Clean Graffiti Tour for Diet Coke

Clean Graffiti Tour for Diet Coke

We recently returned from a four-city Clean Graffiti tour on behalf of Diet Coke and Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. We were busy putting down our eco-friendly outdoor advertising medium in Baltimore, MD, Memphis, TN, Greensboro, NC and Charlotte, NC.

Pressure washed image of "I heart Diet Coke" on a dirty sidewalk in the fall.

Coca-Cola Consolidated used Clean Graffiti to spread brand awareness.

In these four cities we helped with brand awareness surrounding the Diet Coke brand. The message went down in popular neighborhoods, on highly traffic foot paths, near grocery stores, convenience stores and gas stations. Basically anywhere you can purchase a Coke product.

Clean Graffiti by #thesavageway in Memphis, TN for Diet Coke.

Memphis, TN saw its first Clean Graffiti by #thesavageway. We loved helping to spread some brand awareness for Diet Coke.

Young person holding a Diet Coke in front of a pressure washed "I heart Diet Coke" ad on the sidewalk

Now that’s some fun product placement! Clean Graffiti found in Memphis, TN.

“I heart Diet Coke” in Greensboro, NC near the popular blue sculpture.

A man taking a photo of his feet in Baltimore, MD that shows a pressure washed image of "I heart Diet Coke"

Clean Graffiti (aka eco-friendly street art) in Baltimore, MD.

Coca-Cola chose to use some of their marketing dollars in a green and sustainable way – and we’re definitely here for that! Clean Graffiti is created using a specialized stencil and a pressure washer. That’s it….. it’s just water. We love when huge corporations see the value in our outdoor advertising medium. Not only does it help elevate the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility, but it also shows innovation and creativity to use dirt as an asset.

We are excited to continue to work with brands that understand that there are different media options out there. Our Clean Graffiti lets you directly target where your audience is walking every single day – the sidewalk. It is a subtle, unexpected message that can bring a smile to your customers face.

Barpay App launches in Charlotte, NC

Barpay App launches in Charlotte, NC

We live in a time of convenience and one of our latest Clean Graffiti clients has found a way to bring that convenience culture to the bar scene. Barpay App hopes to simplify your night with the ease of an app. Open, maintain, and close your bar tab right from your smartphone.

How it works:

  • Download the app
  • Save your credit card info
  • Select a venue
  • Place an order
  • Pick up your drink

Now that’s what we call a “A Better Way to Bar.” If you want to learn more about the app, check out this great Charlotte Agenda write up of this new Queen City service.

This new service is now available at a variety bars around the Queen City. Make sure to try out the app this Labor Day weekend.

  • Graham St Pub
  • Ink N Ivy
  • Roxbury
  • SIP
  • Prohibition
  • Tavern on the Tracks
  • Gin Mill
  • Queen City Q
  • Casual Pint
  • The Suffolk Punch
  • Sugar Creek Brewing Co.

We so appreciate when brands choose to use our eco-friendly, innovative outdoor messaging tactic in their marketing mix. Clean Graffiti, aka Reverse Graffiti, lets a brand speak to the public in a whole new way. We are able to target Barpay’s key demographic right on the sidewalk.

Find out more on Barpay app by visiting their website.

 

It’s Speed Street Time

It’s Speed Street Time

600 Festival Hosts Their Annual Circle K Speed Street in Uptown Charlotte

It’s that time of year again. Speed Street is here, and the crowds are ready. There are an expected 300,000 participants to make their way through the music festival, food trucks, and games in Uptown Charlotte.

Circle K Speed Street presented by Coca-Cola has commemorated the May races at Charlotte Motor Speedway with spectacular family-oriented events since its inception. This event will be rocking the streets of Charlotte May 23-25, 2019 with live entertainment, access to racing’s brightest stars, giveaways and interactive displays. Corey Smith, Brothers Osborne, and STYX will be the headline talent for this 25th anniversary of Speed Street.

CLEAN GRAFFITI

We had the honor of working with Mary Johnson and Meg Seitz, the powerhouses behind the marketing for this year’s Speed Street, on a Clean Graffiti campaign. We put down a fun “Drive into Summer” message a month prior to this weekend’s event to help drive awareness. We placed these spots in high traffic areas around the popular neighborhoods of Uptown, Plaza Midwood, NoDa, Southend and FreeMoreWest.

The reaction from passersby has been great! We see people post on their Instagram stories all the time with this fun message. And the best part of this creative marketing is that it is just water. Using only a pressure washer and a stencil, we are able to create a contrast in the dirt and leave a clean message behind. Our eco-friendly messaging is a great accompaniment to an event’s marketing mix. You are targeting your audience exactly where they are.. the sidewalk.

pressure washed message onto a sidewalk showcasing the 2019 SpeedStreet

Clean Graffiti for Speed Street in Charlotte, NC

three beautiful little girls pose with a sidewalk message promoting Speed Street festivities

Oh hey girls!!! 600 Festival is happening this weekend!

