2020 Advertisement of the Year


Oct. 22, 2020

Associated Collegiate Press salutes the winners of its 2020 Advertisement of the Year competition.

Winners were announced during the ACP/CMA Fall National College Media Convention awards ceremony, presented virtually on Oct. 22.

WATCH
the awards ceremony for Pacemakers and Individual Awards
on Oct. 22, 2020.

2020 ACP Individual Awards

AdvertisementCartoonDesign
MultimediaReporterPhoto • Story
Best Use of Social MediaCOVID-19 Coverage

2020 ACP Pacemakers

Broadcast • Business • Innovation
Magazine • Newspaper • Online • 2019 Yearbook

Best of Show
Virtual 2020
Fall National College Media Convention
Oct. 24, 2020

ACP Awards page

ACP Awards archive


Print Advertisement

First
Art for Athens Benefit
Brandon Dudley
The Red & Black
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Second
Do science
J.B. Carter
College Heights Herald
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Third
Fall Roost Housing Fair
Ally General, Michaela Tangeman
The Ball State Daily News /The McKinley Avenue Agency
Ball Sate University
Muncie, Indiana

Fourth
Jazzercise
Olina Einarsdottir
The Standard
Missouri State University
Springfield, Missouri

Fifth
The Plant House
Ryan Greisinger
Northwest Missourian
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, Missouri

Honorable mention
Burger Village
Von Bannon
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

Honorable mention
Eyes playing tricks on you?
Sarah Keesling
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

Honorable mention
J.R. Bentley’s
Jesus Lemus
The Shorthorn
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas

Honorable mention
Motley Wants You
Erik Krouskop
The Et Cetera
Eastfield College
Mesquite, Texas


Online Advertisement

First
Adobe: Make the Leap with Creative Cloud
Westby Caspersen, Jordan Johnson, Wendy Qiu, Matt Sheridan, Jessica Zhang,
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Second
Five things to do over fall break
Bekah Harper
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Third
NOLS: What Makes a Leader?
Eric Hansen, Andrea Lamas-Nino, Jessica Zhang
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Fourth
Pizza King
Ally General
BallStateDaily.com / The McKinley Avenue Agency
Ball Sate University
Muncie, Indiana

Fifth
Thank you, thank you, thank you
Genna Barner
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Honorable mention
Top Five Reasons You Should Eat with Greek’s
Makayla Hughes, Ted Irwin, Michaela Tangeman
BallStateDaily.com / The McKinley Avenue Agency
Ball Sate University
Muncie, Indiana

Honorable mention
Housing leaderboard
Emma Spainhoward
College Heights Herald
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Honorable mention
E-Fest North
Genna Barner
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Honorable mention
Poetry Slam
Anthony Lazon, Jessica Martinez
The Et Cetera
Eastfield College
Mesquite, Texas


Video Advertisement

First
Humane Society: Eat Together
Abby Lesh
Baylor Lariat
Baylor University
Waco, Texas

Second
Sylvester’s Burgers
Staff
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

Third
Matching You With Your Next Opportunity
Staff
EMERGE Magazine
University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Fourth
WKU Apartment Hunters: Walk2Campus
Lauren Bond, Hayley Watson
College Heights Herald
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Fifth
Emerge Magazine: Behind the Story
Staff
EMERGE Magazine
University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Audio Advertisement

First
Sylvester’s
Staff
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

Second
Voter Registration Awareness
Mike Sokolski
KDUX WebRadio
Richland College
Richardson, Texas

Third
PeppGraphic (14.33 mark)
James Moore
Graphic
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California

Fourth
Voter Registration Awareness (Spanish Version)
Barbara Gandica Martinez
KDUX WebRadio
Richland College
Richardson, Texas


Newspaper Special Section/Advertising 

First
Adventure Awaits
Staff
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

Second
Adulting
Staff
College Heights Herald/Cherry Creative
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Third
Inside UK Special Section 2019
Ashlynne Arnett, Brittany Lyden
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Fourth
Eastfield Experience
Ariel Evans, Gabriella Evans, Erik Krouskop, Anthony Lazon, Skye Seipp
The Et Cetera
Eastfield College
Mesquite, Texas

Fifth
Best of Carolina 2020
Staff
Garnet Media Group
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

Honorable mention
OUTober
Staff
Daily Forty-Niner
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, California

Honorable mention
Sex Issue
Staff
The Columbia Chronicle
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Honorable mention
Housing Guide Fall 2019
Courtney McKown
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Honorable mention
Orientation Guide ‘19
Staff
The Daily Orange
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Honorable mention
Back-to-School Issue
Staff
The University Star
Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas


Rate Card

First
Media Kit Mustang Media Group
Steven Nguyen
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

Second
Media Kit Boise State University
Tessa Bishop, Maddie Ceglecki, Mackenzie Hudson, Taylor Humby
Boise State Student Media
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho

Third
The University Star Media Kit
Megan Hicks
The University Star
Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Fourth
Garnet Media Group Media Kit
Emily Schoonover
Garnet Media Group
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

Fifth
Join the team!
Staff
Northwest Missourian
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, Missouri

Honorable mention
The Chronicle Media Kit
Staff
The Columbia Chronicle
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Honorable mention
The State News Media Kit and Rate Card
Ethan Richert,  Dylan VanVliet, Shelby Zeigler
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Honorable mention
The Appalachian Media Kit
Shelly Banz
The Appalachian
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina