May 27 2008
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If you want to generate some memorable comment along with a little humor, you might like to give this a try.
May 26 2008
O.K. It’s clever, it certainly grabs your attention…
But the yuk component is so powerful, I suspect your senses would be in such a state of surprise and recoil, your brain would be in no condition to absorb and remember the message.
May 21 2008
Frequent readers will know I love the pranks of street and graffiti artists.
Here is a great example of how these clever artists break through, grab our attention and put a smile on our faces.
Maybe it’s time we got rid of some of the conservative Advertising people.
You know the ones. The ones that expend enormous energy stoking our egos and extracting ever increasing budgets from us.
Maybe we should them with some of the raw creative energy that is working for FREE, and often far more effectively, in our streets.
May 20 2008
There is no need for me to add any of my “ever so clever” commentary to this blatantly sexist, but highly effective Advertising stunt.
It’s a great idea worth adapting, and the morally indignant “good taste” Nazi’s are sure to provide enough moral mumbling to give you some extra free publicity from the traditional media who thrive on the controversy.
May 19 2008
Here are two great slide show videos packed full of some very clever photos of great Guerrilla Marketing campaigns.
May 15 2008
To graphically show the effects of beach pollution…
Satchi and Satchi collected trash from various beaches, packaged it to look like seafood and displayed it at local farmers’ markets. These pics are from a print run of posters for those who didn’t attend the market.
May 14 2008
So often stairways create a bland welcome to a business and even stop potential customers from entering.
So I was absolutely thrilled to discover these two very clever creative Advertising ideas which could be adapted in many ways to a variety of businesses.
May 12 2008
Here is a great way to promote a shoe sale
You have to admit, these shoes are guaranteed to grab more than their fair share of attention…
May 09 2008
If you want to learn exactly how to use humor in your Advertising…
You could do far worse than look at what these street people are doing, after all, they are getting direct and instant feed back on exactly what generates results and what does not.
Thank you Brian for the pics.
