If Coke’s Unity Anthem ‘Hilltop’ Had a Cynical Sibling, It Would Be This Delightful Snickers Super Bowl Ad

A most pleasing not-quite-a-remake from BBDO NY to fix the world

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Still taught in classes to this day, Coca-Cola’s iconic “Hilltop” ad remains one of advertising’s most compelling beacons of marketing lighting up an otherwise boring world. If Coca-Cola created that ad today, it might look different, but not quite as cynically delicious as Snickers’ Super Bowl ad.

“Hilltop” is the overachieving kid of the family, and #SnickersFixTheWorld is the sibling that skated by getting mostly Bs (with a few Cs peppered in for good measure) and managed to hide the weekend party thrown while the parents were away.

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