Vintage Shakespeare
Large Posters: an Adaptable Medium of Communication
The new film that was released last week would have completely escaped my attention had it not been for the large posters that were promoting the film in the various shopping malls. It was just one of those instances that got me thinking about the importance of promotional and advertising medium even in our day to day lives. In this age of information and technology, while the advertisers and marketers are vying for the consumer attention through various medium of communication, the consumer is eager for information as well. In every aspect of our lives, be it on the domestic, personal or even official front, information is the key to successful living.
Awareness about the world around us is crucial for survival in this competitive world and advertisers, marketers and promoters strive to fulfill this demand. Innovative mediums of communication find their way into our lives on a regular basis. A new brand of shampoo in the market needs as much attention for promotion as a newly patented medicine. Potential consumers are flooded with promotional offers and attractive schemes to tempt them into buying the product or service on sale. The flexibility of being either textual or graphic or both and the various mediums on which they are easily printable, make large posters a popular choice. The economic cost of creating large posters is also lower in comparison to other mediums of promotion.
In this milieu of information overload, large posters as a medium of communication have managed to create their own space in the advertising world. Large posters are designed to be attractive to the eyes and thereby grab the attention of potential consumers even in a crowded area where other promotional mediums are competing for attention. Large posters can be used for many purposes although they are mainly popular in entertainment segment like musical shows, films and such other events. The message conveyed through large posters may be for a product or service promotion or creation of awareness about certain issues like public health etc.
Large posters can also be created to reproduce famous art works and people like to keep them in their possession as a reference to the famous creations. Large posters may also be educational in nature and used by academic institutes to promote a message. Some posters have also become valuable over the years and are now considered vintage, commanding a high price and cherished by collectors. The vintage posters are usually framed and matted for preserving over a longer period. The most conventional size for regular posters is 24 by 36 inches, although the size is expanded or shrunk according to the requirement of the client.
Large posters have been around for a very long time and even some of Shakespeare’s plays were advertised through this medium. The posters are re-invented over time to suit the varying needs of the clients and emerge as a new and better medium of communication time and again. The cost effectiveness and easy adaptability to the advertiser’s requirements make large posters a much desired form of promotion.
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Shakespeare President 1970 Vintage casting reel Model GD $34.99 |
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VINTAGE COLLECTABLE SHAKESPEARE “DIRECT DRIVE” #1924 MOD. FK – NICE $19.50 |
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Vintage 925 Sterling Silver Screw back Earrings Comedy & Tragedy Shakespeare $39.95 |
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VINTAGE SHAKESPEARE “MIDGET SPINNER” FISHING LURE $10.00 |
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Huge Shakespeare Pflueger Vintage Bait Casting Reel Parts Lot $5.24 |
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VINTAGE LANGLEY SPEEDCAST FISHING REEL MODEL 530 WITH SHAKESPEARE BOX $24.99 |
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Vintage Shakespeare 2062 DA Spinning Reel $5.99 |
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NICE VINTAGE SHAKESPEARE BAMBOO 9′ FISHING ROD WITH EXTRA END PIECE IN CLOTH BAG $42.99 |
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vintage shakespeare automatic fly fishing reel. tru art $5.00 |
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shakespeare push button wondercast 1778 fishing reel. vintage! $5.00 |
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Vintage Shakespeare 1700II Wondereel April 1977 Push Button Spincast Reel NEW $62.95 |
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2 Vintage Wood Fishing Lures Shakespeare Special Plus Mouse $9.95 |
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Vintage Shakespeare 7500 Wondereel reel fishing $4.99 |
