50 Mixed-Media Advertisements

From Edible Billboards to Car-Driven Cartoons

This selection of surprising mixed-media advertisements compiles unconventional campaigns aimed at selling a wide variety of products through the use of radically different methods. Each of these billboards, prints, commercials and publicity stunts take an atypical and often indirect approach to targeting their audience. Quite often, this has proven very effective.

Whether they include nude models showering in a city square, or Volkswagens growing grass, these mixed-media advertisements take a break from boring promotions and aim for more captivating campaigns.

SCORE
5.7 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe, Asia
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 91%
Activity 72%
Freshness 8%
Earth-Bounding Energy Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Earth-Bounding Energy Ads
Financial Idiom Stunts
CATEGORY
Marketing
Financial Idiom Stunts
Automated Ad Creations
CATEGORY
Tech
Automated Ad Creations
Projected Couture Campaigns
CATEGORY
Marketing
Projected Couture Campaigns
Subway-Crashing Cows
CATEGORY
Pop Culture
Subway-Crashing Cows
Accommodating Alcoholic Ads
CATEGORY
Marketing
Accommodating Alcoholic Ads
Suicidal Campaigns
CATEGORY
Pop Culture
Suicidal Campaigns
Redecorating Subway Cars
CATEGORY
Unique
Redecorating Subway Cars
Promotional Food Fights
CATEGORY
Pop Culture
Promotional Food Fights
Implicit Slimming Campaigns
CATEGORY
Pop Culture
Implicit Slimming Campaigns
iPod Auto Adventures
CATEGORY
Autos
iPod Auto Adventures
Auto-Powered Animations
CATEGORY
Autos
Auto-Powered Animations
Chaos-Inducing Publicity Stunts
CATEGORY
Autos
Chaos-Inducing Publicity Stunts
Lockers as Billboards
CATEGORY
Marketing
Lockers as Billboards
Lawn-Covered Cars
CATEGORY
Autos
Lawn-Covered Cars
Smart Beverage Billboards
CATEGORY
Marketing
Smart Beverage Billboards
Ubiquitous Auto Ads
CATEGORY
Autos
Ubiquitous Auto Ads
Interactive Adver-Games
CATEGORY
Marketing
Interactive Adver-Games
Recyclable Roadster Ads
CATEGORY
Autos
Recyclable Roadster Ads
Mockumentary Viral Marketing
CATEGORY
Marketing
Mockumentary Viral Marketing
Environmental Public Art
CATEGORY
Eco
Environmental Public Art
Bus Shelter Light Switches
CATEGORY
Eco
Bus Shelter Light Switches
Misty Advertisements
CATEGORY
Fashion
Misty Advertisements
Parachuting Publicity Stunts
CATEGORY
Pop Culture
Parachuting Publicity Stunts
Suspended Bed Billboards
CATEGORY
Marketing
Suspended Bed Billboards
Furniture for Giants
CATEGORY
Marketing
Furniture for Giants
Edible Cheesy Billboards
CATEGORY
Marketing
Edible Cheesy Billboards
UFO Crash PR Stunts (Update)
CATEGORY
Unique
UFO Crash PR Stunts (Update)
Using Pets to Sell Candy
CATEGORY
Autos
Using Pets to Sell Candy
Waiting Fashion Campaigns
CATEGORY
Fashion
Waiting Fashion Campaigns
iPod Ad Visibile From Space
CATEGORY
Tech
iPod Ad Visibile From Space
People as Lampposts
CATEGORY
Marketing
People as Lampposts
Humanized Advertisements
CATEGORY
Marketing
Humanized Advertisements
Supersized Eva Longoria
CATEGORY
Marketing
Supersized Eva Longoria
Peek-A-Boo Advertisements
CATEGORY
Marketing
Peek-A-Boo Advertisements
Extravagant Shoe Releases
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Extravagant Shoe Releases
Sneaker Burgers
CATEGORY
Art & Design
Sneaker Burgers
Exhibitionist Publicity Stunts
CATEGORY
Marketing
Exhibitionist Publicity Stunts
Fast Food Searchlights
CATEGORY
Marketing
Fast Food Searchlights
Sticky Advertising
CATEGORY
Marketing
Sticky Advertising
Upside-Down Advertisements
CATEGORY
Marketing
Upside-Down Advertisements
Utility Vehicle Adverts
CATEGORY
Autos
Utility Vehicle Adverts
Interactive Java Ads
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Interactive Java Ads
Sophisticated Transit Stops
CATEGORY
Pop Culture
Sophisticated Transit Stops
Inflatable Logo Campaigns
CATEGORY
Marketing
Inflatable Logo Campaigns
Super-Sized Swimmers
CATEGORY
Pop Culture
Super-Sized Swimmers
Augmented Reality Retailers
CATEGORY
Marketing
Augmented Reality Retailers
Getting Fat for Publicity?
CATEGORY
Pop Culture
Getting Fat for Publicity?

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