Clean Graffiti for the 2019 600 Festival.

Sidewalk messaging in a popular , artsy neighborhood

Clean Graffiti in NoDa, Charlotte, NC. Speed Street is taking place this weekend in Uptown.

Man and woman stop with the brown dog and take a picture of Clean Graffiti

Marketing right where the customer is walking, the sidewalk.

Have fun at all of the SpeedStreet festivities this weekend. If you happen to find one of our Clean Graffiti spots around town, snap a pic, post to Instagram and tag us! We’d love to see!

 

Clean Graffiti in Chicago, IL for Wunderbar Together

Clean Graffiti in Chicago, IL for Wunderbar Together

APCO Worldwide hired #thesavageway to apply some Clean Graffiti for the Germany Week Festival at Daley Plaza

We had the pleasure of traveling to Chicago, IL to complete a Clean Graffiti job for Wunderbar Together and APCO Worldwide. Wunderbar Together is an year-long celebration of the German-American friendship.

A little more about the Wunderbar Together initiative from the campaign website, “Working with over 200 partners, we are showcasing our close bonds in over 1,000 events in all 50 states. We are painting a picture of everything German-American relations stand for, including science, the arts, culture, language, business, and sports. We want to create an exchange of ideas with all Americans, not only in New York, Washington D.C. and Los Angeles, but also in the heart of the country.”

The Germany Week festival in Daley Plaza featured concerts, food stations, sports and film screenings, as well as interactive activities in arts, language, engineering, science, and more! All events were free and open to the public.

We created a highly targeted campaign around the week-long festival location, Daley Plaza, in Downtown Chicago. By placing these eco-friendly, water-based sidewalk messages around the actual event space, we helped to bring awareness to the festival. It was fun to scour the city for dirty sidewalks and select spots that made sense for the client.

Check out some of the photos from this reverse graffiti campaign in Downtown Chicago below.

Clean Message on a dirty sidewalk for Wunderbar Together.

Clean Graffiti by #thesavageway in Chicago, IL for Germany Week.

Two people walking past a Clean Graffiti spot in Chicago, IL.

These spots were placed near the event location in high foot-traffic areas.

Woman with long brown hair and a black puffy coat stops to take a photo of the reverse graffiti on the sidewalk.

Taking photos of the Wunderbar Together Clean Graffiti for social media.

Street view of reverse graffiti on the streets of Chicago near Daley Plaza.

Chicago, IL is now one of the 59 cities that #thesavageway has completed a Clean Graffiti job.

It is such an amazing feeling to bring our medium to a new city. We want to see our Clean Graffiti across the nation. These eco-friendly messages are such a great way to bring awareness to a brand or an event. They provide a temporary solution for outdoor signage in a big city. And the best part is that they are made with water. That’r right. It’s. Just. Water.

Thanks for being awesome, Chicago! We hope to see you again soon.

Live Outside the Lines: Warp + Weft Clean Graffiti

Live Outside the Lines: Warp + Weft Clean Graffiti

Optimist Park Apartment Complex is Now Pre-Leasing

The light rail opening up in NoDa and surrounding neighborhoods has been huge for growth in the north side of the city. There has been a boom in restaurants, small businesses and apartment complexes opening up. One of these apartments is Alta Warp + Weft, located at 2120 N Brevard St. This new development is a great place to live if you’re looking to live close to Uptown and in walking distance to all that Optimist Park, Belmont and NoDa have to offer.

We were recently hired to help them spread the word in these walkable neighborhoods and execute a Clean Graffiti campaign. Warp + Weft is located just steps off of the light rail and we thought it would be fun to create a message that highlighted that fact but also encompassed the fun and artsy vibe that Warp + Weft is creating – “Live Outside the Lines.”

We put our eco-friendly messages around the city of Charlotte in popular areas. The goal is for passersby to have the opportunity to become aware of this new development. Take a look at the reverse graffiti campaign.

Guy walking in an artsy neighborhood over a sidewalk Clean Graffiti ad that says "Live Outside the Lines."

Clean Graffiti message for Warp + Weft located just off the light rail in Optimist Park, right outside of NoDa.

Clean Graffiti for Warp + Weft on the corner of a busy Charlotte, NC intersection

Eco-friendly street marketing campaign for Alta Warp + Weft in Charlotte, NC.

Pressure washed art on a dirty piece of sidewalk.

Clean Graffiti is created by #thesavageway with a specialized stencil, pressure washer and dirty concrete.

We usually recommend brands use our medium to help generate brand awareness. We become a part of the overall marketing mix and act as an unexpected support system on the streets. Clean Graffiti is something that people see, smile and want to put on their social media channels – creating that third party content that marketers can not always pay for. This was a fun campaign for us and we look forward to working with more companies like Alta Warp + Weft who understand you can have fun, be creative and use Clean Graffiti to help develop awareness around the brand.