I found several of the ads highly amusing, but I can't think of a single company which sponsored an ad whose products I purchase. In fact, I avoid the products of big companies that spend millions of dollars on advertising, because they pass the cost of those ads along to consumers in the form of higher prices. The most controversial ad was the one that featured the handicapped artist. Many people seemed to be offended because they felt this ad was exploitative. That seems like complaining that the water you just drank was too wet.
All commercials are exploitative and cynical.
Their purpose is to entice you to spend some of your hard-earned money to buy their products and enrich their shareholders. I found that I was deeply moved by this ad. It tells a story about the indomitability of the human spirit, and I am a sucker for that kind of sentiment. It won't make me buy a cell phone, but I do remember the name of the company, so maybe the advertisers achieved their goal. I doubt that anyone in our consumerist society can truthfully claim to be completely unaffected by advertising.