OK. NOW, I’ve seen it all.
A company at a German trade show has attached tiny banner advertisements to flies and set them loose on unsuspecting visitors, in a bizarre yet effective marketing stunt.
The banners, measuring just a few centimeters across, seem to be causing the beleaguered flies a bit of piloting trouble. The weight keeps the flies at a lower altitude and forces them to rest more often, which is a stroke of genius on the part of the marketing creatives: the flies end up at about eye level, and whenever a fly is forced to land and recover, the banner is clearly visible. What’s more, the zig-zagging of the fly naturally attracts the attention because of its rapid movement.
What’s next, sponsoring flocks of migrating birds? It’d be a neat way to advertise internationally.
Until they unionize, that is.
I know one of the flies that works for them.
He says the wages are shit.
Great…flies that leave notes. “sorry I just puked on you”
OH man, can’t you just hear PETA Fuuuu-REEEKING out???
One person could screw up this ad scheme by just sh1tt1ng in a corner.
What the heck!
JL^
Imagine a fly landing on your face, and attached to it, a blue colored banner written as Listerine, or Clorox.
I’d hate to be the poor schmuck who has to tie the banners on the flies (or worse catch them to carry out the task).