Meghan Trainor, Pringles combine TikTok, ‘iconic brand’ for Super Bowl 57 ad

Meghan Trainor, Pringles combine Tik Tok, ‘iconic’ brand for Super Bowl 57

During Super Bowl 57, it’s all about the Pringles for Meghan Trainor.

And being stuck in a tube of them.

Trainor features in the snack brand’s 2023 campaign that will be in the running for Ad Meter’s top spot in its 35th year. The concept takes a… if it’s not broke, don’t fix it, approach.

We mean the ad, not the chips.

The 29-year-old joins the many who get their hand stuck in a can of Pringles. The company’s advert is one most have seen, Trainor included.

Appearing in a Super Bowl commercial was big enough for Trainor. But she exclusively told Ad Meter the fact that it was Pringles kicked it up a notch.

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“When I tell people, ‘Heads up, keep an eye out for Pringles,’ they’re like ‘oh my gosh, you got Pringles?!'” Trainor said. “Not only is it an iconic game, it’s an iconic brand.”

“I had two brothers in my household so the Big Game was a big day, we’d all get together as a family, we’d all eat a bunch of food. I’m there for the halftime show and the commercials,” Trainor added. “It’s always been the most iconic thing ever, I just never knew it would ever get to happen to me. When we got the call and the opportunity I nearly cried because I was like, ‘No way, are they sure? Pringles?'”

Perhaps winning a Grammy ups a Super Bowl ad for a recognizable brand. But it sounds like a close second.

“My family thinks that I’m the coolest girl ever and I think I’m pretty cool now, bucket-list dreams,” Trainor said.

In the full-length ad titled “Best Of Us,” a family bonding moment ensues over a young boy who, you guessed it, gets his hand stuck. Then some grandfatherly advice comes along, and Trainor is part of it.

“It happens to judges, airport ground crew, game-show contestants, Meghan Trainor,” he says as the screen pans across the different scenarios.

Trainor is shown hilariously petting a pooch with her can-stuck hand. While Trainor is introduced by name in the commercial, it’s time for us to intro her co-star.

That’s no random pup. It’s Trainor’s own dog, Roo.

She also noted that, while Cheddar made her look “pop” in the video, the barbecue are actually her top choice:

Prior to the full-length ad, Pringles released a teaser of a bit different variety, but Trainor tied the two together.

The singer-songwriter has expanded her popularity in recent years due to her TikTok account. In the teaser, Trainor preps to shoot one of her videos as her viral song on the app “Made You Look” plays when, once again, she gets her hand stuck.

The two concepts cross thanks to the extended idea Pringles and Trainor have.

Trainor referred to TikTok as a space in social media she appreciates. Trainor added it’s not only helped her career but feels like it’s a “safe place where she can be herself and honest with people.”

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In a way, she has interacted with followers is creating “duets.” The feature allows the creator, Trainor, in this case, to splice together videos. Trainor has often created these side-by-sides, which center around her reacting to fan videos as they are next to her while she gives commentary.

Trainor plans to do so again with Pringles. Are you lucky enough to get put into a duet by Trainor? Only one way to find out.

“I hope that other people do #StuckInPringles and do something funny with Pringles,” Trainor said. “If they’re creative, cool, and funny enough… that’d be a dream, I would love that.”

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Pringles is back in the Super 57 commercial lineup with its first celeb star since 2018.

Celebrities—they’re just like us.

And Pringles is back in the Super Bowl commercial lineup to show one common similarity that all fans of the snack brand can relate to, doing so with the help of Meghan Trainor.

It’s the brand’s first celebrity star since 2018, when Bill Hader appeared in the “Wow” spot that finished 38th in the USA TODAY Ad Meter ratings.

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But a lot has changed since 2018, partly due to the speed-of-a-swipe shift that has erupted in the digital world.

In the teaser, Trainor, who has been part of the growing TikTok surge, lends her take on the viral dance that was created by @brookieandjessie and soundtracked by her song “Made You Look”— that original video has since picked up over 55.3 million views (as of 1/26).

The punchline, however, is still classic Pringles: even a talented, award-winning singer-songwriter struggles with getting her hand stuck in the can.

How that commonality plays out in the ratings is as intriguing as what’s in store when the full spot airs.

On the latter part of the equation, Mauricio Jenkins, Pringles U.S. Marketing Lead, says it’ll be a celebratory snafu.

“Without spilling all the crisps just yet, snacking fans across the country will continue to see how getting “stuck in” with Pringles is truly something to celebrate – this year with Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, television personality and TikTok sensation, Meghan Trainor.”

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Pringles is back in the Super Bowl commercial world for a fifth consecutive year, this time adding an early reveal of what creative twists might be in store by highlighting a relatable snacking snafu.

“We’re excited to kick off another year by bringing something fun and completely new to our dedicated Pringlesfan base and Big Game viewers,” Gareth Maguire, senior director of marketing forPringlessaid in the brand’s press release. “Our fans will be both surprised and excited to see us address an age-old problem with a pretty delicious, and ‘worth it’ risk during the most anticipated sporting event of the year.”

Pringles has pushed creative boundaries in the past few Super Bowl spots, most notably in 2020, with an ad that starred the popular cartoon characters from “Rick and Morty.” 

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While it’s unclear what the final 30-second spot will actually reveal in 2022—the solution to the “Pringles problem”—the five-ish seconds of @TheFinalHam’s Twitter composition certainly gets you nodding in reflective agreement.

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