jurassic Park cast

06:08: Raisin Bran featuring William Shatner 

08:48: Hims & Hers Succession vibes 

11:24: Ring and cute puppies

14:15: Fanatics featuring Kendall Jenner

17:12: Hellmann’s featuring Andy Samberg 

Watch the ads: 

Instacart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTleZejhlqk 

Xfinity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKwxWPp2dhw 

Raisin Bran: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf64Okfdc6Y 

Hims & Hers: https://www.youtubdfe.com/watch?v=aZ7Z5LTJWHM 

Ring camera dog finder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OheUzrXsKrY  

Fanatics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfLUbLIULDw 

Hellmanns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc0kbiVbuzs 

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