Comms advertising students, via the BYU AdLab, have once again secured all three finalist nominations for the Student Emmy in TV Commercial/PSA.  Incredibly, all three of the nominated projects were directed by the same advertising student, Remington Butler.  Congratulations to our advertising students and their mentors on this excellent achievement! See the TV spots here: LYFT – We Don’t Judge, We Drive IMAX

Professor Jeff Sheets has been invited to serve on the 2024 Clio Awards Student Jury. Clios is one of the most prestigious international advertising awards shows. Clio’s mission is to: celebrate bold work that propels the advertising industry forward, inspire a competitive marketplace of ideas, and foster meaningful connections within the creative community.

Advertising students Destinee Neville and Adam Sheets have been named finalists in the 2023 Coca-Cola Refreshing films competition placing them in the top four of almost 1000 entries nationwide from 60 Coca-Cola partner universities. Their commercial script for Coca-Cola was selected for consideration to be aired nationwide as an ad during the trailers at Movie Theaters across the country. They

Advertising strategy track students had the opportunity to take part in a New York experiential trip in mid-October.

The One Club’s Global College Rankings highlights the top ten advertising & design schools of 2023 and has ranked BYU in the #2 spot. Jeff Sheets and recent graduates Annabelle Peterson and Gwynie Bahr were interviewed by the One Club. Check out the interview here.

Recent Adlab graduates Taylor Ballard, Tanner Jackson, Morgan Capener, and John Starkweather have a winning entry in the CommArts 2023 competition, earning them a spot in the 2023 CommArts Advertising Annual (not yet published for 2023). Their winning entry, the NBA All-Star project for the Utah Jazz that was featured on NBA.com, can be seen HERE. Several other Adlab students also

Zoë Taylor, Bethany Curtis, and Rachel Ankeney won the Project Yellow Light Competition. The National competition tries to bring awareness to the dangers of texting and driving. The students also saw their winning TV Spot play in Times Square.  Congratulations!

Comms students Katie Russell and Harrison Haycock (advertising) took part in a week-long experience in Washington, DC. As part of the Washington Media Scholars Foundation Media Plan Case Competition, the students were able to network with some of the top minds in the media industry.

Huge showing from the BYU Adlab at the Tellys. The Telly Awards is the premier award honoring video and television across all screens. Established in 1979, The Telly Awards receives over 12,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents. Online Commercials 6 Gold 12 Silver 13 Bronze Branded Content 5 Gold 6 Silver 4 Bronze Social Video 6 Silver