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Best of the Year
Best Advertising + Ad Campaigns of 2016
The advertising and ad campaigns that won a GDUSA award in 2016, each with the firm and the designers credited.
56 award-winning projects
An ad campaign carries the designer's idea across an entire ecosystem of branding. The designer builds the system that holds it together, from the headline typography to the image treatment. The best advertising and ad campaigns represented here are consistently amazing from the first impression through the enduring assets.
Standouts of 2016
- Visit Kenosha 2015 Online Adsby Equity Creative for Kenosha Area Convention and Visitor’s Bureau · 2016
- Fun Phrase Ad Seriesby Ellsworth Adhesives · 2016
- MetLife 2016 Federal Dental Campaignby MetLife · 2016
- Troy Insurance Responsive Email Blast Announcementby TFI Envision, Inc. for Troy Insurance, Inc. · 2016
- When Dreaming Becomes Searchingby MLS Property Information Network, Inc. · 2016
- NCPA Celebrate Independents Campaignby National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) · 2016
2016
Visit Kenosha 2015 Online Ads
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Equity Creative
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2016
Fun Phrase Ad Series
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Ellsworth Adhesives
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2016
MetLife 2016 Federal Dental Campaign
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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MetLife
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2016
Troy Insurance Responsive Email Blast Announcement
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TFI Envision, Inc.
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2016
When Dreaming Becomes Searching
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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MLS Property Information Network, Inc.
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2016
NCPA Celebrate Independents Campaign
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)
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2016
Ole Henriksen Remarketing Ads
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Z&R Design
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2016
Marc Jacobs Beauty Banner Ads
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Z&R Design
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2016
Redefine Yourself Advertisements
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Anne Arundel Community College, Creative Services
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2016
Atomic Physics Made Easy Advertisement
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Newport Corporation
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2016
Spring Promotion
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Protect-A-Bed
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XNA Airport Security Bins
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Asurion
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2016
Cepheid HIV-TB Africa Ad
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Cepheid
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2016
Grass is Greener Advertising
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Crete Carrier Corporation
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2016
HiSET Advertisement
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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ETS
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2016
2016 Waste Management Phoenix Open Tournament Campaign
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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The Thunderbirds
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2016
College Life Connected Promotion
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Eagle Communications
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2016
Be An Eagle Fan Promotion
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Eagle Communications
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2016
Don’t Blend In. Stand Out.
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Conair Corporation
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2016
Porsche Promotional Giveaway
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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SecurityNational Mortgage Company
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2016
Connected Beyond Long Island Campaign
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Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty
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2016
319 A Street Campaign
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Branding Iron @ Stantec
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2016
Jim Beam Fire Chicago Launch OOH
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Beam Suntory
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2016
Expect Big Things Advertising
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Applied Underwriters
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2016
HDS Careers Advertising
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Hitachi Data Systems
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2016
PentahoWorld Advertising
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Hitachi Data Systems
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2016
Veritiv ADCD Paper Fashion Show Ad
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Veritiv
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2016
Animal Advertising Series
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Net Health
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2016
Furniture Today Magazine Advertisement
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Protect-A-Bed
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2016
Hospitality Magazine Advertisement
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Protect-A-Bed
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2016
Nourison Annual Sale Campaign
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Nourison
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2016
Pharma Heroes Advertising
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United BioSource Corporation (UBC)
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2016
Giant Eagle Tomatoes Advertising
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Giant Eagle Advertising Department
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2016
Werner 60th Anniversary Advertising
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Werner Enterprises
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2016
Werner Sturgis Advertising
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Werner Enterprises
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2016
Werner Park Advertising
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Werner Enterprises
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2016
Global Payments Fortune Advertisement
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Global Payments Inc.
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2016
“S” Advertising Campaign
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Neoscape, Inc.
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2016
Turn Your Home Inside Out Advertisement
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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GAF Creative Services
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2016
ApplePay Campaign
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R&J Strategic Communications
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2016
Transparency Advertisement
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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GAF Creative Services
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2016
Stanley Gloves P-O-P Display
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Randy Richards Design Group
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2016
Waterpower Week
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PennWell Corporation
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2016
Save The Date
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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PennWell Corporation
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2016
Waterpower: Hydro Basics Course
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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PennWell Corporation
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2016
GoPhillyGo Public Transit Campaign
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Warkulwiz Design Associates
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2016
Eat Clean Advertising
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Rodale Inc./HotHouse Agency
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2016
Viewpoint Grand Opening Print Advertisement
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Gauger + Associates
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2016
Grainda Builders Print Advertising
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Metropolis Branding
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2016
Service Connect Anywhere Ad Series
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Gerard
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2016
Follett Managed Stores Ad Series
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Gerard
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2016
Standard TPMS The Original Replacement Print and Digital Campaign
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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TFI Envision, Inc.
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2016
HazTek Print Advertising
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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HazTek Inc.
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2016
The Seattle Times App Campaign
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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The Seattle Times
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2016
Transparency Advertisement
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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GAF Creative Services
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2016
Turn Your Home Inside Out Advertisement
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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GAF Creative Services
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Common questions
- How many advertising and ad campaigns won GDUSA awards in 2016?
- The gallery lists 56 winners from 2016 in this category, out of 517 across all years. Each one appears here with its firm and designer credits.
- Which firms won the most GDUSA awards for advertising and ad campaigns in 2016?
- GAF Creative Services leads with 4 of the 2016 winners, ahead of PennWell Corporation (3), Protect-A-Bed (3), Werner Enterprises (3), Eagle Communications (2), Gerard (2). The ranking for the year lists every firm with its winning work. Best Advertising + Ad Campaigns firms of 2016, by award wins.
- Who are the clients on the 2016 advertising and ad campaigns?
- Clients named on this work include Boston Residential Group, CDK Global, Clean Air Council, Cordova Gloves/Stanley Gloves Licensee, Dividend Homes. The credit comes from the firm that entered the work.
- How do I enter next year's awards?
- Entries go through the GDUSA entry platform. A single entry costs $120 as of October 2026, and packages bring the price per piece down to $400 for ten to twenty entries. Winners who publish get a project page here with full credits, and publication is the paid step. How the awards work.