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Brands on Tombstones



English Russia has a collection of Ukrainian mobsters' tombstones. Note how many of them have a depiction of a Mercedes -- a symbol of a certain social status in the 90s. Do these tombstones reinforce a brand impression on a casual cemetery visitor? Do the impressions change after 5, 10 years?

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- Tuesday, March 11, 2008 0 comments
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Video Tombstones



Oh, man, this so utterly cool. Can't wait for them to start playing life insurance commercials on these things:

"A new company plans to unveil new high-tech tombstones with embedded flat screen monitors that would allow visitors to play memorial videos of the deceased, according to a report. Joe Joachim, who says he wants to be the Walt Disney of the funeral business, plans to unveil the Vidstone this year at the annual funeral directors convention."
--Local 6 via Agenda

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Deadvertising
Tombstones as Media
- Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Tombstones as Media



Boing Boing runs an entry on translucent glass tombstones by Lundgren Monuments. This somehow brought back fond memories of a game company planning to place ads on gravestones in Britain a couple of years ago. Also, one volunteer organization called Dragon Heads Productions raises money by offering patrons to adopt a tombstone on a California cemetery. They write: "For a donation of $20 you may write a epitaph and we will build your tombstone and display it in our cemetery. We will take a photo of your stone and send it to you as a Thank You! We will also be putting a special page up with all the tombstones."
- Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Branded Coffins



"Fantasy coffins, meticulously detailed and modeled after objects of significance to the deceased, are an important aspect of the burial ritual, practiced by the Ga and other coastal Ghana communities."
-- Arts on the Point via Read Between the Ps

Earlier:
- Saturday, April 15, 2006

Brand-a-Coffin

coffin advertising

Bid on eBay now to receive:

"1) A reasonably sized logo or ad on my metal coffin
2) A personal note or request to God, or whichever spiritual force you believe in. (Note will be placed inside the coffin inside an envelope and sealed by you. NOTICE: No requests for liquor, lottery winnings or good looking children allowed.)

When I make it to HEAVEN, I'll be sure to keep my eye on you and ask Gabriel to ensure that you receive ample rewards. This is probably the best investment you can get: advertising space, promotion, spiritual protection. DISCLAIMER: If I end up going to hell I will do my best to keep you out. NOTICE: I'm guaranteed to die so your investment is guaranteed to return physical, financial and spiritual dividends."
-- via Agenda

An earlier offer to brand a corpse went for $15.50.

Earlier:
Deadvertising
Tombstones as Media
Video Tombstones
- Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Tomorrow's Advertising, Today

Kevin Dugan at PR Blog writes about how ads are on every imaginable surface these days and ends with "It'll get worse before it gets better. How bad will it get? Here are five places I (don’t really) think we’ll see ads placed in the future." The five places are national monuments ("The Washington Monument sporting a condom ad"), X-ray ads, baby scales, toilet bowls, headstones, and The Bible. I'd say we are getting there:


Ads for Children's Tylenol in pediatricians' examination rooms.


A series of posts about deadvertising here on AdLab, including video tombstones.


Argentinians commemorate World AIDS Day. Just like the Washington Memorial.

I haven't seen any toilet bowl ads, but I remember nice bloody decals placed under bathroom stall doors (can't find it now). X-Ray ads are a wonderful idea and would work well for contextual ads and it's not too much of a stretch. Now that we have ads in PDFs, why can't we have an image-recognition software analyze your shot and recommend appropriate medication? Bible - no, but here's an interesting article about product placement in churches.
- Tuesday, December 04, 2007 1 comments
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Deadvertising

From a recently closed eBay auction:
"You are bidding for the sole right to advertise on my corpse....as soon as my corpse is discovered and otherwise legally available to you. As the winning bidder you will have the right to advertise on my corpse, definitely during the funeral. You are welcome to photograph the ad after it is finished as well as attend the funeral. Im 24, in good health and have no plans of expiring any time soon but when I do..... well trust me, it will benefit you, if no one else. Be sure to have an alibi when you see my notice in the paper. No need to e-mail me with your design and placement ideas, I am not going to be able to gripe about it anyway."
--via Agenda, Webpronews

Earlier:
Tombstones as Media
- Monday, August 08, 2005

Article Index

Articles are listed chronologically, most recent first. Use "Ctrl+F" to search. In the meanwhile, I am working on breaking them into meaningful categories.
- Monday, November 01, 2004
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