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34 Billboards That Slap You Silly With Creativity

— February 3, 2009 — Marketing
Whoever created billboards had to be a genius! What a great way to advertise to thousands of people without spending millions to do it. Billboards catch our attention as we pass them on the highway going to and fro. Some are a lot of fun to look at while others make us want to gag. The best ones are those that make you want to stop on your way to work, and just look at them (don’t do that, of course.) But what really makes a billboard special? Well, take a look at these billboard campaigns and you will learn first hand what that special something is.
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Bus Top Billboards
Bus Top Billboards
Ads for High Rise Eyes
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Aroused Billboards
Aroused Billboards
'Outdoor Excited' Campaign for Male Potency Drug
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Macho Billboards
Macho Billboards
Lamb's Campaign Channels Your Inner Lumberjack
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Audio Jack Billboards
Audio Jack Billboards
'Big Love' Ads in Times Square Let Anyone Plug In Headphones
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Clairvoyant Billboards
Clairvoyant Billboards
Absolut Ad Predicts Lottery Numbers
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Using Live Pigeons in Billboards
Using Live Pigeons in Billboards
MSN Live Search 'Hutch' Campaign
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Billboards Made With 7563 Dice
Billboards Made With 7563 Dice
Treasury Casino Ad
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Offensive Traveling Billboards
Offensive Traveling Billboards
Aborted Fetus On Moving Truck
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Remixing Billboards
Remixing Billboards
'Army Wives' Turned into 'Iraq Wives'
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Abseiling Pilots
Abseiling Pilots
Air New Zealand Staff Paints Billboard
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Gargantuan Holiday Billboards
Gargantuan Holiday Billboards
P Diddy Launches Biggest Times Square Ad in History
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Advertising with Explosives
Advertising with Explosives
Billboard Self-Destructs for Deadline Couriers
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Political Ads in Video Games
Political Ads in Video Games
Obama Billboard in 'Burnout Paradise'
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Bald Head Billboard Ads
Bald Head Billboard Ads
Air New Zealand Seeks Shaven Heads for Ad Tattoos
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Photos Made of Real Grass
Photos Made of Real Grass
HSBC's Wimbledon Billboards
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3-D Breadvertising
3-D Breadvertising
Floralp Butter Billboard
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Road Signs of Joy
Road Signs of Joy
IKEA Billboards Display Seasonal Cheer for the New Year
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Drowning Billboards
Drowning Billboards
Guerrilla Campaign For "Day After Tomorrow"
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Billboard Freevertising
Billboard Freevertising
Northland Pro's Gratis Giveaway
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Floating Billboards
Floating Billboards
12 Hot Air Balloon Ads
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Controversial Suicide Billboards
Controversial Suicide Billboards
Hanging Man Parodies Stock Market
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Swimming Over Skylines
Swimming Over Skylines
Underwater Billboard Lets You Float Above NYC
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Animated Bus Stop Billboards
Animated Bus Stop Billboards
McDonald's Big Mac Yawning Ad
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Interactive Graffiti Billboards
Interactive Graffiti Billboards
Sharpie Ad Encourages You to Scribble On Their e-Casts
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Mystery Billboards
Mystery Billboards
Bell "er" Campaign
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Cleavage Made of 8,000 Women
Cleavage Made of 8,000 Women
Wonderbra D to G Mosaic Billboard
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Interactive Pet Advertisements
Interactive Pet Advertisements
The Pedigree Virtual Puppy Billboard
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Stripping on Highways
Stripping on Highways
Sexy Levi's 501 Billboard
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Billboards That Hatch
Billboards That Hatch
McDonald's Giant Egg Hatches Daily
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Billboards Made of Money
Billboards Made of Money
Chevrolet Aveo Penny Billboard Disappears in Minutes
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Chocolate Billboards
Chocolate Billboards
Giant Cadbury Bar
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Clever Busvertising
Clever Busvertising
10 Creative Bus Billboards
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Awesome Outdoor Ads
Awesome Outdoor Ads
9 Not So Boring Billboards
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Misspelled Signs
Misspelled Signs
Bizarre Billboard Blunders
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