Snickers goes Spooky | Decode the Halloween ad spirit

Technology Used

Predictive AI

Predictive artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the use of machine learning to identify patterns in past events and make predictions about future events

To Measure Attention

Heatmaps

These visualize areas of the image or video that are likely to capture the most attention and areas that may receive less attention using a VIBGYOR color gradient.

Fog maps are visual representations that highlight areas of a visual field or image where viewers experience low clarity or comprehension, indicating regions that may be confusing or unclear.

Fog Maps

It quantifies the level of attention drawn by an image or video, indicating the consensus on its most captivating elements. Images/videos with numerous intriguing components tend to score lower as attention disperses. Conversely, assets with fewer focal points garner higher scores as viewer gazes converge on specific areas.

Focus Score

Saliency Maps

Saliency Maps highlight sections that are likely to be viewed by your audience; this map will only show the areas which are viewed by the users.

Attention Score

It quantifies the overall interest the stimuli has received. It is calculated based on the intensity of heat maps. If there are more intense regions, the attention value will be higher.

To Measure Clarity & Engagement

Clarity Score

It tells you if your customers will easily understand your stuff or not. It helps you see how clear your message or visuals are, so you can make them better for your audience.

Area of Interest

Define specific regions within your content for an even deeper analysis of viewer engagement.

Second by Second Analysis

This offers users deeper insights, elevating research to a new level of advanced data analysis.

Detailed Analysis of the Ad

Overall Score

49.81/100

Highest Focus: A score of 80.41 occurred at 11 seconds when the first text of the Ad “confused” appreard on the screen, thus capturing the highest focus of the viewers.

Lowest Focus: A score of 6.12 occurred at 9 seconds when the camera pointed towards a mom-son duo walking on the street looking confused seeing the zombie dance. As there were multiple elements on screen the focus score saw a dip.

Highest Clarity: A score of 79.13 was achieved at the 15th second of the ad which happens to be the final frame of the ad where the tagline and the messaging of the brand was clearly portrayed in big bold texts.

Lowest Clarity: A score of 47.44 was captured in the opening frame of the ad (1 second) showcasing the confusion on the couple’s faces standing infront of te zombie.. The sound effects of the zombie could have also dropped the clarity score leaving the viewers a bit confused at the start.

Highest Attention: The ad grabbed viewers' attention at 9 seconds when the camera made a sudden shift to the mom-so duo thus adding more elements to the frame. The viewers attentions peaked with a score of 97.89

Lowest Attention: A score of 27.15 was recorded at 11 seconds when the scene constituted only the text on top of all characters in the frame.

Summary Analysis

In the Snickers Halloween commercial, a lively mechanical zombie takes center stage, dancing energetically on a festively decorated lawn spiking the scores of Focus and Clarity to a high of 80.41 and 79.13 respectively. This unexpected twist captures the attention of onlookers and viewers alike. The zombie's quirky, upbeat moves embody the playful and fun essence of Snickers, perfectly aligning with the brand’s lighthearted advertising style. Although, the ad leverages the humorous surprise of Halloween decorations coming to life, it struggles to keep up with the Attention (27.15) of the viewers throughout thus bringing down the Percentage Seen to an average of 34.08 of the commercial. Regardless, the brand has created a delightful and memorable moment that captures the joy and spontaneity of the Halloween season.

Suggestions for Improvement

Expanded Humor Elements: Incorporate additional comedic elements, such as unexpected reactions from children or pets witnessing the zombie dance.