It seems to me that billboards have gone a long way since I was a child. It's no big surprise. After all, the role of the billboard in advertising has gone down in recent years, mostly due to the rise of the internet and digital ads. So it's only logical that some companies found that they must be extra creative with their billboards to get the same effect a normal billboard used to get. Here are some of their more successful, creative and sometimes hilarious attempts. |
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