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The 20 Best Ads Of The 21st Century, So Far

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Published on: 2nd December 2015 at 11:36 AM
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We’re all in favour of a good ol’ list over at B&T and the Gunn Report has delivered with its top 20 ads from the 21st Century thus far.

The Gunn Report, managed by founder Donald Gunn, managing director Emma Wilkie and director of communications Amanda Benfell, asked 1754 citizens of adland for their say in the ads.

“This new reel that resulted has turned out to be a compilation of 20 demonstrations of pure genius,” the trio wrote on the site.

“Please join us in applauding the agencies, agency teams, clients, directors and production companies who stand behind this wonderful body of work.”

Below are the top 20, in the order they appear in the site.

BGH Air conditioners: Dads in Briefs

Agency: Del Campo Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi, Beunos Aries

Budweiser: Wassup

Agency: DDB Chicago

Cadbury: Gorrila

Agency: Fallon, London

Canal Plus: The Closet

Agency: BETC Euro RSCG, Paris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiGVU0cYf-4

Canal Plus: The Bear

Agency: BETC Euro RSCG, Paris

chipotle: Back to the start

Agency: Creative Artists Agency, Los Angeles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMfSGt6rHos

Dove: Evolution

Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Toronto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5qZedMTkkE

Guinness: noitulove

Agency: Abbott, Mead Vickers BBDO, London

Happy Dent Teeth Whitening Gum: Happy Dent Palace

Agency: McCann Erickson, Mumbai

Honda: The Cog

Agency: Wieden & Kennedy, London

Honda: Grrr

Agency: Wieden & Kennedy, London

John West Salmon: Bear

Agency: Leo Burnett, London

Metro Trains: Dumb Ways to Die

Agency: McCann Melbourne

Nike: Tag

Agency: Wieden & Kennedy, Portland

Nike: Write the Future

Agency: Wieden & Kennedy, Amsterdam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7spydLmzLKU

Old Spice: The Man your man could smell like

Agency: Agency: Wieden & Kennedy, Portland

Peugeot: The Sculpture

Agency: Euro RSCG MCM, Milan

Sony Bravia: Balls

Agency: Fallon, London

Volkswagen Golf: Kids on Steps

Agency: DDB Berlin

Volvo Trucks: Epic Split

Agency: Forsman & Bodenfors, Gothenburg

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