These Retirement-Ready Folks Think It’s Time to Quit Their Day Jobs in E*Trade’s Super Bowl Ad

Have you started saving for retirement yet?

It’s not something many people jump for joy thinking about, but E*Trade used its 30-second Super Bowl spot to show millions of viewers, in the most humorous way possible, what life could be like if they don’t get moving on saving for the future.

Enter the Silver Squad, a group of elderly folks who probably should have all retired by now, but are still hustling at 70-plus. They’re lifeguarding, firefighting and even DJing at the club on a Friday night. E*Trade’s spot showcases a slew of different occupations, all set to a new rendition of “Day-O.”

The spot, “This Is Getting Old,” ran during the Big Game’s second quarter. E*Trade’s agency of record, MullenLowe, handled creative.

“This is Getting Old” is an extension of E*Trade’s “Don’t Get Mad” campaign, in which the brand portrays absurdly extravagant lifestyles and suggests you could be living that life if you started to use E*Trade.

CREDITS

Client Credits:
Client:E*TRADE Financial
Chief Executive Officer:  Karl Roessner
Chief Brokerage Officer: Mike Curcio
Chief Marketing Officer: Lea Stendahl
VP, Brand and Advertising: Dawn Burke
Senior Marketing Manager: Natalie Labuda
Senior Marketing Manager: Magnus Greenacre
Director, Marking Insights: David Bilgoray
VP Marketing, Media and Acquisition: Lauren Radcliffe 

Agency Credits:
Agency: MullenLowe US
Managing Partner, Chief Creative Officer: Mark Wenneker
Executive Creative Director: Tim Vaccarino, Dave Weist
Creative Director: Adam Calvert, Jeff Vermeersch
Video Content Director/Yeti Prod.: Emile Doucette
Copywriter: Adam Calvert, Jeff Vermeersch, Brian Tierney, Allison Rude
Head of Strategy: Elizabeth Paul
Strategy Director: Nate Dwyer
Evan Giordano: Senior Brand Strategist
Executive Director of Integrated Production, US: Lisa Setten
Executive Producer: Mary Robinson
Assistant Producer: Sarah Brennan-Athas
Director of Business Affairs: Kim Burns
Senior Business Affairs Manager: Breck Henson
Head of Account Management: Angela Kosniewski
Account Director: Michelle FeeleyBell
Account Supervisor: Hayley DiMarco
Account Supervisor: Jordan Jones
Director of Creative Support Services: Chere Furman
Head of Project Management: Mark Lester
Senior Project Manager: Masahana Kato
Group Leader- Layout: Nick Minieri 

Production Company:  Bob Industries
Director: Dayton/Faris
Executive Producer: T.K. Knowles, John O’Grady
Line Producer: Bart Lipton
DP: Kris Kachikis
Production Designer: Floyd Albee

Editorial:  Exile
Editor: Kirk Baxter
Executive Producer: Sasha Hirschfeld
Assistant Editor: Stephania Dulowski
Senior Producer: Vietan Nguyen

Grade: Company 3
Colorist: Tim Masick
Grade Producer: Kevin Breheny

VFX: MPC
VFX Supervisor: Ed Chapman
2D Lead: Matt Tremaglio
2D Team:  John Shafto, Mazyar Sharifian, Jeric Pimental, Sue Jang
Executive Producer: Nick Haynes
Senior Producer: Katie Buckley

Recording Studio: Spirithouse Music
Owner/Producer: Danny Bernini
Owner/Producer: Paul McNamara

Vocals: Young@Heart Chorus
Choral Director: Bob Cilman
Director of Operations: Mark Gugliemo

Audio Post:  Sound Lounge
Sound Mixer:  Rob Difondi/Tom Jucarone
Producer: Liana Rosenberg

Music for :30:
Music Supervision: Beta Petrol
Arrangement: Walker
Executive Producer: Sara Matarazzo
Music Producer: Jacob Piontek
Music Coordinator: Marissa Hernandez

Music for :60 + OLV:
Supervision & Arrangement: Beta Petrol
Creative Director: Bryan Ray Turcotte
Executive Producers: Dayna Turcotte & Brent Asbury
Producer/Engineer: Andy Brohard
Composer: Rafter Roberts

Katie Richards

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Katie Richards is a staff writer for Adweek.