Ads for Atheism Appear on Manhattan Buses
By Daniel E. Slotnik, June 25, 2009
Advertisements proselytizing toothpaste and jeans do not make us question our beliefs, but a series of posters on city buses promoting atheism is intended to do just that.
An Atheist Bus Campaign has arrived in New York. The ads, which say, "You don't have to believe in God to be a moral and ethical person", underscored by the URL for the New York City Atheists Inc. Web site, will appear on about 20 city buses.
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OOH Network To Target NYC Commuter Trains
By David Goetzl, Thursday, July 30, 2009
This spring, NBC Universal launched a place-based network on the commuter train line between New York City and New Jersey. Now, an out-of-home ad company, Titan Worldwide, is exploring a similar venture on the rails connecting Long Island and other suburbs to the city.
Not long after the NBCU "PATHvision" debuted in April, Titan and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) started a trial with screens aboard cars on the MTA's Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North system.
Walls have eyes at CTA
By Jon Hilkevitch, August 4, 2009
You might think you've seen mold growing on the walls of CTA subways. Or stalactites. Or unidentifiable cankers. But potatoes?
There is indeed a pile of potatoes sprouting through the ceiling in the pedestrian tunnel connecting the Red and Blue lines at Jackson.
You say "tater." I say "tuber." Any way you slice it, the fake spuds are planted in polystyrene soil on the roof of the underground walkway in a bid to sell more Lay's potato chips.
What more might a hungry commuter ask for, except some tangy chip dip and a train that isn't crammed with passengers like 10 pounds of potatoes stuffed into a 5-pound sack?
Lays teamed up with Titan Worldwide, the CTA's advertising contractor, and Atomic Props & Effects to create the hanging-potato collage. The ad, which will run through Sunday, was created to promote Lay's "Closer than you think" campaign to show consumers that Lay's potatoes are grown on American farms, including by local farmers.