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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Wc Solutions on July 17, 2011, 08:32:24 pm

Title: buying old vans to advertise?
Post by: Wc Solutions on July 17, 2011, 08:32:24 pm
seen alot of old mini buses etc ... just parked up in random places with ads for MOT'S etc ...

£500 should get a mobile ad
Title: Re: buying old vans to advertise?
Post by: david watts on July 17, 2011, 08:41:30 pm
need a reliant van or smart car
lots of them going around.

best thing i have found is a local paper;worked very well for me
better than yell and all sorts tried before
Title: Re: buying old vans to advertise?
Post by: bobby p on July 17, 2011, 08:55:06 pm
i used to see a tranny park up in a layby and then on the back end of the van  they flipped up a big board advertizing a  nearby garden centre. it used to be left there all day at the weekends.    if you didnt use your van at weekends you could do that
Title: Re: buying old vans to advertise?
Post by: Wc Solutions on July 17, 2011, 08:56:27 pm
i used to see a tranny park up in a layby and then on the back end of the van  they flipped up a big board advertizing a  nearby garden centre. it used to be left there all weekend.    if you didnt use your van at weekends you could do that

would rather just buy a few old vans to move around as ad boards
Title: Re: buying old vans to advertise?
Post by: matthewprice on July 17, 2011, 08:58:06 pm
need to insure/mot ect 
Title: Re: buying old vans to advertise?
Post by: matthewprice on July 17, 2011, 09:02:18 pm
what about those small portable trailer billboards wouldnt cost once you bought it .just a thought :)
Title: Re: buying old vans to advertise?
Post by: H S and Son on July 17, 2011, 09:05:42 pm
seen alot of old mini buses etc ... just parked up in random places with ads for MOT'S etc ...

£500 should get a mobile ad

Are you serious? What sort of a company image is that, your name in lights across a tatty old abandoned vehicle.


It might not be abandoned but it will look like it with graffiti plastered all over it. You should go into business with Lee Pryor he knows how to throw good money after bad when it comes to advertising  8)
Title: Re: buying old vans to advertise?
Post by: mci services on July 17, 2011, 09:19:15 pm
seen alot of old mini buses etc ... just parked up in random places with ads for MOT'S etc ...

£500 should get a mobile ad

Are you serious? What sort of a company image is that, your name in lights across a tatty old abandoned vehicle.


It might not be abandoned but it will look like it with graffiti plastered all over it. You should go into business with Lee Pryor he knows how to throw good money after bad when it comes to advertising  8)

is he still running the radio ads, agree with the above by the way
Title: Re: buying old vans to advertise?
Post by: Scrimmer73 on July 17, 2011, 10:59:01 pm
Good idea , a furniture store , have chosen to do this with a small rigid where i live , lots of passing traffic see it
if it gets leads, its got to be a good idea
Title: Re: buying old vans to advertise?
Post by: Pope vader on July 17, 2011, 11:14:45 pm
to be honest  just sign up your own van and park it up at night on busy roads

but dont worry people on here will say it wont work as its not door knocking or flyers, but someone will come on and say "since i got my van signed up i get loads of work off people walking past"

as long as people see ur company name and no  then you will get work
Title: Re: buying old vans to advertise?
Post by: Paul Coleman on July 18, 2011, 06:40:35 am
to be honest  just sign up your own van and park it up at night on busy roads

but dont worry people on here will say it wont work as its not door knocking or flyers, but someone will come on and say "since i got my van signed up i get loads of work off people walking past"

as long as people see ur company name and no  then you will get work

I wouldn't say that but I know the van signwriting has gradually paid for itself.  That's just the ones I know about.
Title: Re: buying old vans to advertise?
Post by: Wc Solutions on July 18, 2011, 08:39:19 am
we are looking at buying two daewoo matiz.

getting them wrapped so will look like new.

will also be used for a little collecting.

we do a lot of summer fairs at schools, so will work well there.