{"id":36262,"date":"2020-12-16T09:21:09","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T15:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adpulp.wpengine.com\/?p=36262"},"modified":"2020-12-17T18:01:56","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T00:01:56","slug":"high-praise-for-the-10-best-ads-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adpulp.com\/high-praise-for-the-10-best-ads-of-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Ads of 2020 Were Made By Small Teams You&#8217;ve Never Heard Of"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2020 has been a difficult year for many people working in advertising. Hundreds of thousands of people had to learn to work remotely, practically overnight. 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display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L9Yb2Ut4Kqk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>7. <a href=\"https:\/\/adpulp.wpengine.com\/uncle-cooper-says-go-with-the-coopers\/\">Cooper Tires by Fallon<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tNsZ2fEF8LQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>8. <a href=\"https:\/\/adpulp.wpengine.com\/american-made-and-made-to-make-you-smile\/\">Chrysler Pacifica by Doner<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qvitG5cNAx0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>9. <a href=\"https:\/\/adpulp.wpengine.com\/absolut-and-bbh-singapore-share-the-spirit-of-real-life-togetherness\/\">Absolut by BBH Singapore<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u5sEat3zZZE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>10. <a href=\"https:\/\/adpulp.wpengine.com\/the-glenlivet-remains-whiskys-challenger-brand\/\">The Glenlivet by CPB London<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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Fallon, Doner, BBH, and CPB made the Top 10, but that is no surprise.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, advertising craftspersons who do not get written up in the trades every week continue to turn in the best work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2020 has been a difficult year for many people working in advertising. Hundreds of thousands of people had to learn to work remotely, practically overnight. Many agencies lost accounts and consequently, many people lost their jobs. 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