Building Visibility Beyond the Screen

A Billboard and an Airport Display, Two Projects That Reached Thousands Without a Media Buy

Not every brand moment happens on a dashboard. These two projects put a message in front of thousands of people at once, on a highway and in an airport, proving that the right image in the right high-traffic location can do the work of an entire campaign.


A guerrilla billboard campaign that sparked local public conversation

A welcome display running on every baggage claim screen at a major U.S. international airport

$0 additional media spend beyond the placements themselves


Goals

  • Create a visual brand moment that would spark public conversation

  • Secure a high-traffic physical placement that would give a brand ongoing visibility

What I Did

Billboard: Empowerment Campaign

  • Designed a guerrilla-style billboard built around bold, unapologetic imagery and messaging

  • Positioned the campaign on a high-visibility California interstate for maximum reach

Airport Display: A Welcome Message Seen by Millions

  • Designed the welcome image used on the digital display screens at a major U.S. international airport

  • The image ran on every baggage claim monitor, giving ongoing, high-frequency visibility to travelers from around the world

Results & Impact

  • The billboard sparked local public conversation around the brand's message. With no additional media buy.

  • The airport display gave continuous visibility. To a global, high-volume audience of travelers.

Key Insights

"Sometimes the best media plan is picking the right wall."

  • A single, well-placed physical asset can outperform an ongoing digital campaign for brand awareness

  • Physical, real-world visibility signals scale and confidence in a way ads alone don't

Anna Johnson

Anna Johnson is a Chief Marketing Officer with 15+ years building marketing functions from zero, across SaaS, B2B, consumer, and lifestyle brands in the US, Canada, and Europe. She specializes in demand generation, brand strategy, and building the systems and teams that make growth repeatable. Based in Portugal, working with companies everywhere.

https://linkedin.com/in/annajohnsonsd
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