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Manhole + Advertising = Brilliant?
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Published Apr 25, 2006
Modified Mar 7, 2008
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Here's something Gothamist has never seen in New York before - advertising on manhole covers. Via coloribus, it seems like Saatchi & Saatchi is doing some guerilla advertising for Folgers coffee. We must say that it's a brilliant use of manholes who, before this, were best used for tattoos. And while it's original, Gothamist doesn't think "mmm...coffee" when we smell some of the steam coming out of manholes. Next up for marketers, printing a vinyl cover with lots of dog poo on it. "Take a whiff, New York. A steaming pile of poo."
Has anyone actually seen this yet? From the looks of it, it's right at 7th Ave and Bleecker in front of Caliente Cab.
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