59 Clever Billboard Techniques

From Scent-Emitting Bus Stops to Spinning Billboard Swings

Billboards are a fantastic way to advertise products and services in a bold and larger-than-life manner, and these clever billboard techniques are showcasing how marketers are utilizing outside-the-box methods to draw in consumers.

While billboards are often meant to be large and overwhelming as a way to attract both people walking and those driving by, these clever marketing techniques are going beyond what ordinary billboard signs often showcase to create ads that are visually mesmerizing and one-of-a-kind. Incorporating such clever aspects as three-dimensional objects seemingly coming out from the poster to interactive mobile features and ironic placements, these creative techniques are taking average print ads to a whole other level.

From sunscreen-dispensing signage to uplifting social billboards, these clever marketing techniques are utilizing all sorts of social and interactive methods to attract consumers.

SCORE
6.8 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe, Asia
GENERATION
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen Z (primary audience)
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 98%
Activity 99%
Freshness 8%
Sense-Simulating Advertising
CATEGORY
Marketing
Sense-Simulating Advertising
Targeted Tree Campaigns
CATEGORY
Eco
Targeted Tree Campaigns
Weaving Luminous Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Weaving Luminous Ads
Spinning Billboard Swings
CATEGORY
Art & Design
Spinning Billboard Swings
Intergenerational Poverty Ads
CATEGORY
Social Good
Intergenerational Poverty Ads
Night-Only Ads
CATEGORY
Art & Design
Night-Only Ads
Ex-Governor Exploiting Billboards
CATEGORY
Marketing
Ex-Governor Exploiting Billboards
Moon-Integrating Billboards
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Moon-Integrating Billboards
Touchable Turntable Posters
CATEGORY
Marketing
Touchable Turntable Posters
Smelling Distance Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Smelling Distance Ads
Punny Rectal Ads
CATEGORY
Pop Culture
Punny Rectal Ads
Size-Promoting Billboards
CATEGORY
Autos
Size-Promoting Billboards
Peeling Skin Billboards
CATEGORY
Fashion
Peeling Skin Billboards
Cleverly Inverted Urban Ads
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Cleverly Inverted Urban Ads
Singed Sauce Ads
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Singed Sauce Ads
Itty-Bitty Billboards
CATEGORY
Autos
Itty-Bitty Billboards
Reflective Auto Ads
CATEGORY
Autos
Reflective Auto Ads
Smart Beverage Billboards
CATEGORY
Marketing
Smart Beverage Billboards
Social Media Feeders
CATEGORY
Marketing
Social Media Feeders
Witty Billboard Graffiti
CATEGORY
Marketing
Witty Billboard Graffiti
Youthful Warhol Branding
CATEGORY
Marketing
Youthful Warhol Branding
Web-Browser Billboards
CATEGORY
Pop Culture
Web-Browser Billboards
Sensitive Speech Signs
CATEGORY
Marketing
Sensitive Speech Signs
Auto Part Integration Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Auto Part Integration Ads
Gamer-Centric Projection Campaigns
CATEGORY
Autos
Gamer-Centric Projection Campaigns
Using Live Pigeons in Billboards
CATEGORY
Tech
Using Live Pigeons in Billboards
Foot Massage Stairvertising
CATEGORY
Marketing
Foot Massage Stairvertising
Recycled Electronics Ads
CATEGORY
Eco
Recycled Electronics Ads
Interactive McMarketing
CATEGORY
Tech
Interactive McMarketing
Wrinkly Billboards
CATEGORY
Marketing
Wrinkly Billboards
See-Through Billboards
CATEGORY
Marketing
See-Through Billboards
Guerrilla Hanging Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Guerrilla Hanging Ads
Cut Out Model Billboards
CATEGORY
Marketing
Cut Out Model Billboards
Uplifting Social Billboards
CATEGORY
Marketing
Uplifting Social Billboards
Cunning Contraceptive Campaigns
CATEGORY
Marketing
Cunning Contraceptive Campaigns
Humanized Advertisements
CATEGORY
Marketing
Humanized Advertisements
Fold-Out Ad Seating
CATEGORY
Marketing
Fold-Out Ad Seating
Illusory Anti-Graffiti Ads
CATEGORY
Art & Design
Illusory Anti-Graffiti Ads
Love Letter Murals
CATEGORY
Art & Design
Love Letter Murals
Weed-Eradicating Billboards
CATEGORY
Marketing
Weed-Eradicating Billboards
Hand-Painted Billboards
CATEGORY
Marketing
Hand-Painted Billboards
Tear-Jerking Advertisements
CATEGORY
Marketing
Tear-Jerking Advertisements
Drowning Billboards
CATEGORY
Marketing
Drowning Billboards
Ads Targeted to Activity Levels
CATEGORY
Marketing
Ads Targeted to Activity Levels
Fictional Wordvertising
CATEGORY
Marketing
Fictional Wordvertising
Guerrilla Tourism Ads
CATEGORY
World
Guerrilla Tourism Ads
Scent-Emitting Bus Stops
CATEGORY
Marketing
Scent-Emitting Bus Stops
Hands-On Guerrilla Ads
CATEGORY
Art & Design
Hands-On Guerrilla Ads
Unwrappable Art Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Unwrappable Art Ads
Upside-Down Advertisements
CATEGORY
Marketing
Upside-Down Advertisements
Sunscreen-Dispensing Signage
CATEGORY
Marketing
Sunscreen-Dispensing Signage
Interactive Bus Stop Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Interactive Bus Stop Ads
Clever Coupon Billboards
CATEGORY
Marketing
Clever Coupon Billboards
Clever Science Campaigns (UPDATE)
CATEGORY
Marketing
Clever Science Campaigns (UPDATE)
Sportvertising
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Sportvertising
Truckvertising
CATEGORY
Marketing
Truckvertising
Facebook-Inspired Advertising
CATEGORY
Marketing
Facebook-Inspired Advertising
Functional Outdoor Billboards
CATEGORY
Marketing
Functional Outdoor Billboards

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