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What are Inflatables?
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Dancing
Inflatable (Air
Dancers, Sky Dancers) yard and lawn signs for home use?
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Rotating Inflatable Advertising
Balloon?
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Why advertise with
Inflatables?
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What does Big Sign Promotions
do?
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What types of businesses
typically use inflatables?
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Will I need a permit for a balloon or Searchlight?
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Should I rent or buy?
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How do I plan for an grand
opening, open house or promotional event?
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Where can the Inflatables be
displayed?
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How large are the Inflatables?
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Which geographical areas does
Big Sign Promotions cover?
What are
Inflatables?
Inflatables - sometimes
spelled Inflatibles - is the trade or
industry name typically given to large Advertising
Balloons and other items used to draw attention to a
location or event. The items are inflated or powered by
a cold air fan(s) and are often in the shape of giant
hot air balloons, characters like gorillas and
dinosaurs, objects such as giant cell phones, etc.
Air Dancers - the air powered nylon character shaped
creations that dance whip around - are also sometimes
classified as inflatables.
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Air Dancers for home use?
Are you
considering a stork sign for the yard to
announce the birth of your new baby? or a
Happy Birthday announcement? Are you
considering pink flamingos to get a special
message about someone out to the
neighborhood? How about a Dancing Character
Inflatable (sometimes called Air Dancers or
Sky Dancers)
instead? Imagine the effect of a 20 ft
"Proud Parent" waving his arms to the world
to announce the name and birth weight of the
new addition to the family. OR - a 20 ft
tall birthday boy announcing his
milestone age to the neighborhood.
Dancing
"Party Dudes" are a perfect way to mark the
location of your party, picnic, or event.
WE RENT AND SHIP
DANCING INFLATABLES (Air Dancers, Sky
Dancers NATIONWIDE
in easy to manage, postage paid boxes. The
Dancing Inflatables arrive completely setup
and ready to plug in. Standard "Happy
Birthday", "New Arrival", or "Party Here"
signs included. Other custom signs
available.
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Rotating Inflatable Advertising
Balloons?
A Rotating Inflatable
Advertising Balloon is
similar to the 20ft hot air balloon shape model - except
it rotates! Rotating advertising balloons offers an advantage over
the static balloons in that the movement catches the eye
better and that 360 degree banners can be used to
display a message(s) that will be visible from every
vantage point around the balloon. Rotating Advertising
Balloons are
a perfect solution for a company located in a bi-lingual
area. For instance, you can advertise the same message
in English and Spanish!
Rotating Inflatables
Advertising Balloons are a
relatively new product. There is still time to be the
first company in your area to take advantage of this new
technology.
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Why advertise with Inflatables ?
You need to promote a
special event, grand opening, sale, etc. Think about the
advertising alternatives:
- Radio. How many
radio commercials do you hear while driving. How
many radio commercials do you actually LISTEN TO
while driving. Driving is an activity that requires
intense visual sensitivity and concentration -
vision becomes the primary sense and hearing takes
on the secondary role. When drivers are
concentrating on rush hour traffic, radio ads can
become lost in the chatter. That is why radio ads
are repeated over and over again for weeks at a
time.
Also, unless you hear the
radio ad just as you are passing by the place of
business, it becomes very difficult to connect the event
with the location. Inflatables are visually
striking. It is impossible NOT to notice see a 30ft.
Balloon or Gorilla announcing your event. With the
Balloon, potential customers see the advertisement at
the location of the business or event. A visual
connection is made and is much more likely to be
remembered.
- Newspapers.
Newspapers are a good advertising media because of
the massive distribution, However, newspapers
suffer some of the same problems that radio ads
suffer. The mind becomes "trained" to ignore
advertisements, there is no connection between the
event and the location, and it is easy to forget
once the paper is set down.
- Billboards.
When advertising on a billboard, you are at the
mercy of the few locations where billboards are
placed. An Advertising Inflatable or Searchlight
IS a giant billboard, ON LOCATION.
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Television. If you have the budget to
advertise on the major networks, during the
time slots when your key audience is watching
- do it. Give us a call anyways - you have
plenty of budget to throw in a couple
balloons and searchlights.
- Direct
Mail. Direct mail can offer a better return
than newspaper advertising because it is
much more targeted. The trick is in
getting the mailers to the demographic
groups that are most likely to produce
customers. Direct mail can become costly for
widespread distribution.
For retail applications,
most business results from people that live or work
nearby and regularly pass by your location. Inflatables
can be the most effective way to get your message out
and get your business noticed by the exact group of
potential customers that will account for the majority
of your business - without having to guess on the
demographics.
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Permanent storefront signage. Most
storefront signs are just not big enough
or different enough to draw attention.
Inflatable Advertising
Balloons are
the most effective way to visually
promote your business or event - on your
location -
to the target group of potential customers who
will produce most of your revenue. Now consider
the costs associated with the abovementioned methods of
advertising. Inflatable Advertising Ballons can also be the
most cost effective.
What does Big Sign
Promotions do?
Big Sign Promotions -
also known as One Big Sign - is a Northern Illinois
(Chicago) based event promotions, advertising, and event
planning company that specializes in retail promotions
of open houses, grand openings, sales, parties, etc. We
will supply you with the search lights, inflatables (air
dancers, sky dancers, giant cold air inflatable balloons ), tent rental,
concession equipment, and everything else you need for
your promotion or event. Big Sign doesn't just rent the
equipment - we can provide an entire turnkey solution
solution. Everything from helping with advertising and
promotion ideas, to getting appropriate permits, to
setup and delivery, to providing people to help staff
the event.
What types of
businesses typically use inflatables?
