This post has not been vetted or endorsed by BuzzFeed's editorial staff. BuzzFeed Community is a place where anyone can create a post or quiz. Try making your own!

Posted on Dec 9, 2014

Top 20 Advertisements Of 2014

2014 was a cluttered year of videos, visuals and voices. But sometimes one an ad can stop you in your tracks. Grab a tissue (or the whole box) some of these are tearjerkers...

Community Contributor

IKEA's sense of humor shines through in its 2015 IKEA Catalog ad.
Agency: BBH — Via youtube.com

IKEA's sense of humor shines through in its 2015 IKEA Catalog ad.
Agency: BBH

Via youtube.com

IKEA's sense of humor shines through in its 2015 IKEA Catalog ad.
Agency: BBH

Though somewhat creepy, Old Spice uses its surreal style to make another masterpiece.
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy — Via youtube.com

Though somewhat creepy, Old Spice uses its surreal style to make another masterpiece.
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy

Via youtube.com

Though somewhat creepy, Old Spice uses its surreal style to make another masterpiece.
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy

Shakira & Activia partnered to support World Food Programme and became the most viral video of 2014 with 5.82 million shares as of late November, according to Adweek.
Agency: Vinizius/Y&R SA — Via youtube.com

Shakira & Activia partnered to support World Food Programme and became the most viral video of 2014 with 5.82 million shares as of late November, according to Adweek.
Agency: Vinizius/Y&R SA

Via youtube.com

Shakira & Activia partnered to support World Food Programme and became the most viral video of 2014 with 5.82 million shares as of late November, according to Adweek.
Agency: Vinizius/Y&R SA

After their success with "The Camp Gyno" in 2013, of course HelloFlo came out with a new one to dazzle us. A humorous ad for a somewhat unique product, the Hello Flo Period Starter kit.
Production company: Hayden 5 — Via youtube.com

After their success with "The Camp Gyno" in 2013, of course HelloFlo came out with a new one to dazzle us. A humorous ad for a somewhat unique product, the Hello Flo Period Starter kit.
Production company: Hayden 5

Via youtube.com

After their success with "The Camp Gyno" in 2013, of course HelloFlo came out with a new one to dazzle us. A humorous ad for a somewhat unique product, the Hello Flo Period Starter kit.
Production company: Hayden 5

Pulling out all the stops (and the footballers), this World Cup ad turned a simple game into the grudge match of the century.
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy Portland — Via youtube.com

Pulling out all the stops (and the footballers), this World Cup ad turned a simple game into the grudge match of the century.
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy Portland

Via youtube.com

Pulling out all the stops (and the footballers), this World Cup ad turned a simple game into the grudge match of the century.
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy Portland

Emotional and powerful, this ad was one of many that used James' homecoming as its storyline. This one uses Hozier's "Take Me to to Church" single to reveal stories of LeBron's life that many do not know. Check them out here.

Agency: R/GA — Via youtube.com

Emotional and powerful, this ad was one of many that used James' homecoming as its storyline. This one uses Hozier's "Take Me to to Church" single to reveal stories of LeBron's life that many do not know. Check them out here.

Agency: R/GA

Via youtube.com

Emotional and powerful, this ad was one of many that used James' homecoming as its storyline. This one uses Hozier's "Take Me to to Church" single to reveal stories of LeBron's life that many do not know. Check them out here.

Agency: R/GA

Sainsbury's 2014 Christmas advert is one of the best this season. They worked with the Royal British Legion to recreate Christmas Day 1914 when British and German soldiers laid down their arms to celebrate the holiday.
Agency: BBDO — Via youtube.com

Sainsbury's 2014 Christmas advert is one of the best this season. They worked with the Royal British Legion to recreate Christmas Day 1914 when British and German soldiers laid down their arms to celebrate the holiday.
Agency: BBDO

Via youtube.com

Sainsbury's 2014 Christmas advert is one of the best this season. They worked with the Royal British Legion to recreate Christmas Day 1914 when British and German soldiers laid down their arms to celebrate the holiday.
Agency: BBDO

Thai ads seem to hit the same emotional notes as some others coming out of Thailand (like this one or this one). They remind us of the deeper aspects of life to cross language barriers and reach into our hearts. — Via youtube.com

Thai ads seem to hit the same emotional notes as some others coming out of Thailand (like this one or this one). They remind us of the deeper aspects of life to cross language barriers and reach into our hearts.

Via youtube.com

Thai ads seem to hit the same emotional notes as some others coming out of Thailand (like this one or this one). They remind us of the deeper aspects of life to cross language barriers and reach into our hearts.

