Giant Urban Carrots

Farmer's Market Campaign

A farmer's market in Portland got down to the root of creativity marketing by transforming urban trees into giant carrots. Only innovative marketers can stand out today in world where we are so bombarded with messages from the media.

Owen Jones & Partners managed to get citizens of the Oregon city to take note of the upcoming produce fair by lining the tree bases with vibrant orange plastic liners that looked like carrots.

"In addition to the linings which make the trees look like carrots, the agency also placed placards over the antennae of automobiles throughout the city making them look like scrumptious barbecued vegetable skewers," AdRants adds.

What a great way to stimulate a hankering for fresh, crunchy veggies!

Creative Marketing
Transforming urban trees into giant carrots as a unique advertising strategy.
Outdoor Advertising
Utilizing innovative visuals, such as vibrant orange plastic liners on tree bases.
Ambient Marketing
Placing placards over automobile antennae to create a playful and attention-grabbing effect.

Where This Applies

Food and Beverage
Opportunity for food brands to explore creative advertising methods to promote fresh produce.
Marketing and Advertising
Innovative marketers can capitalize on unconventional outdoor advertising strategies to capture consumer attention.
Environmental Design
Demand for creative and eye-catching design solutions for outdoor spaces, such as transforming tree bases into attention-grabbing visuals.
SCORE
3.9 out of 10
GENDER
30% Men70% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe, Asia
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 48%
Activity 61%
Freshness 8%

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