Guerrilla street marketing in Philadelphia.
Wheatpaste, murals, stencils, and pole-stickers across Philadelphia, from Fishtown, Northern Liberties, South Street. Permitted walls, hand-installed, GPS-stamped photo proof.
We delivered.
Brand partners include: FIFA World Cup 2026, Palantir, Sézane, G-Shock, Mitchell & Ness, True Religion, Huda Beauty, Yonex, Relevance AI, Momentous, RYZE Coffee, Bloom Effects, Incrediwear, Brooklyn Museum, Sweat FC, HydroJug, Frameline, Alchemy, OneRepublic, Lone Fox, Vaura Pilates.
- 6Neighborhoods on route
- 7-10dBrief to first install
- 100%GPS photo-proofed
- 0Municipal removals on record
Street-level marketing, printed and installed by us.
Guerrilla marketing puts your brand on Philadelphia streets where people actually walk — wheatpaste posters, hand-painted murals, sidewalk stencils, pole snipes, and interior takeovers, printed and installed by one crew. No media-owner middleman, no billboard rates: every placement is permitted, hand-applied, and photographed the day it goes up.
- 01Brief & route
You send the brand, dates, and audience. We map the Philadelphia corridors where that buyer actually walks and price off the published floor.
- 02Scout & secure
Crews scout walls on foot, then lock every surface in writing: owner agreement, BID-cleared scaffold, or permitted hoarding. The paper trail ships with the photos.
- 03Print & install
We print in-house and hand-install from dawn, moving neighborhood to neighborhood. Tier-1 dispatch means same-week turnarounds on print-ready creative.
- 04Document
Every placement shot wide, mid, and detail, GPS-stamped on install day. The wrap deck lands within five business days with the full proof set.
Pick a format. We print and install it.
Every format below is printed and installed in-house, scouted, hand-applied, and GPS-photographed on Philadelphia streets. Pick the one that fits the brief; the full catalog is one click away.
Wheatpaste & Posters
Hand-pasted poster walls on brick, scaffold, and hoarding.
Sidewalk Stencils
Biodegradable street stencils on permitted corners.
Pole Stickers & Snipes
Corridor saturation on poles, boxes, and news racks.
Hand-Painted Murals
Brush-painted brand walls at building scale.
Custom Poster Installs
Posters and wraps inside venues, gyms, and pop-ups.
All 38 services
The full guerrilla-marketing catalog: wraps, decals, takeovers, and more.
Why street media works in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia runs the largest public-art program in the US, over 4,000 murals, so audiences expect strong visual work and property owners support it. New wheatpaste reads as part of Philadelphia's identity rather than as advertising overlay; no other US market starts with that baseline. Match the city's visual culture and the wall reads as Philadelphia: operators who respect that earn repeat property access and organic social pickup, while mismatched work gets noticed for the wrong reasons.
Three reasons brands book us here
- 1Mural-arts city: visual work belongs here
Philadelphia runs the largest public-art program in the US: over 4,000 murals across the city. Audiences expect strong visual work and property owners support it. New wheatpaste reads as part of Philadelphia's identity rather than as advertising overlay. No other US market starts with that baseline.
- 2Fishtown + Northern Liberties: contemporary register
Fishtown and Northern Liberties hold the city's contemporary arts and music scene. Raw brick walls, venue exteriors, gallery culture, and audiences embedded in the independent creative register. Walking-density placement runs along Frankford Avenue and 2nd Street.
- 3University City: 150,000 students in walking distance
University City concentrates Penn, Drexel, and University of the Sciences students in a few square miles. Posters here reach an academic-creative audience at a density few other US markets match. Academic year start (September) and graduation week reshape the corridor.
Where we run it · 6 neighborhoods
- 01FishtownFrankford Avenue · 2nd StreetRaw brick · venue exteriorsT1
- 02Northern Liberties2nd Street · Frankford AveRaw brick · gallery cultureT1
- 03South StreetHistoric walking corridorPainted commercial · brickT1
- 04University CityPenn · Drexel corridorBrick · construction hoardingT1
- 05Old CityHistoric districtHistoric-district commercial brickT1
- 06RittenhouseWalnut StreetScaffold · luxury frontageT1
Surfaces, permits & timing
Surfaces
6 neighborhoods scouted weekly: 40+ wheatpaste walls, 12+ BID-permitted scaffold corners, 8+ mural-ready sites, plus interior partners. Brick, concrete, hoarding, and storefront.
