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The Top 10 Weirdest Ads of 2021

Looking back on the most surreal and absurd marketing campaigns of the past year

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From cat music to creepy androids, here's some of the strangest advertising of 2021.Adweek
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By Brittaney Kiefer

December 30, 2021

While most people were hoping for a more normal 2021, this year proved in many ways to be as tumultuous and unusual as 2020.

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Brittaney Kiefer

Brittaney is Adweek's European creativity editor.

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