At the end of last year, a friend of mine, Aaron Bookout(aaronbookout.com) and I decided to take a huge risk. We created a 30 second full CG ad without ever speaking to them first. We just sent them an email with a link the the video - and received a reply within seconds.
Here's a link to the project on Behance: https://www.behance.net/gallery/97467541/Our-Pitch-To-Our-Place-Full-CG-Ad
Company that we pitched: https://fromourplace.com/