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Subvertising is the strange art of using traditional marketing techniques to subvert the normal system of advertising, often with a twist applied to the subvertisement so that it makes one think more about commercial culture. These works of public and installation art reflect an anti-corporate attitude in many cases but these subvertisers more often than not are looking to make a deeper point and engender thoughtful reflection all around.

Guerrilla Art Versus Guerrilla Advertising

Will the already-faint lines between the two one day become completely transparent?

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So... What is Guerrilla Marketing?

What is guerrilla marketing, exactly?

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The Future of Guerrilla Marketing

It happens to the best of them eventually.

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10 Different Types of Guerrilla Marketing

The details of what goes on in there are tightly guarded, but we've got a key.

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Guerrilla Marketing for Social Causes

Could this be guerrilla art and not guerrilla marketing?

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7 Creative and Surreal Shopdropping Urban Art Projects

If the comments on this article are any indicator, Shopdropping is controversial to say the least.

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Beginner's Guide to Shopdropping aka Droplifting

Shopdropping was probably the last kind of giving on most people's minds as they shopped during the holiday season.

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3 Unique Kinds of Culture Jamming

However, refection on life is a prerequisite for living, and the cultural, political and commercial symbols of our times are well worth rethinking on a regular basis.

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5 Ways to Take Control and Subvert Your Surroundings

Subvertisements are an excellent means of turning the commercial world around you upside down, make humorous or critical commentaries on consumer society, or even get rid of ads altogether.

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Banksy Art and Graffiti: Photos & Story

The following seven examples illustrate the fascinating range of Banksy's life and works through his most controversial and compelling projects.

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