Archive for February, 2010
The Trading Post Goat and Frog Go Online
Nice logo, nice goat, nice frog...but no website address? If you haven't noticed recently, people are buying and selling stuff online... yes, it's true I tell you. The Trading Post has wound up its old fashioned printed edition in October 2009 and now only exists as an online format. Keen to promote itself in the real world, The Trading Post [...]
Streets Golden Gaytime Keeps Up Camp Tradition
Streets ice cream stalwart, Golden Gaytime is receiving plenty of summer promotion with many of these mini bus shelter billboards being... umm erected around the place. The catch phrase of "It's hard to have a Gaytime on your own!" continues to be used, even though it's quite old. This ice cream and promotion remains nearly unchanged for [...]
Miss me yet? George W. Bush
Miss me yet? Hell yes, we want ya back George. This incredible billboard was spotted near the Twin Cities MN featuring ex US president George W. Bush with the caption of "Miss me yet?". The question of who would put up a such a crazy sign apparently seems to be a group of disgruntled small businessmen who are not happy with current Washington [...]
NAB helps fight unfair banking…uh oh!
Australian bank, NAB ( National Australia Bank) has recently been using these mini billboards with the catch phrase of: "Sign up to fight unfair banking". Above: The original sign. NAB was asking for trouble when they put this up. Too many negative words. However, I suspect the sign below is what really comes to mind for most [...]
Daily habit of successful people
I'm highly sceptical, but if they say so. Australia's premier business newspaper, Financial Review has taken to advertising on bus stand billboards with the slogan of: "The daily habit of successful people". I suspect this has been adapted from the Stephen R. Covey best seller book: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. I wish them [...]
