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Jun 14, 2023, 12 tweets

I collect iconic billboard ads.

The 11 best billboard ads I've collected:

1. Nike

2. Air Asia, Phuket

Principle: Make the customer swear without swearing.

3. Timex

Principle: Turn the competition into an enemy.

4. McDonald's Temperature Billboard

Principle: The weather is the most universal talking point. Use it.

5. Spotify Data

Principle: Boring data can be a great story if you look hard enough.

6. Silberman's Fitness Center

Principle: Show, don't tell.

7. Surreal Cereal

Principle: If you can't afford celebrity endorsements, hack your way there.

8. The Economist

Principle: Visualize what you do.

9. Chipotle

Principle: Optimise for the skim read. And then hit them with the long read.

10. McDonalds Sun Dial

Principle: Link your product to habitual events.

Friday by Rebecca Black might be a terrible song -- but it's still getting played weekly 12 years later.

11. Abramson Cancer Center

Principle: If you want to reach a specific demographic, use their specific language.

I put together the best 25 ads I've collected -- with a breakdown of the principles behind each one.

Get it for free here -> ref.marketingplug.com

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