Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
Showing posts with label London. Show all posts

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Just because advertising is interactive doesn't mean it's on your computer.

Here's an ever-changing electronic outdoor board for McDonald's in London's Piccadilly Circus that engages all those tourists with cameras and digital camcorders.

Not only is it fun, it's smart, because those little Golden Arches in the bottom right corner are going home with every one of those folks.

As they might say in London: Good show!



Tuesday, May 12, 2009

So sorry...we're losing our readership.



With newspapers folding (pun intended) left and right, the Evening Standard of London is trying a campaign of apologies to woo back readers. It also promises a slightly less conservative viewpoint, to appeal to a broader audience.

It began as a "teaser" campaign to get heads scratching, though the type is from their masthead. They eventually added a small logo to make it clear just who was sorry.

Not sure if it'll work long term, but they certainly got people's attention.

Wonder if they ran any newspaper ads...?