billsticking

Pasting up advertisements

Billsticking is the practice of posting bills, posters, or advertisements on walls, fences, or other surfaces in public spaces.

The term is mostly British and somewhat dated, largely replaced by flyposting or simply postering: He was fined for billsticking on council property.

A billsticker is one who does this work.

method

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Starch-based adhesive

flyposting · glue · bucket · brush · roller · papering · pasting · sniping · guerrilla · overnight

materials

posters

Printed wall advertisements

bills · flyers · notices · circulars · pamphlets · leaflets · banners · printshop · lithograph · woodblock

promotion

advertising

Paid promotional communication

events · marketing · branding · concerts · exhibitions · political · propaganda · elections · theatre · circus

regulation

illegal

Forbidden by statute

permits · enforcement · removal · cleanup · prosecution · trespass · nuisance · bylaw · sanctioned · designated

locations

walls

Vertical enclosing structures

  • hoardingsLarge outdoor advertisement boards
  • fencesBoundary structures around yards
  • lamppostsPoles supporting street lights

kiosks · billboards · construction sites · underpasses · alleyways · shopfronts · scaffolding · subway · boarded windows · street furniture

Opposites
advertising medium

billstickingdigital marketing

Web-based promotional strategy

online advertising · social media marketing · digital advertising · mobile advertising · banner ads

surface treatment

billstickinggraffiti removal

Eliminating unauthorized markings

surface cleaning

Family

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Timeless · Concrete · Rated G