Permit path
Philadelphia allows wheatpaste on private property with the owner's written permission, which we secure on every campaign. The city's mural-arts tradition (the largest public-art program in the US) means property owners often support visual work directly. Public infrastructure (utility poles, SEPTA bus and rail, right-of-way) is off-limits and we never touch it. Code Compliance responds to graffiti complaints in roughly 30 to 45 days. The Old City Historic District, the Society Hill Historic District, and the Penn/Drexel university overlays each restrict facade modification, so we work only on pre-approved walls within those zones and keep a current permit matrix for every active Philly zip code.
When to run
The academic calendar drives Philly: Penn, Drexel, and Temple start in September (student-return week amplifies any campaign placed in time), with graduation in May. Sports run Eagles, 76ers, Phillies, Flyers, and Union; the cultural calendar adds Mural Arts events year-round, Made in America on Labor Day weekend, and the Philadelphia Film Festival in October. Mid-Atlantic winter (December through February) needs winter-rated paste and a 2 to 3 day weather buffer; summer is ideal, and spring brings Cherry Blossom Festival amplification in West Fairmount.
From the field · Philadelphia & beyond
Beyond Street Media across Pennsylvania
Proof · Printed in-house · Installed by our crew
Put your brand on Philadelphia streets.
Send the brand, the neighborhoods, and the dates. We come back with a wall count, a Philadelphia route map, and a scoped quote in 24–48 hours.
- Quote in under 24 hours
- No discovery call. The brief is the call.
- Printing & Installation under one roof
Brief us · Philadelphia quote in 24–48h
Start your Philadelphia campaign.
Cross the city line.
Philadelphia briefs regularly extend into the rest of Pennsylvania. Same operator contract, same field log, different ZIP code. Pick a sibling market and we route the brief in 48 hours.
What the brief actually costs.
Your Philadelphia quote comes off a published rate card, not a sales call. Per-discipline floors, permits and scaffold at cost, and no markup buried in an RFP.
Wheatpaste posters
Walls, scaffolds, hoardings · 5-7d leadFrom $3,500Sidewalk stencils
Permitted corners · biodegradable medium · 14-21d weather windowFrom $2,500Snipes + stickers
Poles, utility boxes, news boxes · corridor saturationFrom $3,000Expedited
24-72h brief-to-install on any format above · Philadelphia crews on standby+80-150%+Ranges vary by turnaround, size, location count, and service mix. Murals $18k-$65k+. Final quote in 24-48h.
Buyer questions.
What Philadelphia brand managers ask on intake calls. Permit reality, lead time, minimums, photo proof. If your question isn't here, brief us directly.
Q · 01 Is wheatpasting legal in Philadelphia?
Yes, on private property with the owner's written permission. We secure that consent on every campaign. Posting on public infrastructure (utility poles, transit/SEPTA, right-of-way) is prohibited and we never touch those surfaces. The city's mural-arts tradition means property owners often support visual work directly. Old City's historic-district overlays restrict facade modification. The legal framework varies by district, and we keep a current compliance matrix for every active Philly zip code.
Q · 02 How much does a Philadelphia wheatpaste campaign cost?
Wheatpaste in Philadelphia starts at $3,500 per campaign, print and install included. Multi-neighborhood programs across Fishtown, Northern Liberties, South Street, Old City, University City, and Rittenhouse price up from the published floor. Old City installs price slightly higher because of historic-district coordination. The final number depends on turnaround, size, location count, and combined service mix, and it tracks print volume and crew days, not the brand on the poster. Final quote returns in 24-48 hours.
Q · 03 Which Philadelphia neighborhoods get the strongest paste-up coverage?
Fishtown and Northern Liberties hold contemporary arts and music. South Street pulls walkable retail and historic foot traffic. Old City covers historic-district commercial walls (within overlay constraints). University City serves the Penn-and-Drexel academic audience. Rittenhouse covers luxury retail and residential affluence. Kensington holds the K&A corridor industrial-arts inventory.
Q · 04 How long does it take to launch a Philadelphia campaign?
Seven to fourteen days from approved creative to first install. Philadelphia is Tier-1 with crews on the ground year-round. Same-week turnarounds are achievable for clients with print-ready creative. Old City historic-district coordination adds time. Those installs require pre-approved walls and longer lead times.
Q · 05 How does Philly mural-arts tradition affect campaigns?
Philadelphia runs the largest public-art program in the US: over 4,000 murals across the city, with active community-arts partnerships in nearly every neighborhood. Audiences expect strong visual work and recognize quality install execution. Strong campaigns read as part of the city's identity rather than as advertising overlay. Operators who match the visual register Philadelphia already set earn organic social pickup and goodwill. Mismatched work tends to get noticed for the wrong reasons.
Got a corner in Philadelphia?
We've got the paste.
Tell us the neighborhood, the dates, and the brand. Philadelphia-mapped install plan back in 24-48 hours.