Parisian bus stop adverts

Gareth · 27-09-2006, 12:51

Saw this and thought it was kinda cool... certainly a lot better than the adverts in the bus shelters around here.

http://parisdailyphotomakingof.blogs.../mango-ad.html

I like the way that instead of seeing clothes being worn by stick insect models in some photo shoot in the Bahamas, you can actually see what the goods look like in real life. They'd probably just get stolen around here though

bopdude · 27-09-2006, 13:06

LOL, yeah, wouldn't last 2 minutes here either

Wicked_and_Crazy · 27-09-2006, 13:07

looks like thats across the road from Printemps. If it is its been there a while now

TheBlueRaja · 27-09-2006, 13:10

Smells like viral marketing to me.

**Stuart** · 27-09-2006, 13:47

They've had similar ads to that over here for years.

There is one (I know of) at Lewisham where they have had various objects inside the glass including clothes, a guitar (at one point) and it currently contains a computer with touch screen LCD providing an interactive map of the area.

Also, there used to be a large billboard around the Oval somewhere that, IIRC, was advertising a famous superglue (solvite I think) and had a car glued to the billboard.

Mal · 27-09-2006, 14:32

I remember something like that for a brand of jeans in Manchester, a few years ago. They'd made a device which made it look like they were in water. A few signs saying that the stop was under CCTV surveillance though

Saaf_laandon_mo · 27-09-2006, 14:39

Levis stuck real jeans on advertising boards years ago, and as far as i can recollect, when they were stolen there was a jeans outline with the word stolen underneath. I think they were expecting them to get nicked. Unfortunately non were in my size

**Maggy J** · 27-09-2006, 14:42

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Originally Posted by Gareth

Saw this and thought it was kinda cool... certainly a lot better than the adverts in the bus shelters around here.

http://parisdailyphotomakingof.blogs.../mango-ad.html

I like the way that instead of seeing clothes being worn by stick insect models in some photo shoot in the Bahamas, you can actually see what the goods look like in real life. They'd probably just get stolen around here though

Well if they want to show what the ordinary person would look like in them then they should stop using 8 feet tall skinny bints and start using 5 ft ,fat old biddies.

skyblueheroes · 27-09-2006, 14:46

Did some market research a while ago and Carling are thinking about doing 3D billboards to tie in with some TV advertising.

Basically a big flock of birds in 3D hanging in front of the billboard with 'Belong' replacing the word Carling on the logo.

Tinky · 30-09-2006, 11:14

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Originally Posted by Incognitas

Well if they want to show what the ordinary person would look like in them then they should stop using 8 feet tall skinny bints and start using 5 ft ,fat old biddies.

I agree with you Inco, I believe the average British woman is a size 16! is that right?

Gareth · 30-09-2006, 12:03

Judging by the average woman in Swindon, I think you're being a bit optimistic, Tinky...

Oh, and thanks for the replies about having similar billboards over here in Blighty. Didn't realise we had 'em already. We've only just discovered fire in deepest, darkest Wiltshire... and there's a rumour of this new fangled thing called a wheel, but I don't think it'll catch on personally.

Halcyon · 01-10-2006, 21:46

That looks pretty good.

Though as most have said, in some cities, it wouldn't last there very long.