Remote Controlled Balloons Can Promote Your Product

Advertising in the sky has become a very successful means of getting a message across to a local group of people quickly. Usually a banner is pulled behind a single engine plane over a beach or sporting event. This huge exposure of a product, service, coming event or the like means more people are likely to investigate further.

Billboard ads are also flown over crowds of people. These can be as large as a roadside billboard but are much lighter. These aerial billboards are pulled by planes or even helicopters for helicopters can pull a greater weight. If the plane can handle it and the budget allows, some even pull a banner behind a billboard ad. It usually contains additional information like an address or webpage.

Helium balloons are also used to attract attention. When a giant balloon is seen attached to the ground by a banner, people will drive over to see where it leads.  A newer form of aerial advertising is by hot air balloon, or blimp. It is possible to buy a blimp and have your company name put on the side. Goodyear has become famous doing this and their use of the blimp for others probably pays their expenses. However, this is very expensive and probably cost prohibitive to most companies.

Remote controlled balloons are a nice compromise, inexpensive but further off the ground than helium balloons. These balloons are heavier than air since they have to come down. Without the weight of a pilot, the balloon doesn’t need to be as large to carry the ad.

These large balloons are propelled by a pusher prop attached to the rear of the balloon. The remote control unit determines the angle of the propeller, whether up, down, or turning. It actually resembles a slow moving model plane. When such a balloon displays an ad and is flown over a crowd of people, it will work much like a banner ad. The balloon can then be returned to the operator to be used again.

The size of these balloons varies, some starting at six feet and going to nearly twenty feet long. Because they are not helium filled, preparing and launching them is easy and inexpensive. Of course, wind is always a factor for a light vehicle such as this and if it is too strong, scheduled flying may need to be postponed.

What are the costs of this type of advertising? One company offers six foot balloons displaying a company sign or logo for 1500 dollars. Sizes go from thirteen to seventeen feet and prices from 4000 dollars up to 7000 dollars. Of course, a pilot is not needed for this type of ad; the owner can fly it any time he wants when the conditions are right.

When you are ready to market your message effectively, it is time to contact an banner towing company and begin the process of getting it into the air. In no time, your well planned message will be presented to thousands of people and the impact for you will begin to be seen.