There's something inherently genius about placing advertising within a bathroom stall or inside a urinal. After all, the audience for these ads is captive--in such a small space, there are only so many places one can look.
These unusual urinal ads and bizarre bathroom campaigns all successfully grab your attention. From urinal video games to toilet paper printed with actors' faces, these marketing stunts are impossible to ignore.
Implications - Location is everything when it comes to advertising, and glamor is not always the best way to get noticed. Potential profit can be found in even the dirtiest of places, and these ads demonstrate how a product will be that much more memorable in doing so. Companies should consider how to publicize a product through using unconventional spaces.
15 Bizarre Bathroom Ads
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Peeing on Billboards
Urinal Billboards are Activated When You Pee
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Urinal Video Games
Marcel Neundörfer Extends Bathroom Advertising (UPDATE)
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Men Can No Longer Pee in Peace, Thanks to Talking Urinals!
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Guerrilla Bathroom Campaigns
Strong Beer Pee Flows Crack Urinals
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Guerrilla Ads in Urinals
Battery Energy Drink Campaign
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Windows Vista SP1 Toilet Paper
Wipe Your System Clean Promotion
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Bloody Urinals as Advertising
Dexter Guerrilla Campaign
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Interactive Gaming Urinals
Place to Pee
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Advertising on Toilet Paper
JustToiletPaper isn't Just Toilet Paper
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Polaroid Cameras in Lieu of Mirrors
Innovative Bathroom Campaign
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Interactive Urinals- Have More Fun While You Pee
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Clever Urinal Advertising
Samsung Anti-Shake Camera
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TV Show Promos on Toilet Paper
Wipe With ‘30 Rock' Boss
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Green Guerrilla Bathroom Campaigns
"These Come from Trees" Stickers
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