Some industries buy these repeatedly for thirty years. Others try one and never repeat. The difference is predictable, so here it is.
The ones that repeat
- Car and truck dealers — Our largest repeat group. Big lots, fast roads, weekend sales events.
- Homebuilders — Model homes nobody can find. A California firm flies 100+ of ours weekly.
- Furniture and large-format retail — Wide low buildings with no vertical presence.
- Seasonal operators — Tree lots, farm markets, fireworks. Temporary sites with no signage.
- Grand openings — Look established on day one without a permanent sign budget.
The ones that should not bother
If your customers find you online and drive straight to you, a balloon adds very little. Put the money into your website and your listings.
If you are down a side street with no pass-by traffic, same answer. Height only helps when there is somebody on a road to see it.
We will tell you this if you ask, and we would rather lose the sale than have a balloon sitting unused in your stockroom.
The test that decides it
Count the cars that pass your frontage, then drive your own approach road and note where you first become visible.
If that visibility point is close because of trees, buildings or setback, altitude is your fix. If you are already visible from a long way off, a balloon adds noise rather than reach.
What it costs to find out
A 4.5-foot sphere is $301 blank and is a genuinely cheap test of whether height helps at your address.
If it does, a 13-foot blimp with your name on both sides is $975 plus $537 lettering. In greater Phoenix and Tucson you can also rent one for a weekend at $247.25 or $297.25 a day and skip the guessing entirely.
Ask for a quote. Call 1-800-791-1445 or email sales@arizonaballoon.com and tell us the size and whether you want it printed.
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