英國畢業生出租“臉孔”當廣告位

面對低迷的就業市場，英國劍橋大學的兩名畢業生突發奇想，對外出租自己的臉孔做廣告牌，希望能在謀生的同時儘快還清總共5萬英鎊的助學貸款。據悉，兩人的“臉孔廣告牌”出租業務面向各個行業的組織或個人；廣告形式就是將客戶的logo畫在臉上，這樣只要有他們出沒的地方，就有人會看到他們的廣告。自10月1日開展業務以來，兩人在十天之內已經賺得3500英鎊，主要服務的客戶爲一家網絡博彩公司。

Two enterprising graduates are selling advertising space on their faces to pay off a combined student debt of alMost £50,000.

Faced with a challenging job market, former Cambridge students Ed Moyse and Ross Harper are painting different company logos on to their faces.

Anyone can buy the advertising space, from businesses to individuals or groups, on a day-to-day basis. The logos - which can be viewed at - are then seen by everyone they pass as they go about their daily business.

The graduates, who met on their first day at Selwyn College, Cambridge, started the business on October 1 and said they made £3,500 in the first 10 days.

The boys said they are "armed only with massive student debt and a firm grasp of the principles of viral advertising" as they attempt to survive for a year solely on income generated by transforming themselves into walking advertisements.

Mr Harper, 21, from Greenwich, south London, who studied neuroscience, said: "It's our unconventional way of paying off our student debt. The graduate job market is incredibly hostile, and so we thought we'd try and bypass it altogether.

"We've seen so many students unsuccessfully applying for jobs, only to eventually settle in a career that they never really wanted. It's just something a bit different and has taken off quite nicely."

Mr Moyse, 22, from Poole, Dorset, said: "It has exceeded expectations, but we always knew it had value and is novel and crazy."

So far, one of the main contributors has been online betting agency, Paddy Power, Mr Harper said.

Mr Moyse, who studied economics, and Mr Harper came up with the idea after graduating in the summer as a scheme which would not require much investment.