Hind sight. This is what makes New Zealand Transportation Agency's newest PSA so moving. If two drivers could speak to each other before they met in a horrible car accident, what would they say?
From the company that brought you "Blazed," they've done it again.
Agency: Clemenger BBDO Wellington - New Zealand — Via youtube.com

Hind sight. This is what makes New Zealand Transportation Agency's newest PSA so moving. If two drivers could speak to each other before they met in a horrible car accident, what would they say?
From the company that brought you "Blazed," they've done it again.
Agency: Clemenger BBDO Wellington - New Zealand

Via youtube.com

Hind sight. This is what makes New Zealand Transportation Agency's newest PSA so moving. If two drivers could speak to each other before they met in a horrible car accident, what would they say?
From the company that brought you "Blazed," they've done it again.
Agency: Clemenger BBDO Wellington - New Zealand

How do you comfort a baby when he or she won't stop crying? In this age of technology, this ad speaks to the power of human connection and the role tech plays in parenting. — Via youtube.com

How do you comfort a baby when he or she won't stop crying? In this age of technology, this ad speaks to the power of human connection and the role tech plays in parenting.

Via youtube.com

How do you comfort a baby when he or she won't stop crying? In this age of technology, this ad speaks to the power of human connection and the role tech plays in parenting.

Following a growing genre of feminist-themed ads, this spot tries to raise the self esteem of girls and women by asking "When did doing something 'like a girl' become an insult?"
Agency: Leo Burnett's Chicago, London and Toronto — Via youtube.com

Following a growing genre of feminist-themed ads, this spot tries to raise the self esteem of girls and women by asking "When did doing something 'like a girl' become an insult?"
Agency: Leo Burnett's Chicago, London and Toronto

Via youtube.com

Following a growing genre of feminist-themed ads, this spot tries to raise the self esteem of girls and women by asking "When did doing something 'like a girl' become an insult?"
Agency: Leo Burnett's Chicago, London and Toronto

Focusing on the pregame rituals of some of soccer's biggest stars and their fans, Beats by Dre incorporates itself into the intense and passionate sport of soccer (aka football) just in time for the FIFA World Cup.
Agency: R/GA, London and Los Angeles — Via youtube.com

Focusing on the pregame rituals of some of soccer's biggest stars and their fans, Beats by Dre incorporates itself into the intense and passionate sport of soccer (aka football) just in time for the FIFA World Cup.
Agency: R/GA, London and Los Angeles

Via youtube.com

Focusing on the pregame rituals of some of soccer's biggest stars and their fans, Beats by Dre incorporates itself into the intense and passionate sport of soccer (aka football) just in time for the FIFA World Cup.
Agency: R/GA, London and Los Angeles

Like a typical beer commercial, there is a heavy animal presence in this ad. However, Budweiser takes a new spin on a serious issue. Highlighting the relationship between a man and his pup, this not so typical beer ad iterates the severity of drinking and driving. A title slide reads, “For some, the waiting never ended. But we can change that.”
Agency: Momentum Worldwide — Via youtube.com

Like a typical beer commercial, there is a heavy animal presence in this ad. However, Budweiser takes a new spin on a serious issue. Highlighting the relationship between a man and his pup, this not so typical beer ad iterates the severity of drinking and driving. A title slide reads, “For some, the waiting never ended. But we can change that.”
Agency: Momentum Worldwide

Via youtube.com

Like a typical beer commercial, there is a heavy animal presence in this ad. However, Budweiser takes a new spin on a serious issue. Highlighting the relationship between a man and his pup, this not so typical beer ad iterates the severity of drinking and driving. A title slide reads, “For some, the waiting never ended. But we can change that.”
Agency: Momentum Worldwide

Vimeo — Via vimeo.com

The seven commercials from SS+K and O Positive Films uses the uncomfortable reality of watching a steamy scene in the presence of your parents to a hilarious level, pointing out the benefits of enjoying HBO "far, far away from your parents."
Agency: O Positive Films & SS+K, New York

The most heartwarming ad of this holiday season comes from John Lewis. Through the eyes of a child, it tells the tale of a boy and his penguin, with a quiet and heart warming reveal at the end.
You can even purchase Monty the Penguin.
Agency: adam&eveDDB, London — Via youtube.com

The most heartwarming ad of this holiday season comes from John Lewis. Through the eyes of a child, it tells the tale of a boy and his penguin, with a quiet and heart warming reveal at the end.
You can even purchase Monty the Penguin.
Agency: adam&eveDDB, London

Via youtube.com

The most heartwarming ad of this holiday season comes from John Lewis. Through the eyes of a child, it tells the tale of a boy and his penguin, with a quiet and heart warming reveal at the end.
You can even purchase Monty the Penguin.
Agency: adam&eveDDB, London

Guinness's "Made of More" campaign took center stage during the Fourth of July by making the most patriotic ad of the holiday.
This ad is the second of the campaign. Its predecessor being "Basketball."
Agency: BBDO, New York — Via youtube.com

Guinness's "Made of More" campaign took center stage during the Fourth of July by making the most patriotic ad of the holiday.
This ad is the second of the campaign. Its predecessor being "Basketball."
Agency: BBDO, New York

Via youtube.com

Guinness's "Made of More" campaign took center stage during the Fourth of July by making the most patriotic ad of the holiday.
This ad is the second of the campaign. Its predecessor being "Basketball."
Agency: BBDO, New York

The best sports endorsement of 2014 comes from Under Armour. The campaign targets women and changes the face of endorsements (for the better). It's empowering and astonishing as American Ballet Theatre soloist Misty Copeland's voice reads out the critiques she heard as a young dancer.
The second of this campaign featured Giselle Bundchen .
Agency: Droga5, New York — Via youtube.com

