Here’s a unique banner ad experience courtesy of SMH.com.au. (Click for a more detailed look)
George Michael, advertising his latest offering… and usually I wouldn’t be tempted to click a banner… but this one was soo bad that I was compelled to!
What was I expecting to happen? I’m not sure, maybe some tacky joke reflecting on George’s past experiences, or some bling bling cheap animation (in keeping with the rest) … but I wasn’t expecting the click thru url to load within the banner ad!
I’m still confused if it was their intention, or not – as the original banner was pretty dodgy so I wouldn’t rule it out. Either way, pretty bad really.
Update : Fairfax’s banner ads use iframes, so my guess is that the designer forgot to add a blank target to clickTag.