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41 Unique Billboards That Push the Advertising Envelope

— September 7, 2008 — Pop Culture
When a billboard is boring, it’s a brutal waste of money; a unique billboard, however, is positively compelling. Consider these clever marketing ploys that use the giant canvas a billboard provides to maximum advertising advantage. Wimbledon and McDonald’s each use nature to fuel their respective billboards, while Belvedere and Secret Diary of a Call Girl employ racy models to get their message across.

Whether they shock or inspire, one thing’s for sure about these unique billboards: They’re noticed.
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Bus Top Billboards
Bus Top Billboards
Ads for High Rise Eyes
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Earth Hour 2008
Earth Hour 2008
Times Square Shuts off Billboards
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Planevertising
Planevertising
Jet-Fueled Billboards
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LED Video Billboards
LED Video Billboards
Zune Tron Ad in Times Square
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Anti-Grope Ads
Anti-Grope Ads
900 BMTA Billboards Against Molesters
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Aroused Billboards
Aroused Billboards
'Outdoor Excited' Campaign for Male Potency Drug
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Single Room Hotel Between Billboards
Single Room Hotel Between Billboards
Etienne Boulanger Pod Hotel in Berlin
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Auto Part Integration Ads
Auto Part Integration Ads
Clever Bus Billboards
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Resealable AdverCan Has Hidden MSG
Resealable AdverCan Has Hidden MSG
Mini Billboards in a Pop
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Using Live Pigeons in Billboards
Using Live Pigeons in Billboards
MSN Live Search 'Hutch' Campaign
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29
Billboards Made With 7563 Dice
Billboards Made With 7563 Dice
Treasury Casino Ad
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Remixing Billboards
Remixing Billboards
'Army Wives' Turned into 'Iraq Wives'
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Naughty Billboards
Naughty Billboards
Miss Universe Wants a Cockatoo
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Suspended Bed Billboards
Suspended Bed Billboards
Crowne Plaza Publicity Stunt
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Billboardom
Billboardom
Site Dedicated to Edgy Billboards
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Hoax Hacks
Hoax Hacks
Skullphone Fakes Digital Billboard Hijack
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Noise Awareness Billboards
Noise Awareness Billboards
AEG Eloectrolux Advertises The Decibel Level
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Advertising with Explosives
Advertising with Explosives
Billboard Self-Destructs for Deadline Couriers
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See-Through Billboards
See-Through Billboards
Google Video Campaign
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Sheltervertising
Sheltervertising
McDonald's Creative Outdoor Billboards
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Cut Out Model Billboards
Cut Out Model Billboards
Pessek Zman Chocolate Ads
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Top 10 Mobile Billboards
Top 10 Mobile Billboards
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Photos Made of Real Grass
Photos Made of Real Grass
HSBC's Wimbledon Billboards
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Animated Digital Billboards
Animated Digital Billboards
LED Blade Runner-Style Ads in LA
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Billboard Hotels (REVIEW)
Billboard Hotels (REVIEW)
Etienne Boulanger Pod Hotel in Berlin
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14
Mystery Billboards
Mystery Billboards
Bell "er" Campaign
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13
Creative Playboy Billboard
Creative Playboy Billboard
PLAY, BOY!
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Stripping on Highways
Stripping on Highways
Sexy Levi's 501 Billboard
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Blood-Splatter Billboards
Blood-Splatter Billboards
Kill Bill for TV2
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Billboards That Hatch
Billboards That Hatch
McDonald's Giant Egg Hatches Daily
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9
Puzzle Billboards
Puzzle Billboards
McDonald's Sort Your Head Out Campaign
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Billboards Made of Money
Billboards Made of Money
Chevrolet Aveo Penny Billboard Disappears in Minutes
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7
Chocolate Billboards
Chocolate Billboards
Giant Cadbury Bar
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6
Wind-Sensitive Billboards
Wind-Sensitive Billboards
Skirt Lifts on Secret Diary of a Call Girl
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Controversial Billboards
Controversial Billboards
Disney Ad Shows Little Girl in Lingerie
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4
Provocative Billboards
Provocative Billboards
Belvedere Ads Too Racy?
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Billboard Assvertising
Billboard Assvertising
5 Examples
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Creative Billboards
Creative Billboards
Koleston Naturals Uses Nature
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Awesome Outdoor Ads
Awesome Outdoor Ads
9 Not So Boring Billboards
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