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Media Analyst John Carroll's Top Five Ads of 2014

Actor, singer Justin Timberlake is just one of dozens of celebrities who completed the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS this year. (YouTube)
Actor, singer Justin Timberlake is just one of dozens of celebrities who completed the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS this year. (YouTube)

In the United States, roughly $180 billion was spend on advertising this past year.

Here & Now media analyst John Carroll, a professor of mass communications at Boston University, shares a few of his favorite ad campaigns, which encompass both television and web advertising.

John Carroll’s Favorite Ads

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