Sell ad space on or near tombstones, especially those of well-liked people.

Advertisers: Your business or product will gain exposure from an audience that is usually difficult to reach - mourners. Grave site marketing is especially strategic for…

• Therapists
• Flower shops
• Dating sites
• Feel-good movies

Future Corpses: Choosing to rent out your headstone for marketers will help your family pay for your funeral and any debt you may be leaving them. You can choose whose ads will be displayed, so you can help local businesses, or you can promote your favorite brands and companies even after you’re gone!

To do: Think of punny title for this marketing breakthrough.

An unplugged television. Its power light indicates that it is off. Onscreen, a ‘mute’ graphic is visible. The screen is partially cracked.

It broadcasts a news station.

Sculptures and statues made from answering machines & answering tapes.

“Phone conversation has become a thing of the past - an art. Even the least personal form of verbal communication is dying.”