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Focusing Again on Charity, Kia Is in the Big Game for the 11th Year Running

The 60-second spot will highlight youth homelessness

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Like last year, Kia's 2020 Super Bowl ad will feature a cause instead of a celebrity.Kia
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By Kathryn Lundstrom

January 21, 2020

After running Super Bowl ads with big name celebrities for the better part of a decade—the auto manufacturer has previously hired Christopher Walken, Melissa McCarthy and Pierce Brosnan, to name a few—Kia made an unexpected pivot last year.

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Kathryn Lundstrom

Kathryn Lundstrom is Adweek's sustainability reporter.

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