ADT And SimpliSafe Super Bowl LIII Ads Criticized
Super Bowl ads are incredibly expensive, running $5+ million this year, but two of the security industry's most controversial companies ran ads this year - incumbent ADT and upstart SimpliSafe.
However, marketing critics have been negative overall, even more so for SimpliSafe which has been called "creepy" and a reminder that "everything is terrible" while the ADT spot has been criticized as being too boring and straight-laced, with some saying they are not sure it "hit the mark."
Regardless of which was worse, neither was seen as particularly worthy of the Super Bowl nor probably worth the $5 million each company spent for the 30 seconds.
Inside this note, we examine the two ads and the criticism they have received.
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