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The Best Ad of 2014 Was Brilliant and Subversive, and It Wasn't Even Real

Inside Newcastle and Droga5's ambushing of the Super Bowl

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By Gabriel Beltrone

November 30, 2014

Technically speaking, the best ad of 2014 didn’t exist. Just ask Anna Kendrick.

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Gabriel Beltrone

Gabriel Beltrone is a frequent contributor to Adweek.

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