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Top 10 YouTube Ads for January 2013: As Chosen By You

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Top 10 YouTube Ads for January 2013: As Chosen By You

Although 60% of YouTube's in-stream ads are skippable, some of the very best are so captivating that users will stick around for the entire commercial. The brand new January 2013 YouTube Ads Leaderboard lists those ads that attracted the most views in terms of "promotion (paid ads) and popularity (organic views)" for last month - as long as they were uploaded from a US location. No real surprises here, particularly the fact that half of the ads are pre-releases for the February Super Bowl. We'll be very surprised if Super Bowl ads don't completely dominate the next set of figures based on this months user activity.

We present, for your viewing pleasure, the ten ads that made the cut:

1: No Cup Is Safe : Nike Golf (9,128,633 views)

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NCDYjHtEcU" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NCDYjHtEcU']);" rel="nofollow, external" target="_blank"><img class="nopin" src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi//0.jpg" alt="Top 10 YouTube Ads for January 2013: As Chosen By You" title="0" /></a>

2:  Child of the 90s : Internet Explorer (8,797,321 views)

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkM6RJf15cg" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkM6RJf15cg']);" rel="nofollow, external" target="_blank"><img class="nopin" src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi//0.jpg" alt="Top 10 YouTube Ads for January 2013: As Chosen By You" title="0" /></a>

3: "Wish Granted" : Toyota RAV4 2013 Big Game Commercial (6,111,078 views)

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iymBRSUfz9U" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iymBRSUfz9U']);" rel="nofollow, external" target="_blank"><img class="nopin" src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi//0.jpg" alt="Top 10 YouTube Ads for January 2013: As Chosen By You" title="0" /></a>

4: Huge Bear Surprises Crew on EcoBubble Photo Shoot in BC (5,887,234 views)

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eryxAcsTcOA" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eryxAcsTcOA']);" rel="nofollow, external" target="_blank"><img class="nopin" src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi//0.jpg" alt="Top 10 YouTube Ads for January 2013: As Chosen By You" title="0" /></a>

5: Kate Upton Washes the All-New Mercedes-Benz CLA in Slow Motion (5,705,545 views)

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPq7jVGPs3g" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPq7jVGPs3g']);" rel="nofollow, external" target="_blank"><img class="nopin" src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi//0.jpg" alt="Top 10 YouTube Ads for January 2013: As Chosen By You" title="0" /></a>

6: Get in, Get Happy : Volkswagen Super Bowl 2013 Game Day Commercial (3,502,311 views)

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfCm9P8naDQ" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfCm9P8naDQ']);" rel="nofollow, external" target="_blank"><img class="nopin" src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi//0.jpg" alt="Top 10 YouTube Ads for January 2013: As Chosen By You" title="0" /></a>

7: "Prom": Audi 2013 Big Game Commercial (3,422,075 views)

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANhmS6QLd5Q" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANhmS6QLd5Q']);" rel="nofollow, external" target="_blank"><img class="nopin" src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi//0.jpg" alt="Top 10 YouTube Ads for January 2013: As Chosen By You" title="0" /></a>

8: "I Wish": Toyota Game Day Teaser (3,208,036 views)

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKnuMIIEtoo" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKnuMIIEtoo']);" rel="nofollow, external" target="_blank"><img class="nopin" src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi//0.jpg" alt="Top 10 YouTube Ads for January 2013: As Chosen By You" title="0" /></a>

9: The Replacer - Official Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Video (2,959,747 views)

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZwdpXgPbKc" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZwdpXgPbKc']);" rel="nofollow, external" target="_blank"><img class="nopin" src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi//0.jpg" alt="Top 10 YouTube Ads for January 2013: As Chosen By You" title="0" /></a>

10: Kobe Bryant: Nike Basketball (2,558,900 views)

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shx0iu-TC6w" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shx0iu-TC6w']);" rel="nofollow, external" target="_blank"><img class="nopin" src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi//0.jpg" alt="Top 10 YouTube Ads for January 2013: As Chosen By You" title="0" /></a>

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Carla is the M.D. of Sorbet Digital Ltd which provides Video SEO, SEO, PPC and Social Media consultancy services to a range of clients in the UK, the US and Europe. She has a particular passion for auditing websites and identifying immediate opportunities for improvement. She joined ReelSEO as Director of SEO in December 2012. View All Posts By -

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    Ads are helpful but sometime they get really irritating.

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