Brand MarketingYouTube’s 10 Most-Watched Ads in AugustBy Tim Nudd|September 6, 2013 ShareBy Tim Nudd|September 6, 2013 Share August was a sleepy month for commercials on YouTube, with only five videos posted during the month able to break the 1 million view mark—and two of those just barely. The three spots that fared best on YouTube and Adweek's monthly Ads Leaderboard were all sports related: Nike's new "Just do it" commercial; NBC Sports' Jason Sudeikis video for its English Premier League coverage; and Jordan Brand's new Blake Griffin spot. Further down the list were Honda, Motorola, a couple of EA spots—and even a campaign ad from New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio. The view counts are as of Sept. 5. To be eligible for the YouTube Ads Leaderboard, videos must be marked as ads on YouTube (i.e., they get some paid views) but must also earn significant organic views. The list only ranks videos uploaded in August. Click below to see all the spots.1New Yorkers for de Blasio “Dante” Creative Agency: AKPD Media: Precision Network Upload date: 8/8/13 Views: 132,218 —View counts as of Sept. 5. To be eligible, videos must be marked as ads on YouTube (i.e., they get some paid views) but must also earn significant organic views.2Vitaminwater “Pandhandler Pranks Entire Subway Car” Creative Agency: College Humor Upload date: 8/5/13 Views: 440,980 —View counts as of Sept. 5. To be eligible, videos must be marked as ads on YouTube (i.e., they get some paid views) but must also earn significant organic views.3EA Sports “Madden 25: Summer Camp” Creative Agency: Heat Media: Wieden + Kennedy Upload date: 8/25/13 Views: 559,677 —View counts as of Sept. 5. To be eligible, videos must be marked as ads on YouTube (i.e., they get some paid views) but must also earn significant organic views.4American Pet Products Association “Wet Dog” Upload date: 8/1/13 Views: 650,879 —View counts as of Sept. 5. To be eligible, videos must be marked as ads on YouTube (i.e., they get some paid views) but must also earn significant organic views.5Electronic Arts “Battlefield 4” Creative Agency: Electronic Arts Media: Wieden + Kennedy Upload date: 8/20/13 Views: 734,237 —View counts as of Sept. 5. To be eligible, videos must be marked as ads on YouTube (i.e., they get some paid views) but must also earn significant organic views.6Motorola “Moto X: Always Ready” Creative Agency: Digitas Media: Digitas Upload date: 8/1/13 Views: 1,042,960 —View counts as of Sept. 5. To be eligible, videos must be marked as ads on YouTube (i.e., they get some paid views) but must also earn significant organic views.7Honda Civic “Nick Cannon #BestYourself” Creative Agency: RPA Media: MediaVest Upload date: 8/5/13 Views: 1,178,350 —View counts as of Sept. 5. To be eligible, videos must be marked as ads on YouTube (i.e., they get some paid views) but must also earn significant organic views.8Jordan Brand “Blake and Drain” Creative Agency: Wieden + Kennedy Upload date: 8/1/13 Views: 5,281,859 —View counts as of Sept. 5. To be eligible, videos must be marked as ads on YouTube (i.e., they get some paid views) but must also earn significant organic views.9NBC Sports “An American Coach in London” Creative Agency: The Brooklyn Brothers Upload date: 8/3/13 Views: 5,487,588 —View counts as of Sept. 5. To be eligible, videos must be marked as ads on YouTube (i.e., they get some paid views) but must also earn significant organic views.10Nike “Just Do It: Possibilities” Creative Agency: Wieden + Kennedy Upload date: 8/21/13 Views: 8,736,890 —View counts as of Sept. 5. To be eligible, videos must be marked as ads on YouTube (i.e., they get some paid views) but must also earn significant organic views. Adweek Adweek