Inflatables are most commonly used by retail outlets,
car dealerships, restaurants, community festivals and
special events. Inflatables are a perfect way to
advertise and draw customer attention to grand openings,
sales, special events, open houses, festivals, etc.
Will I need a permit for
a balloon or Searchlight?
Depending on local codes
and the municipality in which your business resides, you
may need a permit. In most cases, Big Sign will take
care of applying for and obtaining the permit, saving
you the hassle and time required to do so.
Should I rent or Buy?
The question to rent or
buy largely comes down to cost and how much you plan to
use the item. Many customers prefer to purchase a custom
banner with their company name, logo, and message and
rent the Advertising Balloon to display it on. The banner can be
re-used in a store window, as a temporary sign, or any
number of applications.
Big Sign promotions
sells and rents Inflatable Advertising Balloons, signs, and searchlights. We
can help you determine whether renting or buying is
right for you.
How do I plan for
an grand opening, open house or promotional event?
Many organizations
simply want an inflatable or Searchlight to increase
visibility and traffic to their location. Other
organizations plan an actual event like an Open house or
Grand Opening. The following is a checklist of some of
the things you will need to consider to plan a
promotional event.
- What type of
event is it? Open House, Grand Opening, Sale, etc.
- How long will
the event run?
- Will the event
be held primarily indoors or outdoors?
- Will the event
primarily take place during daylight hours? night?
both?
- Will you want to
serve soft drinks? snacks? catering?
- Will you have
any types of entertainment? games for the kids?
- How much room is
available for the event?
- Do you have a
firm budget?
- Is power
available?
- Are you aware of
any local restrictions on the use of inflatables.
Depending on the answers to the above questions you may
want to consider:
- Type of
primary advertising device. Inflatable Balloon?
Inflatable Character? Searchlight? Air Dancer?
- The
appropriate size of the inflatable?
- The location
of the inflatable. Ground? Roof?
- A tent(s).
- Chairs and
Tables.
- Catering or
Concessions.
- Costumed
Characters.
- Children's
moon jumps.
- A generator
if power is not readily available.
- Permits
- Banners.
- Temporary
signage.
- Direct mail
/ brochures / advertising pieces.
Big Sign Promotions will
manage the entire process from planning to execution.
Where can
the Inflatables be displayed?
This really depends on
the type of inflatable. Air Dancers (also called Sky
Dancers) are one of the most
flexible types of inflatable. They can typically be
displayed on grassy or hard surfaces outside, on
rooftops, and even inside where height permits. Air
Dancers can easily be moved around and brought in for
the evening.
Inflatable Advertising Balloons
(including hot air balloon styles and character styles)
can be displayed on grassy and hard surfaces and in most
cases on roof tops.
Searchlights can be used
on most grassy and hard surfaces. Certain searchlights,
such as the one and four beam models that run off
standard current, can be mounted on rooftops as well.
With the exception of
the Blimps, Inflatables and Searchlights need accessible
electrical power (standard current). We can supply power
generators where power is not available.
How large are the
Inflatables?
Inflatables some in a
range of sizes from as small as 20ft tall for a rooftop
hot air balloon model to over 30 ft tall.
Which geographical areas does Big Sign Promotions cover?
For Advertising Balloon,
Searchlight, Tent rentals, Big Sign Promotions
covers most of Northern and Central Illinois and the
Chicago land area including the following towns and
communities:
Addison, Arlington Heights,
Aurora, Barrington, Bartlett, Batavia, Bensenville,
Bolingbrook, Carol Stream, Clarendon Hills, Darien, Des
Plaines, Downers Grove, Elgin, Elk Grove Village,
Elmhurst, Franklin Park, Geneva, Glen Ellyn, Glendale
Heights, Hanover Park, Hillside, Hinsdale, Hoffman
Estates, Inverness, Itasca, Lemont, Lisle, Lombard,
Maywood, Medinah, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Oak Brook,
Oak Brook Terrace, Palatine, Rolling Meadows,
Romeoville, Roselle, Schaumburg, South Barrington, Villa
Park, Warrenville, Westchester, Western Springs,
Westmont, Wheaton, Willowbrook, Winfield, Wood Dale,
Woodridge, and most other Northern and Central Illinois
locations.
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We rent and ship Dancing
Inflatables (Sky Dancers, Air Dancers) nationwide, including the following:
Montgomery, Alabama, Phoenix, Arizona, Little Rock,
Arkansas, San Francisco, California, Denver, Colorado,
Dover, Delaware, Orlando, Florida, Boise, Idaho,
Chicago, Illinois, Los Angeles, California, Hartford,
Connecticut, Indianapolis, Indiana, Des Moines, Iowa,
Topeka, Kansas, Louisville, Kentucky, Atlanta, Georgia,
New Orleans, Louisiana, Augusta, Maine, Baltimore,
Maryland, Boston, Massachusetts, Detroit, Michigan,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jackson, Mississippi, St. Louis,
Missouri, Helena, Montana, Lincoln, Nebraska, Las Vegas,
Nevada, Manchester, New Hampshire, Newark, New Jersey,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albany, New York, Raleigh,
North Carolina, Bismarck, North Dakota, Columbus, Ohio,
Cleveland, Ohio, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Portland,
Oregon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Providence, Rhode
Island, Columbia, South Carolina, Pierre, South Dakota,
Nashville, Tennessee, Austin, Texas, Dallas, Texas, Salt
Lake City, Utah, Montpelier, Vermont, Richmond,
Virginia, Seattle, Washington, Washington D.C.,
Charleston, West Virginia, Madison, Wisconsin, Cheyenne,
Wyoming
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Illinois
has a big sky Rental of Advertising Balloons, Air
Dancers and other inflatables are great way to
use
some of it to promote your open house or event
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