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Best of the Year
Best Advertising + Ad Campaigns of 2018
The advertising and ad campaigns that won a GDUSA award in 2018, each with the firm and the designers credited.
61 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 2018
- Hearst MPA Advertising Campaignby Hearst Creative Communications · 2018
- Sprint MCubesby Asurion for Sprint · 2018
- DICK'S Sporting Goods Protect Campaignby Asurion for DICK'S Sporting Goods · 2018
- Hitachi Vantara Corporate Advertisementby Hitachi Vantara · 2018
- The Navy Knot Advertising Campaignby Best Version Media · 2018
- Stanley Tools and Organizers Office Depot Adby Randy Richards Design Group for AMAX Corporation/Stanley Office Supplies · 2018
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Hearst MPA Advertising Campaign
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Hearst Creative Communications
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Sprint MCubes
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Asurion
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DICK'S Sporting Goods Protect Campaign
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Asurion
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Hitachi Vantara Corporate Advertisement
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Hitachi Vantara
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The Navy Knot Advertising Campaign
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Best Version Media
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Stanley Tools and Organizers Office Depot Ad
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Randy Richards Design Group
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Red Hat Portfolio Awareness Campaign
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Red Hat Open Studio
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Preneed Holiday Magazine Advertisement
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Physicians Mutual
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Xpert or Not Advertisement
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Cepheid
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Proven Experience Advertisement
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Stan Gellman Graphic Design
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Flex Membership Campaign
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USA Swimming
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Pursuits Campaign
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Willow Valley Communities
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MNG Health Advertising Executive
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MNG Health
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More Great Days Advertising Campaign
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Pet Partners, LLC
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Find Beauty In Every Day
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Conair Creative
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GoPhillyGo.org Advertising Campaign
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Warkulwiz Design Associates
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Path To Parity Advertisement for Variety Magazine
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American Heart Association
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Cardiac Awareness Campaign
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Ciampa Creative LLC
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ACS Earth & Space Chemistry Launch
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ACS Publications
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AARP Movies for Grownups Takeover Ad
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AARP Brand Creative Services
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AmeriCash Loans Billboard Design
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AmeriCash Loans
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HTS Clipper Advertising Campaign
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Scantron
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Bringing It Campaign
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ESCO Corporation
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Portfolio Awareness Campaign
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Red Hat
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Print Advertising Campaign
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Trident Seafoods
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Rickie Fowler Mortgage Confidence Print Advertisement
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Quicken Loans
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dotNYC Best of Boroughs Campaign
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Neustar, Inc.
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Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking Sponsorship Ad
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Protiviti
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Early Holiday Advertising
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SiMPLE DESIGN INC.
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2018 Logistics Advertisement
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Werner Enterprises
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AHIMA Grace Award Announcement
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American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
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WHIRL Magazine Advertorial Series
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UPMC Health Plan
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Mustang Make It Personal Campaign
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GTB - The Park
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Ford Warriors in Pink Health Print Advertising
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GTB - The Park
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Heart of Health Policy Advertising
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American College of Cardiology
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Advertising and Trade Show Campaign
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Conair Creative Services
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50 Reasons Advertising Campaign
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Protect-A-Bed
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Be the Reason Special Insert for Columbus Monthly
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Nationwide Children's Hospital
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Moving Forward Campaign
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The Seattle Times
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Contemporary Ballet Sponsorship Advertisement
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MU Health Care
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2018
Love My Cleveland APL Campaign
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Sweeney
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Graphic Solutions Advertising
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Sweeney
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EXTV Identity 2018
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School of the Art Institute Chicago (SAIC), IRFM Creative
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Swimsuits Multilevel Print Campaign
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R. F. Timberlake & Company
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5 Gallons of Confidence - GAF Hydrostop Advertising
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GAF Creative Services
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Cephied Xpert or Not Print Advertisement
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Cepheid
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I AM A SCAD GRAD Advertising Campaign
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Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
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Community Advertising
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Cox Automotive
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Kentucky Derby Event Sale
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Cox Automotive
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Manufacturers Deserve Advertising Campaign
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Plex Systems
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Pantene Foam Conditioner Advertising
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Aruliden
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Changing the Shape of Homeownership
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Better Mortgage
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UseCondoms.org Promotion
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DarbyDarby Creative
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Brave Beginning Print Advertising Campaign
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Extra Credit Projects
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Curbside Express
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Giant Eagle Advertising Department
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Dog Days of Summer
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Giant Eagle Advertising Department
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Family Law Advertising
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Design Tree Studios
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The V Foundation Cancer Ad
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Bank of America, Enterprise Creative Solutions
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Higher Education Industry Stand Out Ad
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Bank of America, Enterprise Creative Solutions
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Not-For-Profit Industry Expand Your Footprint Ad
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Bank of America, Enterprise Creative Solutions
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Common questions
- How many advertising and ad campaigns won GDUSA awards in 2018?
- The gallery lists 61 winners from 2018 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 2018?
- Bank of America, Enterprise Creative Solutions leads with 3 of the 2018 winners, ahead of Asurion (2), Cepheid (2), Cox Automotive (2), Giant Eagle Advertising Department (2), GTB - The Park (2). The ranking for the year lists every firm with its winning work. Best Advertising + Ad Campaigns firms of 2018, by award wins.
- Who are the clients on the 2018 advertising and ad campaigns?
- Clients named on this work include Ford Motor Company, AMAX Corporation/Stanley Office Supplies, Amyloidosis Research Consortium, Brave Beginnings, Center for Animal Referral and Emergency Services (CARES). 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.