Balding man sells ad space on head
- By Jeremy Harkin
- Published 24th May, 2011
- Hair News
- Unrated
Jeremy Harkin
Jeremy has enjoyed a varied career in advertising and media. He is now a freelance editorial consultant working with mainstream men's mags and their associated websites.
An alopecia sufferer has decided to raise some money for charity by charging businesses to advertise on the bald patches on his head.
It is thought that 27-year-old Matt Stafford's hair loss condition is related to stress and he is worst affected in the area above his ears. Rather than dwell on the situation, Mr Stafford has decided to capitalise on the fact that people are probably staring at his bald patches anyway. It’s perhaps no surprise that he is using his condition so creatively, given that he works for an advertising agency.
Businesses that choose to advertise on Mr Stafford's head will see their ad appear on his bald spot in temporary tattoo ink and any money he makes will be donated to the Little Princess Trust, a charity which provides wigs to children who have lost their hair through chemotherapy.
Mr Stafford, from East London, has already earned £215 from a communications agency through what he calls his ‘Baldin’ Billboard’ project and says he intends to carry on renting out the bald patch.
Mr Stafford commented to the East London Advertiser, “I’ve been given a steroid cream to use but I’m not too scared about the hair not growing back. I can put it on the backburner. This is my priority for now.”
It is thought that 27-year-old Matt Stafford's hair loss condition is related to stress and he is worst affected in the area above his ears. Rather than dwell on the situation, Mr Stafford has decided to capitalise on the fact that people are probably staring at his bald patches anyway. It’s perhaps no surprise that he is using his condition so creatively, given that he works for an advertising agency.
Businesses that choose to advertise on Mr Stafford's head will see their ad appear on his bald spot in temporary tattoo ink and any money he makes will be donated to the Little Princess Trust, a charity which provides wigs to children who have lost their hair through chemotherapy.
Mr Stafford, from East London, has already earned £215 from a communications agency through what he calls his ‘Baldin’ Billboard’ project and says he intends to carry on renting out the bald patch.
Mr Stafford commented to the East London Advertiser, “I’ve been given a steroid cream to use but I’m not too scared about the hair not growing back. I can put it on the backburner. This is my priority for now.”