Not normal: Review of the year 2020

This year has been anything but business as usual…

Not normal: Review of the year 2020
A year that has changed the ad industry for the better

A year that has changed the ad industry for the better

The Lists 2020: Top 10 marketers

The Lists 2020: Top 10 marketers

The Lists 2020: Top 15 film ads

The Lists 2020: Top 15 film ads

Quiz of the year: 2020

Quiz of the year: 2020

The year of 'not normal'

Review of 2020: When a 'normal public health campaign' won't do
Simon Gwynn
Dec 08,2020

Review of 2020: When a 'normal public health campaign' won't do

Review of 2020: The ups and downs of WFH
Kate Magee
Dec 08,2020

Review of 2020: The ups and downs of WFH

Review of 2020: Black lives take centre stage
Gemma Charles
Dec 09,2020

Review of 2020: Black lives take centre stage

Review of 2020: A financial downturn unlike any other
Gurjit Degun
Dec 09,2020

Review of 2020: A financial downturn unlike any other

Review of 2020: The evolving creative process
Emmet McGonagle
Dec 10,2020

Review of 2020: The evolving creative process

Review of 2020: Boom time for digital consumption
Omar Oakes
Dec 10,2020

Review of 2020: Boom time for digital consumption

Review of 2020: The year society needed brands to pull their weight
Gemma Charles
Dec 11,2020

Review of 2020: The year society needed brands to pull their weight

Review of 2020: Pitch theatre takes a dramatic turn
Jeremy Lee
Dec 14,2020

Review of 2020: Pitch theatre takes a dramatic turn

Review of 2020: The year we became 'accidental climate heroes'
Brittaney Kiefer
Dec 14,2020

Review of 2020: The year we became 'accidental climate heroes'

The best of 2020

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The year ahead for cultural trends: are you ready to brave the virtual waters?

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The year ahead for strategy: we're not out of the woods yet

The Lists 2021: Top 10 trailblazers

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The Lists 2021: Top 10 radio ads

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The top 10 pets of adland in 2021

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The top five production companies in 2021

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The top nine digital innovations in 2021

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The top adland lookalikes in 2021

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The top 10 press ads in 2021

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The top 10 media buyers in 2021

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Campaign's top 10 brands in 2021

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The top 10 live experiences in 2021

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The top 10 adland mishaps in 2021

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The top 10 outdoor ads in 2021

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The top 11 ad planners in 2021

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The top 10 directors in 2021

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The top 10 ad suits in 2021

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The top 10 media planners in 2021

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Brim and Sobhani review the 12 best Christmas ads

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The Lists 2021: Top 10 marketers

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The Lists 2021: Top 10 commercial chiefs

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The top 20 creative leaders in 2021

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The top 15 film ads of 2021

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The top 10 media suits of 2021

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The Lists 2020: Top 5 production companies

The Lists 2020: Top lookalikes

The Lists 2020: Top 10 pets of adland

The Lists 2020: Top 10 directors

The Lists 2020: Top 7 digital innovations

The Lists 2020: Top 10 radio ads