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VINTAGE 1930 PROGRAM MAX REINHARDT MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM SHAKESPEARE SIGNED $2.51 |
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VINTAGE NOS SHAKESPEARE BRAND THERMAL FUSION FLY LINE FOR TACKLE BOX $0.10 |
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2 Vintage Fishing Reels Sport King Casting & Shakespeare Wondereel 1920 & box $7.50 |
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Vintage Shakespeare 1850 Spinning Reel-Fishing-Closed Face-With Documentation $25.95 |
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Vintage Shakespeare 1920 Wondereel Model GE Casting Reel $7.99 |
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VTG MGM MOVIE SCREEN PROGRAM~JULIUS CAESAR SHAKESPEARE~MARLON BRANDO $17.99 |
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Vintage Playbill Sherlock Holmes 1975 Broadhurst Theatre Royal Shakespeare Co $3.75 |
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1891 ANTIQUE VINTAGE PRINT-TYPOGRAVURE-Romeo-Juliet-True Love-Shakespeare-Poison $22.00 |
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Vintage Shakespeare Wonderod Spinning Rod $50.00 |
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Vintage Shakespeare Glo-Lite Swimming Mouse fishing lure bait $5.50 |
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1935 The Ryerson Shakespeare Twelfth Night Hard Cover Vintage GREAT Condition $0.97 |
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Vintage Shakespeare Marhoff 1964 Nickel Silver Fishing Casting Reel Model GE $17.95 |
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2 Vintage Casting Reels for Repair Shakespeare 1905 Deuce & Lion LW No. 1800 $7.99 |
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Vintage Shakespeare 2062 Spinning Reel $36.00 |
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VINTAGE HAMMERSLEY CO. ENGLAND SHAKESPEARE’S FLOWERS ROSE TEA CUP AND SAUCER SET $5.00 |
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VINTAGE SHAKESPEARE SERVICE FISHING REEL MODEL FF 1944 IN GREAT CONDITION!! $12.99 |
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LOT OF 7 VINTAGE CASTING SPINNING FISHING REELS GARCIA ZEBCO SHAKESPEARE $9.99 |
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VINTAGE SHAKESPEARE FLY FISHING REEL SILENT TRUART AUTOMATIC MODEL GD No 1837 $9.99 |
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Vintage Fishing Casting Reel Shakespeare TrumpL 1956 Model FK USA 2G $14.99 |
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SHAKESPEARE TRADE MINNOW VINTAGE LURE NO BOX $5.54 |
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Vintage Fishing Reel Shakespeare President No.1970A Mod.FH $9.49 |
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Vintage Fishing Reel Shakespeare Executive Free Spool No.1992 Mod.EJ Mk-1+Case! $34.79 |
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SHAKESPEARE BASS A LURE MINNOW VINTAGE LURE NO BOX $24.86 |
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ANTIQUE OLD VTG ENGLISH BRASS TEA CADDY SPOON SHAKESPEARE $6.72 |
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Shakespeare push button Wondercast 1773 model EH fishing reel vintage USA made $9.99 |
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*SHAKESPEARE 2210 SPINNING REEL*VINTAGE* $6.89 |
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Vintage Repouse’ Shovel/Tea Caddy Spoon-Bruxelles Castle-Shakespeare Scene Crown $9.95 |
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VINTAGE SHAKESPEARE REEL MODEL FB WONDER CAST No. 1797 L@@K ! $15.00 |
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VINTAGE SWAP PLAYING CARD – ENG nmd ‘SHAKESPEARE’S COTTAGE OF DREAMS’ $1.48 |
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SHAKESPEARE English POET & PLAYWRIGHT vintage RARE PC $59.99 |
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Vintage Shakespeare GBS 1200 Marine Radio VHF-FM Radio $34.99 |
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Four Great Comedies Shakespeare Summer Dream Book 1948 VINTAGE HARDCOVER old $29.99 |
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VINTAGE HOWALD WONDEROD SHAKESPEARE FIBERGLASS FLY FISHING POLE – 8-1/2′ – 3 pcs $24.99 |
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Vintage Retro Long Hide rope Cross Shakespeare Love Letter Key Necklace Pendant $0.99 |
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SHAKESPEARE 1920 WONDEREEL ~ Vintage fishing reel ~ Collectibles ~ Fishing Reel $6.99 |
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SHAKESPEARE CRITERION ~ Vintage fishing reel ~ Collectibles ~ Fishing Reel $6.99 |