Agency of the Year

Highdive Is Adweek’s 2020 Breakthrough Agency of the Year

This small Chicago shop packs a big punch

Highdive was also Adweek’s Fastest Growing agency for 2020, its best year yet. Courtesy Highdive

By Minda Smiley

December 6, 2020

Two of 2020’s most popular and memorable Super Bowl ads came from Jeep and Rocket Mortgage. They weren’t dreamed up in the halls of a massive agency network, but rather at Highdive, a 4-year-old boutique shop in Chicago with about 30 full-time employees and lots of ambition.

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Minda Smiley
@Minda_Smiley minda.smiley@adweek.com Minda Smiley is an agencies reporter at Adweek.
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