Advertising Takes Another Step Down

December 12th, 2007 · 5 Comments

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Advertising Takes Another Step Down

I have always been skeptical about advertising and its affect on our thinking. But this I must say is a new low.

As if the fact that this building being covered in a billboard is not bad enough they have to go and add radio-waves that get translated into sounds when they hit your skull.

Think of it… riding along on your bike and, wham….. You want to watch this show…. You really want to watch this show…..

I do not think I am the only one saying “Leave me alone”.

Tags: advertising · author: jason

5 responses so far ↓

1 wburg // Dec 14, 2007 at 1:49 pm

Best bet: Return the message in the form of small chemically-propelled copper-jacketed lead pellets into the antennas.
2 Donald Childs // Dec 16, 2007 at 12:52 pm

Isn’t the military testing this type of thing as a crowd control weapon? I seem to remember reading about the use of sonic weapons in Iraq, and how law enforcement agencies here in the states were interested in it’s application for crowd control here.

I’d also think that to deploy a device of this nature, they would have had to have obtained a permit, as the local city/county might be lible for civil damages, along with A&E, the advertiser,the ad board company, the folks that mounted the thing and the building owner.

Perhaps an ad should be taken out across from this one by the local chapter there of the Bar and Court TV that says:

“And 73% of our members believe they could win a civil judgement in excess of $100,000 for victims of your sonic weapon….”
3 Chris P. // Jan 9, 2008 at 9:41 am

This guerrilla movement Graffiti Research Lab has been making big statements in New York and abroad about among other things the pervasive nature of new advertising. Its worth a look, maybe a lab could be set up here in Sacramento. Id love to play a part if anyone else were interested.
4 LJ Urban // Jan 9, 2008 at 10:04 am

Chris P.– I just ran across a nod to the Graffiti Research Lab today but hadn’t yet had a chance to look them up. Wow! What they did in Holland was just brilliant.
5 Chris P. // Jan 11, 2008 at 3:57 pm

The monster public art set up coupled with the street party fun these characters are organizing is inspiring. They are finding ways to create community in a world full of cubicle rats like me that run home at the end of the day to watch the Amazing Race.