Stranger Things, Stranger Advertising
Doner LA creatively promoted Stranger Things Season 2 through uniquely imaginative advertisements placed in diverse locations like sidewalks, subways, and apps, making watching the season an easy choice.
Now that you’ve had time to digest Season 2 of Stranger Things, we prepare to journey back to the quaint hamlet of Hawkins, and highlight some of the more unique and amazing ways that Season 2 was advertised.
These marketing efforts come courtesy of Doner LA – an agency showing that it’s ok to think outside the box.
Doner LA’s outside the box ideas found us on the sidewalks, in the subway, and in our favorite apps. Regardless of where they were, however, the one thing these ads all have in common is how creatively unique they are.
Watching Season 2 of Stranger Things was a no-brainer after seeing these 4 ads:
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