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Chalk Talk: Super Bowl 53 Ad Review

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Chalk Talk: Super Bowl 53 Ad Review

Our review of the Super Bowl’s best, worst, and WTF ads returns!

The Super Bowl is basically our Oscars, minus the red carpet but with a lot more drama.

It's our turn to sit back and watch the creative splendidry unfold, tweeting #AAFChalkTalk all the while.

Four days later we gather to dish with each other—and our panel of ad pros.

Tweet your opinions!

Our final panelist is you, the audience.

We want your hot takes, so now that you've seen the ads:

  • Tweet your opinions with #AAFChalkTalk

  • Vote in our poll - with every single ad linked for your review

…and come prepared to share.

Chalk Talk is easily one of our best events of the year!

Beer, wine, and tailgating-themed eats included!

The Talent

Featured
Chris Copacino
Chris Copacino

Senior Account/New Business Director
Copacino+Fujikado

Chris blends a keen strategic mind with the understanding of and appreciation for compelling creative work.in leading clients and new business for Copacino+Fujikado. Experience includes award-winning work for Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, Symetra Financial, Seattle Mariners and the Washington Forest Protection Association. Chris also oversees New Business, managing new client acquisition and business development.

LinkedIn
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Lisa Zakroff
Lisa Zakroff

Managing Director
Mekanism Seattle

As managing director of Mekanism Seattle, Lisa Zakroff, oversees all client partnerships, including Alaska Airlines and Papa Murphy’s. Lisa started her career with NASA, helping to make the Twin Mars Rovers famous, but ultimately found her way to advertising where she’s worked on Volkswagen, Target, Burger King, Saturn, and DIRECTV, among others. At Deutsch LA She led Target’s award-winning, "Share the Force" campaign for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens and partnered with Nintendo and Target to turn shopping carts into Mario Karts in over 600 stores. Lisa also convinced VW and Target legal teams to drive a Golf through a Target store for a Funny or Die video, which MediaPost called “The Future of Branded Content.”

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Chris Donaldson
Chris Donaldson

Executive Producer, Creative Director
Hand Crank Films

Chris has over 20 years in the film biz writing and producing a myriad of award winning work for clients large and small. Not only does he understand the value of good strategy combined with creativity, but it’s also been said he plays well with others. His goal? Helping you tell powerful stories through film.

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Website

Maria Alonso-Henaine
Maria Alonso-Henaine

Co-Founder
Fortune 206

Maria is an accomplished and passionate marketing executive with proven success leading integrated programs that drive brand growth and enhance customer experiences. Over 10 years of experience working with top clients including: Unilever, Amazon, T-Mobile, Starbucks, Novartis, Coca-Cola, and Jim Beam both US and Globally, Maria has led award winning campaigns such as The Real Women Campaign for Dove and has helped transformed loyalty programs for T-Mobile and Starbucks. She has worked in a wide range of categories from healthcare to CPG and most recently her current work with Amazon.

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Randy Woloshin
Randy Woloshin

Group Account Director
CMD Agency

Randy is a Group Account Director at CMD and runs the Seattle office.  He oversees the Microsoft account that includes Mixer, Xbox, Surface and the NFL Sponsorship, as well as the Banner Bank, Precor and T-Mobile accounts.  He’s worked at some of the largest agencies in the world including Saatchi & Saatchi and McCann Erickson, a small start-up where he was employee #7 and everything in between.  During his career, he has had the opportunity to work on a diverse range of accounts including Jack in the Box, Toyota, The Anaheim Ducks, ESPN, Pedigree dog food and Coffee-mate (where he learned waaaay too much about non-dairy creamers).

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The Social

  • Use #AAFChalkTalk to share your opinions on the ads as they air during the game. We'll also use them to inform the evening's content and in the event slideshow.

  • RSVP on Facebook to invite your friends and keep up with event-related news

The Sponsors

Earlier Event: January 17
Market Insights: 2019 Trend Forecast
Later Event: March 29
2019 American Advertising Awards Seattle