The "gender testing" line is an obvious swipe at Caster Semenya, the South African runner who was pressured into taking a gender test to prove she was female.
Surely the Teazers people could have found a way to promote their club without being assholes.
The FBI is using billboard advertising in an attempt to catch an alleged bank robber. The suspect is being charged with the armed robbery of 10 banks across four states.
Photos taken by surveillance camera's during the bank robberies are being displayed on electronic billboards in eight southern states.
The whole venture is part of a partnership between the FBI and the billboards' owners.
If by some chance you know where this guy is, the FBI asks that you call the FBI or local law enforcement.
Huffington Post has posted a collection of racy NYC billboards like these two from Calvin Klein:
And this one from Abercrombie & Fitch.
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Love the design.
Don't care for the sentiment in this last one, though. Sounds too much like Bernie Madoff's philosophy of investing.
Advertising Agency: Hootonanny, Boulder
Source: Ads of the World
The Consumerist has a great post about KFC and the city of Chicago.
After a typical winter, Chicago roadways are full of potholes. Filling potholes is a costly affair. Enter KFC. The fast food giant has offered to fix the potholes in exchange for being allowed to stencil over the repairs in white paint proclaiming, "Refreshed by KFC."
The city of Chicago and the state of Illinois are seriously considering the offer.
Good for them.
During more flush times, I would be alarmed by the thought of advertising encroaching on public roads. But times suck. City and state budgets are impossibly strained. If KFC picking up the tab for fixing potholes prevents the kind of budget cuts that get public school teachers and police officers laid off, for heaven's sake, put the Colonel and his spray paint to work.
This billboard, part of a campaign for an MGM Grand Detroit casino, is causing a stir. At least one minister and one Detroit city councilwoman want it removed. Read more HERE.
Too bad the minister and city councilwomen don't have something more important to worry about.
Source: Ffffound!
Pepsi exploits the fact that the Pepsi logo looks a lot like Barack Obama's presidential campaign logo.
Advertising Agency: TBWA\CHIAT\DAY, USA
Source: Ads of the World
