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T-Mobile & Google Chrome top YouTube’s most popular ads of 2011

Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Google has revealed the list of the most popular commercials as viewed on YouTube in the UK this year, and we are thrilled that T-Mobile's spoof 'Royal Wedding' viral and Google Chrome's 'Jamal Edwards' spot take first and second place, respectively!

We worked alongside Saatchi & Saatchi and director Chris Palmer on T-Mobile's spoof of the Royal Wedding which featured Prince William and Kate Middleton lookalikes making a spectacular trip down the aisle.  The video has now been viewed approximately 24,485,000 times globally since it launched in April.

Produced by our Mill Studio team and directed by our very own Carl Addy and PK for BBH London, the Google Chrome ad featuring Jamal Edwards is the second-most-popular spot, according to the video-sharing site.

Other brands whose adverts made the top 10 include Volkswagen, Asos, Listerine, John Lewis, Kia, Twinings, Flora and Nokia.

Dara Nasr, industry head of display for YouTube UK said 2011 had been "a bumper year" for online video advertising, adding: "Advertisers are increasingly taking advantage of the social nature of online video by creating ads that are likely to be shared, liked and commented on."

Visit Brand Republic to watch the full list of winning commercials.


The 10 most popular ads on YouTube in the UK this year:

1. T-Mobile, 'The T-Mobile Royal Wedding' by Saatchi & Saatchi, production Gorgeous

2. Google Chrome, 'Jamal Edwards' by BBH, production The Mill

3. Asos, 'The Asos Urban Tour of London Preview' by BBH, production Stink Digital

4. Volkswagen, 'The Force' by Deutsch USA

5. Listerine, 'Listering Mouth vs. Life' by JWT

6. Kia, 'The New Kia Picanto' by David & Goliath

7. John Lewis, John Lewis Christmas Ad 2011 ('The Long Wait') by Adam & Eve

8. Twinings, 'Gets back to you' by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO

9. Flora, 'Flora Cuisine Vernon and Gladys introduce a new way to cook' by DDB UK

10. Nokia, 'Nokia N8 Pink Freedom' by Wieden+ Kennedy, US


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