Super Bowl vs. Chinese New Year

Two major sporting and cultural events will collide at the end of this week and while Chinese New Year festivities and  the Super Bowl couldn't get more different, both share the theme of advertisers pumping big cash into marketing around both events.So how does advertising around CNY measure up to the Super Bowl? From tone all the way down to the content, the ads from opposite sides of the earth could not be more black and white.Let's start with the Super Bowl XLVIII, which will falls on 2 February. Thanks to YouTube, Super Bowl advertisers including AXE, Pepsi, Doritos, Bud Light and Butterfinger have been at their typical best.All you can see from these ads is a colossal expenditure on celebrity endorsers and sexy models in an attempt to win audience applause and laughter. Here's the top five most viewed Super Bowl teasers.AXE PEACE  - Make Love, Not Warhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63b4O_2HCYMDoritos - Finger Cleanerhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugo7Y2lRsxcButterfinger - Cup Therapyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnC4vhEiEf4Bud Light - Arnold Zipperhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjPukKU7dKkWhile the West is capitalising America’s love of celebrities and tongue-in-cheek humour, the East is opting for family bonding to ride deep-seated cultural values about the importance of family. Here's CNY most viewed ads from YouTube.Yeo's 2014 Chinese New Year 30s TVChttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32A0csKQDuU#t=14余仁生 - 新年 TVC 2014http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFh4gLbNKHE#t=247JULIE'S BISCUITS CNY 2014 TVChttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gHGcep5oMgBERNAS 2014 Chinese New Year Commercialhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXiBMFw39g0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OqOHxwRy04You can see a lot of scenes featuring family reunion dinner here. It maybe an old trick but they all take family bonds beyond sheer entertainment to the role of emotional anchor, striking a chord with every audience.In respect to the viewership, I couldn't help but be saddened by the warm-hearted stories have been trumped by instant humour, but it's not hard to see why.Regardless of the lack of depth in instant entertainment like the Super Bowl commercials,  they do, however, leave audience wanting more.On the other hand, local advertisers should have been struck by the relatively low numbers hinting at the possibility that fitting profoundly revealing stories into a 30 seconds spot, or expanding ad length to cater to the stories, may not be the wisest of choice.