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Top 27 Billboard and Outdoor Ad Trends in 2009

— July 1, 2009 — Marketing
This clever outdoor ads and billboards topped our list for the first half of 2009. From crowdsourced billboards to fake painting, this gallery showcases unique concepts sure to get your attention.

If you want more, check out our billboards trend database, which now has more than 1,163 billboards and outdoor ads.

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Implications - Billboards continue to be an effective means of advertising for both big and small businesses. Shockvertising and sexuality have proven to be especially functional for billboards as they quickly grab commuter's attention, as opposed to typical billboards with blander imagery and repetitive designs.
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Sticking to Tried and True Ads
Sticking to Tried and True Ads
Legendary Campaign of The Economist Continues
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25
Lambient Media Campaigns
Lambient Media Campaigns
Sheepvertising to Promote TheTrainLine.com
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24
Fast Food Opinions
Fast Food Opinions
Burger King Gives its Two Cents About Global Warming
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23
Talking Walls
Talking Walls
Jameson Whisky's Interactive Advertising is the Talk of the Town
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22
Audio Jack Billboards
Audio Jack Billboards
'Big Love' Ads in Times Square Let Anyone Plug In Headphones
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21
Speed Bumps to Promote Fries
Speed Bumps to Promote Fries
Creative McDonald's Shakevertising Campaign
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20
Political Sodavertising
Political Sodavertising
PEPSI Promotes Refresheverything.com with Political Change
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19
Snowing Billboards
Snowing Billboards
Tryvann Bus Stop Ad Snows When Ski Conditions Are Stellar
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18
Greener Billboards
Greener Billboards
Top 3 Outdoor Communications Companies Adopt Eco Posters
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17
Guerrilla Anti-Ad Groups
Guerrilla Anti-Ad Groups
'Les Deboulonneurs' Protesters Graffiti Slogans On French Billboards
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16
Illusory Anti-Graffiti Ads
Illusory Anti-Graffiti Ads
TransPerth Adds Handcuffs to Train Seats
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15
Fake Ads On Billboards
Fake Ads On Billboards
Attention-Grabbing First Bank Gimmick Altered to Promote Entrepreneurs
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14
Interactive Digital Billboards
Interactive Digital Billboards
Toshiba Electronic Signage Controlled by Cell Phones
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13
Ski Jump Restrooms
Ski Jump Restrooms
Canned Coffee Company Re-dos Loos for Disorienting Pee Experience
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12
Interactive Chocolate Ads
Interactive Chocolate Ads
Cadbury Touchscreen Bus Shelter Game
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11
Road Signs of Joy
Road Signs of Joy
IKEA Billboards Display Seasonal Cheer for the New Year
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10
Fictional Wordvertising
Fictional Wordvertising
Snickers Creates New Words For Delicious Ad Campaign
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9
Swimming Over Skylines
Swimming Over Skylines
Underwater Billboard Lets You Float Above NYC
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8
Faux Child Billboards
Faux Child Billboards
Australian ‘Stop Child Abuse Now' Campaign From JWT
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7
Interactive Graffiti Billboards
Interactive Graffiti Billboards
Sharpie Ad Encourages You to Scribble On Their e-Casts
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6
Fake Sky Painting
Fake Sky Painting
Illusion Billboard For Berger Paints Shows Their True Colors
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5
Vintage Subway Ads
Vintage Subway Ads
Using Old London Underground Campaigns to Inspire New Creativity
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4
Billboard Wars
Billboard Wars
Audi and BMW's Dueling LA Billboards
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3
Optical Illusion Sportsvertising
Optical Illusion Sportsvertising
Mammoth Mountain Ski Uses Bill(snow)boarding For Attention
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2
Crowdsourcing Billboards
Crowdsourcing Billboards
American Apparel Wants You to Vote on Storefront Sign
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1
Guerrilla Adbusting
Guerrilla Adbusting
Street Artists FTW-Crew Add Photoshop Toolbox to Subway Ads
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