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Bald Logo is a company based in Austin, Texas. It is a Guerilla marketing company that sells advertising space on a bald person's head. The company was founded by entrepreneur Brandon Chicotsky, and it was launched in October 2012.

Companies or individuals may pay Bald Logo to display a logo, brand name, or other image as a temporary tattoo on the side of a person’s head for a day. The bald person, called a “bald angelical,” walks around in public with the tattoo. The bald angelical is accompanied by two actresses waving flags or signs and another actor in a full-body spandex suit. Camera crews are also sometimes used to draw additional attention.

Almost half of Bald Logo’s profits are donated to the national Alopecia Areata Foundation, which supports individuals with autoimmune diseases that cause hair loss.

According to the Bald Logo website, Chicotsky got the idea for the company from the TV show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and an advertising campaign from a New Zealand airline.

Bald Logo was featured on television on talk shows like The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Steve Harvey. Chicotsky was also interviewed on Sunrise in Australia.

Bald Logo has been featured in articles in Ripley’s Believe It or Not, LA Times , Huffington Post , Austin Business Journal , Yahoo! News, NY Daily News , Oddity Central , Buzzfeed , AOL , and Trend Hunter.

It was also recognized internationally, appearing in sources from Brazil, India , France , Vietnam , Singapore , Indonesia , Mexico , Venezuela , Romania , Jordan , Russia , Peru , Croatia , Italy , Japan , South Korea , Argentina , Israel , Germany , Honduras , Bahrain , Nicaragua , Canada , Spain , China , Panama , Portugal , Egypt , Columbia , and Lebanon.

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[8] Ripley’s Believe It or Not: http://www.ripleys.com/weird/daily-dose-of-weird-wtf-blog/body-oddity/bald-logo/

[4] LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/ktuu-texas-man-uses-head-for-advertising-20121129,0,455154.story#axzz2kS9TKCPp

[3] Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/30/bald-logo-advertising-space-on-head_n_2212927.html

[9]Austin Business Journal: http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/print-edition/2012/12/21/chicotsky-uses-his-head-to-concoct.html

[2] Yahoo! News: http://in.news.yahoo.com/us-man-sells-space-bald-heads-advertisements-120228222.html

[1] NY Daily News: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/man-selling-space-bald-head-ads-article-1.1208870?localLinksEnabled=false

[10] Oddity Central: http://www.odditycentral.com/news/bald-billboard-man-uses-his-head-for-advertising-space-for-320-a-day.html

[11] Buzzfeed: http://www.buzzfeed.com/hyoungz/there-is-a-company-that-advertises-on-bald-heads-a-9fwt

[12] AOL: http://www.aol.com/video/bald-man-sells-ad-space-on-head/517554313/

[13] TrendHunter: http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bald-logo

[5] The Ellen DeGeneres Show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp78q54SBGw

[6] The Steve Harvey Show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=annj0LbWceA&feature=youtu.be

[7] Sunrise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KyED88sgK78

[14] Brazil: http://g1.globo.com/planeta-bizarro/noticia/2012/11/homem-cria-empresa-especializada-em-fazer-anuncios-em-carecas.html

[15] India: http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail11/story86898/us-man-sells-space-on-bald-heads-for-advertisements.html

[16] France: http://www.gentside.com/insolite/il-fait-de-la-publicite-pour-des-marques-en-se-faisant-tatouer-leurs-logos-sur-son-crane_art46711.html

[17] Vietnam: http://dantri.com.vn/kinh-doanh/cho-thue-dau-hoi-kiem-hon-6-trieungay-668648.htm

[18] Singapore: http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sgseen/this_urban_jungle/1460328/bald_billboard__man_uses_his_head_as_advertising_space.html

[19] Indonesia: http://news.liputan6.com/read/461219/wah-kepala-gundulnya-jadi-tempat-pasang-iklan

[20] Mexico: http://uniradioinforma.com/noticias/insolito/articulo161726.html

[21] Venezuela: http://noticiasvenezuela.org/2012/12/llego-bald-logo-el-metodo-para-sacarle-dinero-a-su-calvicie/

[22] Romania: http://www.bzi.ro/o-afacere-dubioasa-chelia-pe-post-de-panou-pentru-reclame---video-330555

[23] Jordan: http://almadenahnews.com/article/186753-%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%84-%D8%A3%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%B9-%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%87-%D9%83%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%B5%D9%84-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-320-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7

[24] Russia: http://felbert.livejournal.com/2280250.html

[25] Peru: http://peru.com/actualidad/otras-noticias/eeuu-hombre-calvo-utiliza-su-cabeza-exponer-anuncios-publicitarios-noticia-107859

[26] Croatia: http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/zanimljivosti/nova-poduzetnicka-ideja-iskoristio-glavu-za-reklamni-prostor.html

[27] Italy http://notizie.delmondo.info/2012/12/05/business-vendita-spazio-pubblicitario-su-testa-calva/

[28] Japan http://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/1212/03/news037.html

[29] S.Korea http://m.mt.co.kr/new/view.html?no=2012112813010413991

[30] Argentina http://www.rosario3.com/noticias/enserio/noticias.aspx?idNot=122278

[31] Israel http://www.weknowwhat.co.il/2012/12/01/bald-logo-%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9D-%D7%A2%D7%9C-%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9-%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%97-%D7%95%D7%99%D7%93%D7%99%D7%90%D7%95/

[32] Germany http://www.fernsehen.de/Pers%C3%B6nliches/Leben/video-Kopfhaut-Marketing-Werbung-auf-der-Glatze-bemerkenswert-Werben-Haarausfall-474892.html

[33] Honduras http://www.laprensa.hn/Secciones-Principales/Mundo/Noticias-insolitas/Alquila-su-cabeza-para-mostrar-publicidad#.UNDn54njmbI

[34] Bahrain http://www.akhbar-alkhaleej.com/12672/article/63162.html

[35] Nicaragua http://nuevaya.com.ni/?p=20116

[36] Canada http://fr-ca.actualites.yahoo.com/fait-publicit%C3%A9-marques-faisant-tatouer-logos-cr%C3%A2ne-230142192.html

[37] Spain http://www.quecanteo.com/un-hombre-ofrece-su-calva-como-soporte-publicitario/

[38] China http://jandan.net/2012/11/30/bald-billboard.html

[39] Panama http://www.elsiglo.com/mensual/2012/12/04/contenido/589801.asp

[40] Portugal http://www.dementia.pt/publicidade-na-cabeca-de-carecas/

[41] Egypt http://www.akhbarak.net/news/2012/11/30/1667050/articles/10342100/%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%84_%D8%A3%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%B9_%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%85_%D8%B1%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%87_%D9%83%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A9_%D8%A5%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%B5%D9%84_%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89_320_#

[42] Columbia http://www.larevistavision.com/component/content/article/91-notas/14337-alquila-su-cabeza-para-mostrar-publicidades.html

[43]Lebanon http://www.lebanondebate.com/details.aspx?id=108656