Best of: Olympic 2012 Commercials

If you’re one of those people who don’t fast forward or leave the room during commercials, you’ve likely seen some pretty great Olympic ads this year. While naturally we prefer Olympic Advertising of the Outdoor variety, we’re also suckers for really great commercials.

Thank You Mom by P&G

Hitting a heart-string-pulling home run is P&G with their Thank You Mom commercial showing you that dedication doesn’t just rely on the athlete in competition.

One Hundredth of a Second by Visa

Think one hundredth of a second doesn’t make much of a difference? Michael Phelps would be inclined to disagree. In this spot, Visa features the difference between Phelps’ 7th and 8th gold medals in Visa Olympics London 2012: Michael Phelps One Hundredth of a Second.

Move to the Beat of London 2012 by Coca Cola

Creating a global soundtrack for the #London12 olympics, Coca-Cola teamed up with Mark Ronson and Olympic hopefuls from around the world for Move to the Beat of London 2012.

 

Light It Up by Gillette

On Friday, July 27, just as the world finished watching the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Procter & Gamble and Gillette staged an unforgettable event to wish Team USA a great start to The Olympics. The event was a spectacle of light and water featuring 60-foot holograms of Team USA athletes Tyson Gay launching off the blocks and Ryan Lochte diving into historic Boston Harbor. Set to the music of M83 “Steve McQueen”, the event officially launched Gillette’s global ‘Get Started’ campaign. –Gillette