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Best of the Year
Best Advertising + Ad Campaigns of 2020
The advertising and ad campaigns that won a GDUSA award in 2020, each with the firm and the designers credited.
52 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 2020
- #SwimON Campaignby Speedo USA · 2020
- PetNaturals® Impawsibly Good Treats Magazine Advertisementby FoodScience Internal Creative Team · 2020
- Burlingame Wealth Management Advertisementby Best Version Media · 2020
- Irongate Equestrian Center Advertisementby Best Version Media · 2020
- Lasley Centre for the Performing Arts Advertisementby Best Version Media · 2020
- 2020 America’s Beauty Show Spreadby Cosmetologists Chicago · 2020
2020
#SwimON Campaign
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Speedo USA
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2020
PetNaturals® Impawsibly Good Treats Magazine Advertisement
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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FoodScience Internal Creative Team
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2020
Burlingame Wealth Management Advertisement
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Best Version Media
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2020
Irongate Equestrian Center Advertisement
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Best Version Media
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2020
Lasley Centre for the Performing Arts Advertisement
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Best Version Media
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2020
2020 America’s Beauty Show Spread
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Cosmetologists Chicago
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2020
RISE Conference Campaign
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Pareto Intelligence
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2020
National Grid Sponsorship Ad for the Boston Red Sox
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National Grid Creative Services
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2020
Colic Coverage Advertising Campaign
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HB Design
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2020
#MyThankYou End of Year Appeal
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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PenFed Credit Union Marketing
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JanSport June 2019 Home Page and Email
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Julia Holenstein
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2020
2020 Ad Campaign
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The Word & Brown Companies
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2020
Santa Is Coming Advertisement
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Cepheid
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2020
100 Days Digital Campaign
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NCTM Creative Services
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2020
Get Cozy, Stay Chic Advertising Campaign
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80east Design
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2020
Get Cozy, Stay Chic Online Advertising Campaign
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80east Design
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2020
ENT Digital Advertising Campaign
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Children’s Hospital Colorado
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2020
GDUSA Award-Winners Ads
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Robert Half Creative Brand & Studio
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2020
Walgreens FY21 Pet Meds Campaign
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D186 | Walgreen Co.
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2020
LoveBoat, Taipei: From Book Pages to Instagram Pages
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Studio DBJ and The ADVNT Society
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2020
ON3 Instagram Campaign
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Marketing Thru Graphics
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2020
DK Xpress Launch Campaign
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Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp.
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2020
Japanese Grills and Fresh Sushi
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Thank Design
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2020
New Products Advertising Series
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NIBCO, Inc.
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2020
DRTV & Digital Campaign featuring Mike Rowe
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HomeServe
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2020
Executive Leadership Council Advertisement
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Bank of America, Enterprise Creative Solutions
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2020
Mortgage Bankers Annual Convention and Expo 2019 Program Advertisement
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Bank of America, Enterprise Creative Solutions
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2020
Crossroads Theatre Company Advertisement
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Bank of America, Enterprise Creative Solutions
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2020
AlphaView Wealth Advisors Advertising Campaign
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Angelique Markowski
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2020
See Y’all Soon Campaign
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North Carolina Zoo
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2020
I'm Ready Weight Loss Surgery Campaign
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WORX Branding | Digital | Marketing
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2020
Drive Your Business With AGWS Magazine Advertisement
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American Guardian Warranty Services (AGWS)
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2020
Your Possibilities Campaign
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PSCU
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2020
Here2Help Campaign
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The Hatcher Group
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2020
Everguard Dome Advertisement
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GAF Creative Services
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2020
ACS Personal Stories of Discovery
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ACS Publications/CreativeLab
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2020
Arc-Com Brand Evolution
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Studio C Creative, LLC
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2020
Shine Through Initiative
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SRH
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2020
Virtually Unusual Create-A-Thon Fundraiser Campaign
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Krystal Pratt Designs
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2020
Watts AquaLock Launch Campaign
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Watts and Bolin Agency
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2020
Watts Open Safe Campaign
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Watts Water Technologies
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2020
Resolve To Inspire New Year's Print and Digital Campaign
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Andon Guenther Design LLC
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2020
Bring the Grit Featuring Phillip Lindsay of the Denver Broncos
Advertising + Ad Campaigns
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Children’s Hospital Colorado
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2020
We Take Nesting Seriously Print Advertising Campaign
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Metropolis Branding
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2020
Vulnerable Testing Campaign
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Odonnell Company
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2020
Black Girls Rock SWFL Campaign
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Southstar Creative
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2020
30 Days of Gratitude
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Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty
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2020
Timberline HDZ Launch Advertising
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GAF Creative Services
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2020
HydroStop School Advertisement
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GAF Creative Services
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2020
National Save for Retirement Week Campaign: Small Steps
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studio m, MassMutual
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2020
Zirlux Transitions
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Henry Schein, Inc./Schein Creative Group
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2020
No Nonsense Campaign
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Adrenaline
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Common questions
- How many advertising and ad campaigns won GDUSA awards in 2020?
- The gallery lists 52 winners from 2020 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 2020?
- Bank of America, Enterprise Creative Solutions and Best Version Media share the top spot with 3 of the 2020 winners each. GAF Creative Services (3), 80east Design (2), Children’s Hospital Colorado (2) follow. The ranking for the year lists every firm with its winning work. Best Advertising + Ad Campaigns firms of 2020, by award wins.
- Who are the clients on the 2020 advertising and ad campaigns?
- Clients named on this work include Ruthie Davis, AlphaView Wealth Advisors, American Bank Center, Arc-Com, Inc., Behavioral Health System Baltimore. 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.