Toyota Brings People Together in Emotional Holiday Campaign

With the holiday season in full swing, Toyota has highlighted the importance of family and friends coming together. This year’s holiday spot, “Yellow Paper”, features military service members returning home for the holidays to a touching homecoming surprise. 

The :90-second spot premiered during NBC’s Sunday Night Football “Thanksgiving Special”, with a live throw coming out of Toyota halftime. To continue spreading the message of togetherness and holiday spirit, the spot will also air on NBC’s primetime special, “Christmas in Rockefeller Center”, on December 4 with a personalised setup from a show host. 

You can check out the full ad below:

“We’re looking forward to sharing a message that brings people together and speaks to the joy and spirit of the season,” says Ed Laukes, group vice president, Toyota Marketing, Toyota Motor North America. “Homecoming surprises are a great example of this message and one that we are honoured to share in this year’s holiday spot.”

“Yellow Paper” shares a familiar story of service members returning home for the holidays after a military deployment. The group is welcomed at the airport with a special heartfelt greeting – the recognisable yellow ribbon – displayed in the terminal by excited family and travellers, bringing everyone together. The greeting evokes pure emotion from the uniformed service members, many of whom are actual veterans, reminding viewers what’s most important this holiday season. The spot was created by Saatchi & Saatchi and directed by Sean Meehan of Arts & Sciences.

A mix of :30 and :60 versions will air on television November 28-January 2. The spot will also air :30-second and :60-second versions on FOX Thursday and NBC Sunday Night Football halftimes throughout December. Viewers can also see the spot in theatres nationwide with a :60-second version for in-cinema play in National CineMedia (NCM) pre-show and Screenvision in more than 3,600 theatres from December 13-26. The Toyotathon December Sales Event offers incentives through January 2, 2020.