Madonna Envelopes Roosevelt Hotel For H&M

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Still a work in progress, here's an image of the H&M billboard going up on the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. The board is on the southwest corner of Hollywood Boulevard facing the Chinese Theater. The board is promoting the December opening of an H&M store in The Beverly Center.

by Steve Hall    Aug-14-06    
Topic: Outdoor



Lick Her In Clearwater, Poke Her In Vegas

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It seems a Hooters billboard in Clearwater Florida, sent to us by Flickr user id10t, which reads "Liquor in Clearwater, Poker in Vegas" took the innuendo a bit too far for Mayor Frank Hibbard who, a couple weeks ago upon returning from church, didn't think it was the right message to send to those entering Clearwater. He asked the chain to change the board and a new one went up this past Thursday which reads, "Liquor in Clearwater, Casino in Vegas." Apparently, one of the original boards is still up on I-275 in Tampa.

We're interested in what female readers think of the initial headline. Is it harmless wordplay or does it perpetuate the image of women as sexual plaything?

by Steve Hall    Aug-14-06    
Topic: Outdoor



Go! Retire Your Tired Wardrobe And Go Shop!

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Creating a shopping mall campaign is usually right up there with creating a BRC for LCGC magazine but it looks like the folks over at Minneapolis-based Colle+McVoy had fun with this campaign for the area's Taubman Center shopping malls. The campiagn has a simple message: "Go." Go shopping. Poking fun at those who haven't shopped in years hence own a wardrobe worthy of a 50 year old trying to look fashionable as a chaperon at a high school dance, the campaign's message shame people into updating their wardrobe.

The campaign will appear outside of the shopping malls and consist of customized signage, door hangers, Transtops, train wraps, hot air balloons, coffee cup wraps, dry cleaning bags, bowling clearing arms, restroom mirrors and a Website. Check out the creative here.

by Steve Hall    Aug- 8-06    
Topic: Campaigns, Good, Guerilla, Online, Outdoor



Anti-Porn Board Says Keep Paws Off Children

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Standing under a billboard that is appears to be part of some sort of anti-porn campaign, this girl is probably thinking, "Um...yea....what is it with guys and porn? Can't they live their life without it?" Apparently not. Although, there's no excuse for a pedophile.

by Steve Hall    Aug- 7-06    
Topic: Outdoor



Wool Keeps Your Ass Warm

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Likely a spoof or a sick twisted joke by a local farmer, this billboard reverses the whole men and sheep thing, adds a pig and calls it good by all the tagline, "Keeping You Ass Warm Since 1856." Hilarious. And really dumb.

by Steve Hall    Aug- 3-06    
Topic: Outdoor, Strange



George Bush Doesn't Read Enough

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There's probably something funny about this Toronto SimplyAudioBook.com billboard featuring George Bush but we're so not into politics and it's too early in the AM to figure it out. Anyway, you're all a lot smarter so if you want, feel free to let us in on the joke.

by Steve Hall    Aug- 3-06    
Topic: Outdoor



Chickens Aren't Horny, Teenagers Are

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This outdoor board for Gold'n Plump Chicken carryies one of the most straight forward, un-hipsterized messages we've seen in a long time.

by Steve Hall    Aug- 2-06    
Topic: Good, Outdoor



St. Louis Wants to See Your Nuts

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We're thinking "Show Me" state, Missouri, didn't quite have in mind what the rest of us take away after reading this billboard which carries the headline, "The show-me your nuts state."

by Steve Hall    Jul-31-06    
Topic: Bad, Outdoor



Giant Ass Negates Need For Morning Coffee

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Somehow we think Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts might not like this billboard for Joe's Jeans. After all, who needs a cup of coffee to wake up after passing by a giant, naked ass like this staring you in the face?

by Steve Hall    Jul-31-06    
Topic: Outdoor



East River Barges Added to List of Places Formerly Ad-Free

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It would seem tug boats have enough to do pushing barges up New York's East River without slamming into one another but Dow seems to think adding gigantic billboards will make it easier for other tug boat captains...and a few thousand New Yorkers...to see the barges. Especially with meaningless ad drivel like "The Human Element is The Element of Change."

Jim Striebich's got some comments and a full sized version of the image.

by Steve Hall    Jul-27-06    
Topic: Outdoor