{"id":14512,"date":"2022-12-02T09:05:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T09:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/incivus.ai\/?p=14512"},"modified":"2024-04-08T12:41:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T12:41:55","slug":"how-to-create-the-perfect-christmas-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/incivus.ai\/how-to-create-the-perfect-christmas-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"Data-backed Insights: How to Create the Perfect Christmas Ad\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Like Budweiser and Rocket Mortgage has set a gold standard for advertising in the Super Bowl, John Lewis & Partners, a department store company, is regarded as the gold standard in Christmas advertising. It is almost a tradition for every advertiser to wait for John Lewis\u2019 magical, heartwarming Christmas ad every year in November; a tradition that has been going on since 2007. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What sets John Lewis\u2019 Christmas ads apart is their ability to convey emotions in beautifully woven and heart touching stories. Their ads are at least double the industry standard length of 30 seconds which allows them to explore the theme and story in more depth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While there are no rules set in stone or a scientific formula for what makes for a successful Christmas campaign just yet, we have narrowed it down to a few key lessons and findings for creating a Christmas cracker, and avoiding a turkey (iykyk).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nostalgia is one of the most powerful emotions used in advertising particularly around the festive season. According to the Journal of Consumer Research, when brands make people feel nostalgic, people are more willing to spend money with the brand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since, for most people, Christmas is all about decorating their houses & Christmas trees and reliving their family traditions, depicting similar scenes involving Christmas traditions and memories in advertisements can help brands evoke nostalgia among the viewers which can improve the likelihood of their purchase. <\/p>\n\n\n\n