Houses Turn Into Ads: Would You Paint Your House for Money?

by Fef Posted 2012/10/18 22:00:00

Related Topics: Marketing, Money, Ads, Advertising, Corporate, Green, Business, Work, 2012, Neon, Brainiac, Mars, California, Campaign, Image, Loud

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BOSTONGLOBE.COM reports:
Would you let a company paint your house in Gumby green and neon tangerine as the background for corporate logos and other advertising? What if the company paid your mortgage?

That’s the deal Californiaadvertising executive Romeo Mendozais offering as he launches a somewhat altruistic — some might say obnoxious — campaign here and across the nation to promote his new marketing firm, Brainiacs from Mars. Mendoza’s targets for the loud paint jobs and corporate sponsorship are struggling homeowners trying to avoid foreclosure.

targets loud paint jobs corporate sponsorship struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure

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Osk The Great Guru 2012/10/17 18:31:37

Yes

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If the company is helping me pay for my mortgage, yes I would actually
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Bite my shiny metal ass 2012/10/21 18:55:32

Yes

For a DElorean Yes

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amy.soloff.5 2012/10/21 18:10:04

Yes

If it fit in with local code and was professionally done, heck yeah! Mortgage/rent payments are the biggest chunk of peoples income! I'd let them put stupid stickers on my car too!

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Obama Bin Lyin' 2012/10/21 14:51:11
mikeeonly 2012/10/21 09:49:15

Yes

why not

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ladyjane 2012/10/21 06:03:59

No

They won't be doing it in areas that have home owners associations. That takes a very large block out of the customers that might be able to afford their products...

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001 2012/10/20 12:24:09

Yes

It depends, if I need the money more than I love my house, then yes I would. Better have an ugly house than no house at all.

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mr 2012/10/20 11:42:32

No

I don't take money for anything I don't believe in including having any & all advertising painted on my house. Suppose it was advertising for cigarettes featuring children (I know ads for cigs are banned but that's not part of the question), ads for porn mags (that's a private choice), drinking a certain brand of alcohol while driving? I normally don't care what others think about me or my beliefs to a limit. However, with housepainting (outside), the owner, in essence, says they agree with it. Your neighbors would point and snicker (possibly WORSE) if it was truly offensive. Not worth the risk.

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Wm Kabrich to mr 2012/10/21 22:08:10

Hell I would take money from Owebumer to put add on my house if he paid the mortgage. Then put Romney - Ryan Posters in the yard. How much fairer can I be?

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mr to Wm Kabrich 2012/10/28 14:24:29

Better you to be "tarred & feathered" (vandalized) than me...lol! There's just too many nuts in this world. Would I CARE? Heck, no but other people might. Like the woman who was going to report me to the ASPCA because I had my cat dressed up for Halloween......c'mon people, get real. Can't we agree to disagree? That's one reason we have wars (and crime!)

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Anonymouse BN-0 ~bibbityboo~ 2012/10/20 10:40:33

Yes

That's a great idea, and could help lots of people.

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10997 2012/10/20 10:27:25

No

+1
I would get upset if my neighbours did too.

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C. C. Rider 2012/10/19 21:24:24

No

+2
There is no way I would ever turn my home into an advertisement, BUT I would let those idiots paint each other and stand in my yard for awhile to advertise themselves if they wanted. lol

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BornToBeWild 2012/10/19 20:22:46

Yes

Once the sponsorship ends, I'LL PAINT OVER IT!

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Sailor Jerry 2012/10/19 18:19:38

Yes

+3
so, lemme get this straight: you're gonna paint my house for me and pay me for it? WHERE DO I SIGN UP?

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smitty 2012/10/19 18:07:55

Yes

Depends on how much they pay me monthly...

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001 to smitty 2012/10/20 12:27:10

They don't pay you, they pay the bank so you don't have to. They pay the mortgage for you.

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smitty to 001 2012/10/22 14:52:26

They better be paying me. I got a perfect house to be painted for ads.

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April 2012/10/19 18:02:37

Yes

When you need the help painting your house is better than losing it, but my neighbors may not like it!

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rebeccasrevenge 2012/10/19 17:33:43

Yes

As long as I didn't have to do it myself and got paid? Hell I'd let my house be painted to look like a giant

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cents-less 2012/10/19 16:59:43

Yes

It would also depend on how much money.

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Petrifiedhippy 2012/10/19 15:17:54

Yes

this is a no brainer; vehicle; house; dog halter... ANY ADVERTISEMENT IS GOOD ADVERTISEMENT

I would let them paint my grandmother's house IF THEY PAID EVERY TIME!
THEY COULD PAINT MY HOUSE EVERY 45 DAYS WITH A NEW ADVERTISEMENT

'Ment' to put eclectic, innovative monies in the bank

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wtw 2012/10/19 15:14:11

Yes

+1
of course

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jacktown kid 2012/10/19 14:50:25

No

hell no

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gmiing 2012/10/19 13:59:17

Yes

+1
Why not! Small price to pay - although the neighbors might not like it. LOL

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iamco2000 2012/10/19 13:57:23

No

+1
Not bc I wouldn't for the $$ but bc vinyl siding and HOA covenants wouldn't permit it.

Grace to you, Glory to God!

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Petrifi... to iamco2000 2012/10/19 17:37:06

then you get to move; grow a garden on your roof & sell to the biggest offers; advertisement & food... this just gets better

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iamco2000 to Petrifi... 2012/10/19 17:50:33

Hey, that's actually kinda cool :-)

Grace to you, Glory to God!

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Cain 2012/10/19 12:47:10

No

No but I sure would yours.....

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shane 2012/10/19 11:45:50

No

+2
I wont market your product any sooner than i would sell you my ass.I wont even pay money for a t-shirt with someones logo on it.

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twhiting9275 2012/10/19 10:37:45

No

Not ANYTHING that the company would pay anyways.

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shakia locke 2012/10/19 07:53:08

Yes

Yes I would its not like you destroying your house its just you change in it up a bit for money that's all

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zcberry 2012/10/19 06:34:47

Yes

+1
It depends on my situation, if I need it then, hey I say do it. I would have to scene who the company is, don't want anything stupid on my house.

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bettyboop 2012/10/19 06:17:08

Yes

+2
If I needed the money, hell yes I would. I would rather have an ugly painted house than have to stand on the street corner.

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Anarchico Anthony 2012/10/19 06:05:42

Yes

+1
depends on how big the check is

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Lady Salsa 2012/10/19 06:00:59

Yes

+1
Depends how much money and what I was supposed to paint, but I'm sure there's an amount I would say yes to :)

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flrdsgns 2012/10/19 04:34:43

Yes

+1
How much money we talking about?

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KeeganTheAwesome 2012/10/19 03:49:54

No

Unless:

1) It doesn't drastically bring the rest of the neighborhood's market value down. A neon tangerine house in a forest of clay-colored houses is rather hideous, and people will stay away from that street at all costs.
2) I can choose what advertisements are put on my house and where they appear.
3) The advertising company and I can cancel the contract at any time and remove the paint job if I need to move out. See reason 1.

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calvin236 2012/10/19 03:47:13

No

It is a person's decision to make, but i personally think that it isn't a smart decision.

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Swordfish 2012/10/19 02:43:24

Yes

+2
It's not what's on the outside that counts, it's what's on the inside. I wouldn't care if someone painted a huge ad on my house and I got paid a helluva lot for it, just as long as it's not anything offensive or political or something I don't stand for.

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ssmithix 2012/10/19 02:33:27

No

No thanks

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