Eyecandy and food for thought

I stumbled onto the I Believe in Advertising blog the other day, which features ads from all over the world. Most of them are innovative and pretty funny.    

It made me think how musicians advertise constantly - we display ourselves on DVDs, mp3s, recital posters, piano lesson ads, business cards, etc. But do we always have to use a rather bland picture of our *instrument (ie, piano keys, grand piano, notes hovering on a background)?

Here are some of my favorite ads that call attention to a product or issue in a unique or funny way:

*I have nothing against piano pictures.  I'm just saying there's other things you can do.