To promote a local farmer’s market, Portland, Oregon-based Owen Jones & Partners placed plastic linings in the shape of carrots around the bottoms of several trees on a city block. In addition to the linings which make the trees look like carrots, the agency also placed placards over the antennae of automobiles throughout the city making them look like scrumptious barbecued vegetable skewers.

Why should ads be boring? Check out this collection of unforgettable advertisements from around the world.

Heads up, America, and get ready to MEET DAVE – or rather a 15-foot tall replica of the title character’s head, from Twentieth Century Fox’s upcoming fish-out-of-water comedy starring Eddie Murphy. “Dave” is heading on a cross-country tour – beginning in Los Angeles on June 13, then visiting a “top-heavy” list of major U.S. markets.

The Story Behind the Giant Eddie Murphy Mug

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To promote a HomePlus Supermarkets opening in Korea. CHEIL WORLDWIDE utilizes another subway to show off their creative. This instance completely out shines their previous efforts with the Samsung Outdoor in Toronto, Canada.

No TV/Print were carried out for this HomePlus campaign. As a result of this unique outdoor campaign, opening day sales exceeded expectations by 550%!

More and more agencies are directing companies to utilize new media like Wall Murals  to reach consumers in non-traditional ways. Keep it up!!!

Advertising Agency: CHEIL WORLDWIDE, Seoul, South Korea
Executive Creative Director: Ina Choi
Creative Director: Yooshin Lee
Copywriters: Jungho Hwang, Sua Lee
Art Directors: Kangwook Lee, Chaehoon Lee, Yooho Lee, Sanghun Yoo
Illustrator: Bom Communication

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Mickey Dee’s is the company that people love to hate, but occasionally they have some great advertising. Like their fresh salad billboard. Nice work DDB

Advertising Agency: DDB Sydney, Australia
Executive Creative Director: Matt Eastwood
Copywriter: Alex Stainton
Art Director: Jakub Szymanski
Photographer: Christian Mushenko
Typographers: Jason Young, Erwin Santoso
Account Supervisor: Penny Sarfati
Advertiser’s Supervisor: Helen Farquhar
Retoucher: Dennis Monk

Advertising Agency: OGILVY Frankfurt, Germany
Creative Directors: Lars Huvart, Thomas Hofbeck
Copywriter: Lars Huvart
Art Director: Kerstin Eberbach
Art Buyer: Fabian Schrader
Account Supervisors: Marco Bisello, Sascha Riedel
Advertiser’s Supervisor: Jens Helfrich
Graphic Design: Kerstin Eberbach

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Another great non-traditional idea.

Advertising Agency: TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris, Johannesburg, South Africa
Executive Creative Director: Damon Stapleton
Creative Directors: Adam Weber, Hennie Stander
Art Director: Wihan Meerholz
Copywriter: Dan Parmenter
Photographer: Seppi Hochfellner
Released: May 2008

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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Misha Di Bono zips around town in her Infiniti sport-utility vehicle, breezy and unconcerned about the price of gas.

That’s because she gets $500 a month — plus free gas — for turning her car into a rolling billboard for Jobing.com, the online recruiting company she works for.

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Check out our feature project spotlight on Jobing.com here.

180 degrees rotated picture of a clear blue sky. Made for the exhibition:‘ Rock My Religion’, OdaPark Venray.

by Helmut Smits

Thanks Swissmiss for the linkage

Solar panels on its roof power equipment such as the radio, navigation system, instrument panel, and air conditioning — even while parked with the car switched off.

These are already being sold in Europe for around US $25,000. Th!nk is on track to sell about 10,000 of them there this year.

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Dan thanks for pointing us here! I’m sure we’d love to wrap one of these!

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