ADT And SimpliSafe Super Bowl LIII Ads Criticized

By: Dan Gelinas, Published on Feb 04, 2019

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.

***** **** *** *** incredibly *********, ******* $*+ million **** ****, *** two ** *** ******** industry's **** ************* ********* ran *** **** **** - ********* *** *** upstart **********.

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********** ** ***** *** worse, ******* *** **** as ************ ****** ** the ***** **** *** probably ***** *** $* million **** ******* ***** for *** ** *******.

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Simplisafe ** *******

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********** **** **** *** fearmongering **** * *********** ** ******* *****, ******** ****** ** enter *** ***** **** at *** ****:

** ******** **** ******, AdWeek **** *** **** a (**********) ****** **** as **** ** *********** **** ***** *****:

****** ******* *** ********** ad, ****** **** *** company's ******** ******** **** Devers **** *** ******* was *** ******** ** running * ***** **** ad **** **** ***** producing *** ********. *******, when **** *******, **** thought ** ***** ** a **** **** *** decided ** ***** *** $5 ******* ** ********* ramp ** ***** ****** share:

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ADT ** ******

*** *** **, **** the *******'* ***** ***** Bowl *************, ** ****** straight ******* *** ***** about *** *******'* ***** doorbell, *******, ***, *** other ******** ********** ****** and ********. ** **** features ********** ** ***************** *** **************. *** ***** *** people **** ** ******* a *** **** **** them ** ***, ** one *** ****** **** ADT *** ********* *** two. *** ** ** seen *****:

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** **** **** *** school *** *********** **** not ****** *** ********* of ****** ** **** to ***** ** *** customers,” ******* **** ** an *****. “*** **** with *** ***** ******** is *** ***** ** a ********* ******** ** engage **** ********* *** highlight *** ********** *** unwavering ********** ** *** mission.

** *****-**** *****, ****** ******** **** *** **** the *** **** "*** the ****":

*** ********* ***** ** people's ********* *** **** them ******** ***** *** to ******* ********** **** dangers. *** ** ****** to ****** **** **** just ******** **** *** Smart ***** ******* *************** "****" ***********, *** ** **** traditional ***-***** ********* ** something **** **** ** leave ******.

*******, ** **** ***, vanilla-style ** *********** *** right *** ** **? There *** ****** ** be **** ***** ***********, so **** **** ****.

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Comments (25)

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02/04/19 06:07pm

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IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Rafter | 02/05/19 01:20pm

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Pro Focus LLC | 02/05/19 01:31pm

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IPVMU Certified | 02/05/19 01:36pm

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Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Kyle Folger | 02/05/19 02:00pm

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IPVMU Certified | 02/05/19 07:24pm

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IPVM | In reply to John Bazyk | 02/05/19 07:54pm

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IPVMU Certified | 02/05/19 08:05pm

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IPVM | In reply to Brian Rhodes | 02/05/19 08:07pm

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In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5 | 02/06/19 03:34am

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