The best sports endorsement of 2014 comes from Under Armour. The campaign targets women and changes the face of endorsements (for the better). It's empowering and astonishing as American Ballet Theatre soloist Misty Copeland's voice reads out the critiques she heard as a young dancer.
The second of this campaign featured Giselle Bundchen .
Agency: Droga5, New York

Via youtube.com

The best sports endorsement of 2014 comes from Under Armour. The campaign targets women and changes the face of endorsements (for the better). It's empowering and astonishing as American Ballet Theatre soloist Misty Copeland's voice reads out the critiques she heard as a young dancer.
The second of this campaign featured Giselle Bundchen .
Agency: Droga5, New York

Director Tatia Pilieva created this short film for a small clothing label in Los Angeles and it quickly became a viral sensation. It had 5 million views in the first day and almost 95 million to date.
Pileva also made another short film entitled "Undress Me". This work seemed to set of a canon of similar videos: "The Slap" and "First Gay Hug."
Agency: Durable Goods — Via youtube.com

Director Tatia Pilieva created this short film for a small clothing label in Los Angeles and it quickly became a viral sensation. It had 5 million views in the first day and almost 95 million to date.
Pileva also made another short film entitled "Undress Me". This work seemed to set of a canon of similar videos: "The Slap" and "First Gay Hug."
Agency: Durable Goods

Via youtube.com

Director Tatia Pilieva created this short film for a small clothing label in Los Angeles and it quickly became a viral sensation. It had 5 million views in the first day and almost 95 million to date.
Pileva also made another short film entitled "Undress Me". This work seemed to set of a canon of similar videos: "The Slap" and "First Gay Hug."
Agency: Durable Goods

The best Super Bowl commercial without actually being a Super Bowl commercial. Anna Kendrick is funny and sassy in this untraditional (yet simple) beer commercial.
Agency: Droga5, New York — Via youtube.com

The best Super Bowl commercial without actually being a Super Bowl commercial. Anna Kendrick is funny and sassy in this untraditional (yet simple) beer commercial.
Agency: Droga5, New York

Via youtube.com

The best Super Bowl commercial without actually being a Super Bowl commercial. Anna Kendrick is funny and sassy in this untraditional (yet simple) beer commercial.
Agency: Droga5, New York

The theme of parenthood dominates the top 10 on this list. And this ad from American Greetings is no different. It combines the trend of prank videos and the tearjerking motherhood theme into a 4 minute video with 22 million views.
Agency: Mullen, Boston — Via youtube.com

The theme of parenthood dominates the top 10 on this list. And this ad from American Greetings is no different. It combines the trend of prank videos and the tearjerking motherhood theme into a 4 minute video with 22 million views.
Agency: Mullen, Boston

Via youtube.com

The theme of parenthood dominates the top 10 on this list. And this ad from American Greetings is no different. It combines the trend of prank videos and the tearjerking motherhood theme into a 4 minute video with 22 million views.
Agency: Mullen, Boston

In the year of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, there has been a surplus of PSA, non-for-profit and charity fundraising ads. This PSA addresses the civil war in Syria and its impact on more than 5 million children. Save the Children brought the idea of a war home for Britain.
Agency: Don't Panic, London — Via youtube.com

In the year of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, there has been a surplus of PSA, non-for-profit and charity fundraising ads. This PSA addresses the civil war in Syria and its impact on more than 5 million children. Save the Children brought the idea of a war home for Britain.
Agency: Don't Panic, London

Via youtube.com

In the year of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, there has been a surplus of PSA, non-for-profit and charity fundraising ads. This PSA addresses the civil war in Syria and its impact on more than 5 million children. Save the Children brought the idea of a war home for Britain.
Agency: Don't Panic, London

W+K and P&G team up to create the best ad from the Sochi Winter Olympics. This transcends language barriers and tells the story of endurance and perseverance through four story lines in an endearing way. It reminds everyone of both the bond between mother and child, and the desire for someone to support you in your life.
Some controversy arose with the absence of dads in this campaign. However, as the primary purchasers of P&G products at the supermarket, women are the target market and this ad will hook those customers.
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy — Via youtube.com

W+K and P&G team up to create the best ad from the Sochi Winter Olympics. This transcends language barriers and tells the story of endurance and perseverance through four story lines in an endearing way. It reminds everyone of both the bond between mother and child, and the desire for someone to support you in your life.
Some controversy arose with the absence of dads in this campaign. However, as the primary purchasers of P&G products at the supermarket, women are the target market and this ad will hook those customers.
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy

Via youtube.com

W+K and P&G team up to create the best ad from the Sochi Winter Olympics. This transcends language barriers and tells the story of endurance and perseverance through four story lines in an endearing way. It reminds everyone of both the bond between mother and child, and the desire for someone to support you in your life.
Some controversy arose with the absence of dads in this campaign. However, as the primary purchasers of P&G products at the supermarket, women are the target market and this ad will hook those customers.
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy

Share This Article