Adweek's Most Popular Online Stories of 2020

From the Moldy Whopper to Crystal Pepsi, here's what you were reading this year

With C-suite leaders from iconic brands keynoting sessions, leading workshops and attending networking events, Brandweek is the place to be for marketing innovation and problem-solving. Register to attend September 23–26 in Phoenix, Arizona.

It’s been a year. A decade? Maybe even an entire millennium. What we’re trying to say is, 2020 has been a slog—but that didn’t stop the creativity of marketers, despite ever-shrinking staffs and budgets. 

The year began with boundary-breaking work from Burger King and a Super Bowl that gave us Bill Murray’s first national advertising role. When everything changed in March, we brought you stories about triumphing over new challenges and business pivots. Then, the summer’s Black Lives Matter protests touched off a reckoning within the marketing world, both among agency ranks and brands confronting their problematic roots.

As

AW+

WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

Subscribe today!

To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber

View Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in