Virgin Mobile’s ‘blinkwashing’ ad changes scenes when the viewer blinks

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Virgin Mobile decided to harness our contempt for advertisements into nothing other than another advertisement: 25, to be exact. There is something different about this ad campaign, though. If you blink just once, you just might miss it. Using the power of your webcam and your eyes, the phone company created something called “blinkwashing,” which kinda sounds like some sort of psychological torture. As the final installment in Virgin’s “Retrain Your Brain” campaign, the ad’s premise is to persuade consumers to ditch their current “controlling” pricey mobile plans for Virgin’s no-contract ones.

 

 

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Logo Hooks – revenue generating multi-purpose hook

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Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011

Logo Hooks® is a new patent-pending concept that creates a branding opportunity while providing an important service. The innovative hook design with space for advertisement creates simple but powerful synergy. Patrons/guests are frustrated by having to place their purses and other possessions in a location that is not secure or sanitary. Logo Hooks® will quickly become a necessity for theatre and event patrons everywhere while creating groundbreaking revenue opportunities for the venue owner.

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20 Creative Billboard Ads

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Special Poster for “Oldtimer”, a big Austrian chain for motorway rest stops.
(Advertising Agency: Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann, Vienna, Austria)

Adertisers want to catch a person’s attention and create a memorable impression.   Billboard advertisements do just that.  They leave the reader thinking about the advertisement after they have driven past it.  They need to be readable in a very short time because they are usually read while being passed at high speeds.  Usually they have only a few words in large print and are humorous or have arresting images in brilliant color.  (Pics)

 

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