Every Brand Spent $20M on 30 Seconds. Levi's Bought the Whole Super Bowl.

Every Brand Spent $20M on 30 Seconds. Levi's Bought the Whole Super Bowl.

Published: February 18, 2026

Duration: 52:50

Most Super Bowl ads failed before they aired. Dr. Marcus Collins explains why. We break down the Super Bowl as a cultural spectacle: the ads, the Bad Bunny halftime show, and the Levi's strategy that no one is talking about.

Key takeaways:

Why Marcus felt bad for every marketer who ran a Super Bowl ad this yearThe Lay's ad was beautiful. Marcus saw a father handing his daughter a lifetime of debt.How Levi's turned a 30-second spot, a stadium, a popup, and a halftime show into one integrated play"This is not a 32-second ad...