Here are the ads that make you laugh, cry, think, and feel.

• Apple – “1984” (1984)
• Tootsie Pop – “How Many Licks?” (1968)
• Coca-Cola – “Meet Joe Greene” (1979)
• Budweiser – “Whassup?!” (1999)
• McDonald's – “The Showdown” (1993)
• Old Spice – “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” (2010)
• Life Cereal – “Mikey Likes It” (1978)

Work with a media agency: Agencies are media experts, so you can count on them to know how to make a commercial for a small business. They can also help with buying TV advertising. Ask for samples of ads they have created before to know what quality you can expect and determine pricing.

A good (and simple) story: A good storyline has a beginning, a middle, and an end with tension and resolution. Commercials that use the principles of good storytelling will immediately capture the audience's attention and elicit some sort of emotional reaction.

The most expensive advertisement ever made is entitled No. 5 The Film and cost $33 million when it was made in 2004, which is equivalent to around $52 million today. The advertisement took the form of a very short film, lasting 180 seconds.

The world's longest running TV commercial is the Discount Tire Company's Thank you commercial, produced by Swartwout Productions (Arizona, USA) and first aired in 1975. The same commercial has been aired continuously every year in parts of the USA.

Most actors make money from various projects, including commercials, so it can be challenging to determine how much an actor who focuses on commercials might make. According to Indeed Salaries, the national average salary for actors overall is $29,477 per year .

The ad agency will hire a casting director during the pre-production process and will entrust them with the job of finding the talents they require for their commercial. The first thing a casting director will need to do is gather together as much information as possible about who the characters are.

A memorable and effective TV ad is one where the audience not only remembers the ad, but also 'feels' brand and message behind the ad. So, what is the key to creating high performing TV ads? One of the secrets of successful TV ads is the story you are able to bring alive in the minds of your audience.

It conveys a message promoting, and aiming to market, a product, service or idea. Advertisers and marketers may refer to television commercials as TVCs.

The most expensive TVs in the world

• Samsung micro-LED display, The Wall – ₹12 crores.
• STUART HUGHES PRESTIGE HD SUPREME ROSE EDITION- 15.9 crores.
• TITAN ZEUS – ₹11 crores.
• Stuart Hughes Prestige HD Supreme Edition – ₹10 crores.
• PANASONIC TH-152UXIW – ₹5 crores.
• C SEED 201 – ₹5 crores.
• Panasonic 152″ Plasma TV – ₹ 3.5 crores.

Most Expensive TVs

1,600 clips, months to produce, and Terry Crews! Here's how Old Spice made the longest commercial ever. Could you sit and watch a commercial for 14 hours? Procter & Gamble made one for Old Spice and it's just been certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest commercial ever.