The Underworld Of Below-The-Line Advertising

This is what you call a “slot topper.” I didn’t write this particular one, but it’s exactly what it sounds like.

Most copywriters, at one point or another, work on things considered “below-the-line.” But does this kind of work get any respect, or results?

Some people love to go around saying things like, “Advertising is the price companies pay for being unoriginal.” I’m not sure that’s true. We live in a world where only the top 1% of brands can avoid advertising because they get enough word of mouth or buzz, or they’re able to simply advance by power of sheer innovation or design. The rest have to advertise. Which means pretty much everyone’s doing it, and doing a lot of it.

It’s the subject of my new column on TalentZoo.com.

So what’s the oddest piece of below-the-line advertising you’ve ever worked on?