LUIS POMBO / ART DIRECTOR

THE 12-WEEK SUPER BOWL AD

Downy Unstopables

— AGENCY

Saatchi & Saatchi


— ROLE

Art Direction

Motion & Editing


— YEAR

2022-23


— RECOGNITION

5 x Shortlists (One Show)

Downy had an unbelievable claim that people naturally didn’t believe. 12 weeks of freshness. So we used the Super Bowl as a finish line for a 12 week product demo. One skeptical mystery celebrity sniffing a hoodie for 12 weeks earning 9B impressions and breaking sales records.

On Super Bowl Sunday, he became a believer in our unbelievable claim, revealing his identity and immediately changing his name to…

As any celebrity would do after undergoing such a big transformation, Downy McBride wrote a lengthy memoir about it.

Sr CW: Nick Romano

CD’s: Brian Pinkley, Talon Gustafson

CCO’s: Ciro Sarmiento, Daniel Lobatón