Google’s Loretta Ad Scores Pre-Super Bowl

Google’s Loretta ad is ahead of the pack among Super Bowl ads released so far, according to programmatic marketplace Unruly. The tearjerker about a widower remembering his late wife is impacting viewers with 49% emotional intensity, 49% brand favorability and 46% purchase intent. The study leverages UnrulyEQ to measure the dominant emotional reactions and to track  business metrics including brand recall, favorability and purchase intent. 

Loretta’s UnrulyEQ score is strongest at 6.5. A sample of others topping the list includes: 

  • Cheetos – UnrulyEQ score is 6.1. Purchase intent of 56%
  • New York Life Insurance – UnrulyEQ score is 6.0. 48% of viewers are interested in finding out more
  • Hyundai – UnrulyEQ score is 5.5. Brand favorability of 48%

The initial Super Bowl ad losers are made up of: 

  • Audi – UnrulyEQ score is 4.1. Purchase intent of 32%
  • Pepsi – UnrulyEQ score is 4.2. Purchase intent of 37%
  • Pringles – UnrulyEQ score is 4.2. Brand favorability of 27%

Let the game begin!

Related Stories

Cynopsis 10/2/2026: Netflix Wishes It Were Growing Faster

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos acknowledged the platform isn’t growing quickly enough. Sarandos also said it remains to be seen how much of a threat the mega-merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery – which is now allowed to proceed, per a US district judge – will pose.

Locality’s Tom Wolfe On Why Top-Down National TV Strategies Fail In Local Markets

Supply path optimization (SPO) has become industry shorthand for aggressive fee-cutting and stripping out intermediaries. According to Tom Wolfe, Senior Vice President of Programmatic Strategy and Partnerships at Locality, that’s only half the equation. Wolfe’s point on this episode of AdExchanger’s Inside the Stack is that a shorter path is better, and it’s even better […]

Cynopsis 9/30/2026: Disney Braces For TV Layoffs

Disney conducted another round of layoffs, primarily across tech and HR. Insider sources say the TV division is bracing for a major impending restructuring under new Disney Entertainment Television head Debra O’Connell amid broader workflow automation and cost-tightening pressures.

CynCity

Cynsiders

Instagram