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Billboards and Out of Home
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      <title>Bloody Bulls - SPY Highlights Animal Cruelty With a Bull Poster</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/animal-cruelty-spain-running-of-the-bulls"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/47716_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) With Spain's recent running of the bulls contest, a lot of attention has been brought to animal cruelty. SPY made the bloody bull billboard to bring attention to the brutality bulls go through.

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      <title>Ambient Auto Ads - Teco Cipriano Promos the MINI in Peculiar Places (GALLERY)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/teco-cipriano-mini"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/47561_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Teco Cipriano’s ambient ads for the MINI promo the microcar in a number of peculiar places. From subway maps to roller coasters, these guerrilla campaigns place the MINI directly in the eyes of the public…</description>
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      <title>Love Letter Murals - Steve Powers Creates 50 Poetic Billboards</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/steve-powers-mural-billboard"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/47402_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Steve Powers is in the midst of a project I love. He is reviving the art of sign painting with an ambitious 50 billboard and rooftop project. The goal is to present individual lines of a love letter on…</description>
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      <title>Fake Landscapes - Helmut Smits Creates a Clear Blue Sky Billboard (GALLERY)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/helmut-smits-clear-blue-sky-billboard"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/47395_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) The Clear Blue Sky Billboard was created by Helmut Smits in an attempt to make a fake and portable skyline. 

The billboard is great for people who live in big crowded cities, where there aren’t many parks.…</description>
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      <title>Bleeding Billboards - Shocking Approach to Promote Road Safety in New Zealand (VIDEO)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bleeding-billboards-road-safety-new-zealand</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bleeding-billboards-road-safety-new-zealand"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/47090_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) A bleeding billboard in New Zealand gets right to the point of road safety, although it may be somewhat of a driving distraction itself. The goal of the Papakura District Council's campaign is to slow…</description>
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      <pubDate>2009-07-04T15:50:01Z</pubDate>
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      <title>Stupid Store Signs - From Unfortunate Acronyms to Accidental Innuendos (GALLERY)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stupid-store-signs"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/46953_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) These ridiculous signs will have you exclaiming, “What the hell were they thinking?!” From slogans like “Pump’n’Munch” to Beaver Cleaners businesses, there's no shortage of companies and individuals that…</description>
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      <title>Top 27 Billboard and Outdoor Ad Trends in 2009</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/top-27-billboard-and-outdoor-ad-trends-in-2009</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/top-27-billboard-and-outdoor-ad-trends-in-2009"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/46839_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) This clever outdoor ads and billboards topped our list for the first half of 2009.  From crowdsourced billboards to fake painting, this gallery showcases unique concepts sure to get your attention.

If…</description>
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      <pubDate>2009-07-01T14:19:57Z</pubDate>
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      <title>Fictional Wordvertising - Snickers Creates New Words For Delicious Ad Campaign (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snickers-ad-campaign</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snickers-ad-campaign"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/46453_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) The chocolate bar Snickers just got a yummy marketing makeover with help from advertising agency TBWA/CHIAT/DAY  in New York, USA. The campaign promoting the delicious treat has taken to making up fictional…</description>
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      <pubDate>2009-06-26T15:40:01Z</pubDate>
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      <title>Billboard Threesomes - Calvin Klein Under Fire for Steamy Ads on Giant SoHo Advertisement</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/calvin-klein-billboard</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/calvin-klein-billboard"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/45351_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Calvin Klein has always been known for their racy billboards, however, many think the infamous fashion line has gone too far. 

Calvin Klein’s latest billboard in SoHo portrays a young teenage girl engaging…</description>
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      <pubDate>2009-06-15T13:00:33Z</pubDate>
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      <title>Talking Walls - Jameson Whisky's Interactive Advertising is the Talk of the Town (VIDEO)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/talking-walls-jameson-whisky-interactive-advertising</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/talking-walls-jameson-whisky-interactive-advertising"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/44415_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Jameson recently projected interactive ads in urban city centers such as New York, to promote their brand and to also have a little fun with advertising.

The viral video shows how Jameson ingeniously…</description>
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      <pubDate>2009-06-06T12:19:57Z</pubDate>
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      <title>Fast Food Opinions - Burger King Gives its Two Cents About Global Warming</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/burger-king-global-warming"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/44163_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) A Burger King joint in Tennessee recently advertised its opinion on global warming. The climate denial message states that “GLOBAL WARMING IS BALONEY” and has got people calling in and asking about the…</description>
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      <title>Shockvertising Lawsuits - American Apparel’s $5 Million Payout to Woody Allen (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holy-shockvertising-american-apparel-rustles-religous-feathers</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holy-shockvertising-american-apparel-rustles-religous-feathers"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/42968_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Picking up where Diesel and Calvin Klein left off in the 90s, American Apparel loves creating controversy with their advertising.

