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# Musical Note Landmarks
India's 'Favorite' Radio Station Builds Architecture With Song

By Vincent Salera | Published 2009-02-21 | Marketing
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/musical-shaped-landmarks-indias-favorite-radio-station-makes-music-come-ali
References: [adsoftheworld](http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/friends_919_fm_hooghly_bridge)

Some advertising is worth mentioning simply due to the fact that it is a piece of art and worth looking at. These ads for India’s favorite [radio station](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/radio-optimism), Friends 91.9 fm, use musical notes to form the Victoria building, the Shahidminar and the Hooghly Bridge, all in [sharp black and white illustration](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/3d-billboards). Beautiful work, worth framing. The ads were created by [advertising agency](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lyricsinspired-ooh-campaign) Bates141, Kolkata, India with creative direction by Anurag Hira, Biswarup Nath and Souvik Misra. The copy was written by Arjun Mukherjee.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 1.1/10
- Popularity: 8% | Activity: 16% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

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## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Musical Note Advertising:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new ways of incorporating musical notes into advertising campaigns to create visually appealing and memorable content.
- **Architecture-inspired Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Combine architectural elements with artistic illustrations to create unique and eye-catching visuals for advertising purposes.
- **Creative Direction in Advertising:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Foster innovative approaches to creative direction in advertising by incorporating musical themes and unconventional concepts.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Advertising:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Embrace new forms of artistic expression in advertising to captivate audiences and differentiate from competitors.
- **Architecture:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore collaborations with artists and advertisers to showcase architectural landmarks in a fresh and captivating way.
- **Radio Broadcasting:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Experiment with creative promotional campaigns that leverage musical themes to engage listeners and increase brand loyalty.

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