Commercial advertisements play a pivotal role in modern marketing, serving as a vital tool fordisseminating product information, shaping corporate identity, influencing consumer purchasing behaviors, andfostering market expansion. In an era of rapid technology advancement, when products are increasingly producedwith high quality to meet consumers’ functional needs, and where the market is facing fierce competition andtrust issues, corporate ethos becomes critical for customers to differentiate between products and companies.From the perspective of memetics, based on a diverse range of commercial ad cases, this paper examines thevalues that effectively embody corporate ethos. The study identifies and categorizes the memes associated withfoundational values utilized in corporate ethos construction, including Chinese and Western cultural values,universal values, philosophical values, corporate values, and values specific to targeted consumer groups. Bystrategically aligning these value memes with an overall image strategy, companies can optimize their advertisingimpact and make nuanced adjustments tailored to specific contextual scenarios.