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That first one is just a mess. You've stacked two banners and piled a bunch of small text under them. A lot of TGPs won't accept galleries where all of the thumbs surround on big ad block. Use big text, big links, and bigger thumbs.

On that second one, I'd disperse the thumbs a bit. Don't put them all together on one big communal table. Force the surfer to scroll past a couple of ads.

You really need to do what Ramster said about using text. Entice the surfer the surfer with some chosen words. Shout it at them and make sure they hear it, or in this case, see it.