Unfortunately this time they may have taken it too far. One of the ads…</description>
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      <pubDate>2009-05-20T15:58:49Z</pubDate>
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      <title>Faux Child Billboards - Australian ‘Stop Child Abuse Now’ Campaign From JWT</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/faux-child-billposters-australian-stop-child-abuse-now-campaign-from-jwt</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/faux-child-billposters-australian-stop-child-abuse-now-campaign-from-jwt"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/41105_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Any awareness campaign that works to better children’s lives needs to be supported, even when they use provocative measures to get their cause across. 

This shocking street campaign from Melbourne was…</description>
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      <pubDate>2009-04-28T01:19:51Z</pubDate>
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      <title>Lambient Media Campaigns - Sheepvertising to Promote TheTrainLine.com (VIDEO)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lambient-media-more-sheepvertising-to-promote-thetrainline.com</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lambient-media-more-sheepvertising-to-promote-thetrainline.com"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/40827_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Thetrainline.com recruited a flock of sheep by a busy trainline to advertise their sheep UK train ticket-booking service and promote the fact that rail passengers can now save on average 43% by booking…</description>
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      <pubDate>2009-04-23T14:52:21Z</pubDate>
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      <title>Animal Rights Angels - The Hills’ Audrina Patridge is the Latest Face of PETA</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/audrina-patridge-peta-angel</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/audrina-patridge-peta-angel"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/40778_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) The Hills star Audrina Patridge is the latest celebrity in angel wings. Posing wearing a sexy white bikini, cradling rescue dog ‘Speedy Gonzales’, Audrina is the latest billboard image for PETA (People…</description>
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      <pubDate>2009-04-22T17:59:56Z</pubDate>
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      <title>Billboard Wars - Audi and BMW’s Dueling LA Billboards (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/audi-bmw-billboard</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/audi-bmw-billboard"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/40526_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) There’s been a bitter billboard war brewing between BMW and Audi in Los Angeles. The rival automakers put up billboards on opposite sides of Santa Monica Boulevard, and they’ve been taking potshots at…</description>
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      <pubDate>2009-04-18T20:59:54Z</pubDate>
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      <title>Crowdsourcing Billboards - American Apparel Wants You to Vote on Storefront Sign (VIDEO)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/american-apparel-wants-you-to-vote-on-storefront-sign"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/40206_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) American Apparel loves fleshy young ads, and now American Apparel is turning to crowd sourcing to determine what the retailer will display on the front of its Harlem store. 

Choose from the slideshow…</description>
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      <pubDate>2009-04-14T00:59:50Z</pubDate>
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      <title>Illusory Anti-Graffiti Ads - TransPerth Adds Handcuffs to Train Seats</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/illusory-graffiti-handcuffs</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/illusory-graffiti-handcuffs"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/40140_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com) Western Australia’s transport authority, TransPerth, has launched an anti-graffiti campaign by placing posters on the back of train seats which present the illusion that the occupant is handcuffed. The…</description>
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      <pubDate>2009-04-13T01:39:51Z</pubDate>
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      <title>Interactive Digital Billboards - Toshiba Electronic Signage Controlled by Cell Phones (VIDEO)</title>
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      <title>Ski Jump Restrooms - Canned Coffee Company Re-dos Loos for Disorienting Pee Experience (GALLERY)</title>
      <link>http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ski-jump-restrooms-canned-coffee-company-vinyl-wrap-advertising</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ski-jump-restrooms-canned-coffee-company-vinyl-wrap-advertising"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/38612_1_120.jpeg" hspace=10 width=120 height=120 align=left border=0></a> ]]> (TrendHunter.com)  A marketing campaign for Georgia Max Coffee encourages everyone to feel like a ski jumper at the top of the ramp. A number of restroom interiors at ski resorts across Japan have been vinyl-wrapped with…</description>
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      <pubDate>2009-03-24T10:20:00Z</pubDate>
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      <title>Snowing Billboards - Tryvann Bus Stop Ad Snows When Ski Conditions Are Stellar (VIDEO)</title>
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      <title>Fake Sky Painting - Illusion Billboard For Berger Paints Shows Their True Colors</title>
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      <pubDate>2009-02-25T14:19:57Z</pubDate>
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      <title>Optical Illusion Sportsvertising - Mammoth Mountain Ski Uses Bill(snow)boarding For Attention (GALLERY)</title>
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      <title>15 Bizarre Bathroom Ads - Creative Campaigns Targeted at Captive Audiences (CLUSTER)</title>
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      <title>Speed Bumps to Promote Fries - Creative McDonald's Shakevertising Campaign</title>
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