MrBeast shares his dream to make a Super Bowl ad; Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff replies with ‘Salesforce-Slack love child ad’ offer
The world’s biggest YouTuber, MrBeast, recently announced that he has had a Super Bowl commercial idea and is looking for a company who can hire him to make this idea a reality. He has finally found the deep pockets necessary to bring his ‘dream’ advertisement to life: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, who responded with a high-stakes invitation to collaborate.MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, took to social media to pitch a long-planned ad concept to major brands. He posted to his millions of followers, “I’ve been sitting on an amazing Super Bowl commercial idea for years. Someone please let me make your brand’s Super Bowl commercial so I can finally make this idea happen.”
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff extends the ‘Love Child’ Offer
Benioff, known for his aggressive growth strategy of the Salesforce ecosystem, was quick to jump on the opportunity.“Jimmy, you absolute Slack maniac—hit me with a wild offer I can’t refuse for your Super Bowl spot!” Benioff replied. “Let’s make the craziest Salesforce-Slack love child ad the world’s ever seen,” he added.The interaction highlights MrBeast’s influence among Fortune 500 leaders, moving beyond traditional “influencer” status.
‘$8 million’ gamble for Super Bowl ad slot
In February this year, a report said that in 2025, Fox shattered records by charging $7 million for a 30-second ad. CNN also confirmed that some top-tier spots were sold for over $8 million, with brands like Pepsi, Uber Eats and Anheuser-Busch grabbing those prime slots.MrBeast has the ability to generate hundreds of millions of views organically from his videos makes him a valuable partner for a brand like Salesforce, which completed its landmark acquisition of Slack for $27.7 billion in 2021.He is is so popular that he even Tesla CEO Elon Musk replies to him. Earlier this year, MrBeast reignited his wish of becoming the CEO of X (formerly known as Twitter) after Linda Yaccarino resigned. In a post on X, MrBeast wrote, “I’ll fill the roll”, a callback to his original 2022 tweet asking Musk if he could take over the platform as the chief executive. At that time, Musk responded by saying, “It’s not out of the question”.
