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You do have to wonder what were they thinking when coming up with these ads and how much the times has changed.

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Here's are examples of really clever and thinking outside of the box advertisements.

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I came across this poster on Platform 2 of Norbury station and thought did the person who installed them realise they had placed them backwards? My initial thought was the ad was backwards on purpose to attract your attention, but surely this isn't the case. To my surprise upon reaching the other platform another poster was placed incorrectly backwards! Does anyone check that posters and billboards are correctly installed? If I was the client I would demand a refund. I love coming across other peoples mistakes.

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The new advertising campaign for Tourism Australia isn't quite as controversial as previous years,"Where the bloody hell are you" settling for "There's nothing like Australia". It's too simple, doesn't really grab your attention and seems in my mind rather dull and says little about Australia. One could argue that the slogan could be used for any country in the world. There is nothing in the slogan that can be associated with Australia. I think regardless of what the advertising campaign is going to be like, people will always want to travel down under. Australia has established itself as the place most people would want to visit and/or live in. Since living in London for three years, people here are saying how lucky it is for me to be going back to Australia. People dream about living in Australia. They want the sun and beaches. They love the easy-going nature of Australians. Maybe the slogan will grow on me because I have to agree there's nothing like Australia.

Below are a few directions the advertising agency could go in (taken from http://www.nothinglikeaustralia.net):

 

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Jimmy shows how ridiculous some ads are.

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