Balloons

Promotional Balloons

If your company events feel like they're missing something, try customized promotional balloons. Imagine a celebration. Maybe it's a Fourth of July picnic with hotdogs and fireworks. Maybe it's a child's birthday party with cake and presents. Maybe the party is a New Year's Eve celebration with champagne and noisemakers. What's missing from all these events? What's the one accessory that marks any parade, party, or festival? They often move in flocks, floating in a bunch, tethered by string. You probably learned how to inflate them as a kid by pinching the opening and exhaling as hard as you could until it felt like your lungs were going to burst. Then finally the latex began to stretch and the wrinkly, powdery rubbery thing grew into a plump balloon. Maybe when you grew older you even learned to release the helium from an inflated balloon into your lungs so that you could sing like a chipmunk. Not just a child's plaything, promotional balloons are an inexpensive vehicle that will mobilize your company's name and make it stand out from the competition.

Promotional Balloons: Not Just For Kids

Why not lighten things up in your workplace with personalized promotional balloons? As adults, many of us work in office buildings from nine to five. We've come to think of fun as something that happens on evenings and weekends, and whimsy as a luxury that belongs to the past. Awaken your office from its reverie and delight employees with bouncing balls of color emblazoned with your company's logo. Even better, give away promotional balloons to customers; every time they see your logo they'll remember who made them feel like kids again. When deflated, promotional balloons are small and flexible -- perfect for stuffing in a gift bag or sending via snail mail. At your next trade fair, transform your company's presence from a stuffy corporate booth to a sight that passersby will give a second look. Light up the area with a custom balloon arrangement, and even make your promotional balloons work double-time by arranging them in the shape of your company logo.

Creative Ideas for Promotional Balloons

Promotional balloons aren't just for company picnics. In 2007, gas station owner Kent Couch attached over 100 helium-filled balloons to a lawn chair and sailed for nine hours over Oregon. In Washington, D.C. in 2006 protestors used a giant balloon in the likeness of George W. Bush to make their point at a demonstration. If using your promotional balloons as an aircraft sounds a bit too ambitious (or too much of a liability), and a radical political statement is a bit too controversial, you might look to professional decorators for ideas. Wedding and party planners construct balloon arches over entryways, altars, or tables, combining different colors for different occasions, sometimes in the shape of a heart, a twisted spiral, or the pattern of the American flag. How will you use your company's promotional balloons to make a statement and promote your brand?

Promotional Balloons and the Environment

As a last word, be mindful of the environment if you plan to release your promotional balloons into the atmosphere. Latex can have hazardous effects on wildlife, especially if released into the ocean. Otherwise, have fun getting creative with your next batch of promotional balloons!