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Posted: 19 September 2018
What Personality Does Your Brand Have?
Posted: 09 August 2018
How Balloon Advertising Attracts Attention
Posted: 25 July 2018When your logo or advertising slogan is imprinted on the balloon, it becomes an effective marketing tool that works for your business 24 hours a day. Not only are they effective for everyday advertising, they are powerful advertising tools for events, promotions, product launches and grand openings. Read more
Why Do We Celebrate With Balloons?
Posted: 01 June 2018Whatever the draw may be, balloons are associated with parties, festivities and celebrations throughout the world. However, balloons are also used in many other applications such as weather monitoring, medicine and communication. Before the use of rubber and plastic for balloon manufacturing, animal bladders and intestines were manipulated into shapes or inflated with air or water for use as toys and entertainment. Read more
Five Advantages of Using Balloons for an Effective Advertising Campaign
Posted: 30 April 2018If you’re looking for innovative ways to attract attention to your promotional campaign, product or event, balloons are a fun, colourful way to get your message out there. They are economical to produce and the more you order at a time using the same artwork, the more economical they become. Read more
Full-Blown Balloon Facts
Posted: 24 April 2018Because they create drama so simply with infinite colour and shape, balloons have captured our imagination ever since British inventor and rubber manufacturer Thomas Hancock first distributed balloon-making kits in 1825. Take a look at the history and facts including incredulous world records that have been made with blow up balloons Read more
Balloons For Special Occasions
Posted: 20 February 2018Who hasn’t experienced balloons at a birthday celebration or wedding? They are the most cost-effective decoration and go with absolutely everything. Red and pink balloons tied to the side of a Red Ferrari full of roses on Valentine’s Day? That actually happened! Colour rich plain coloured balloons are only the tip of the types and printing options you can play with. Read more
Case Study : Toyota 2.9%
Posted: 01 February 2018Custom Shaped Foil Balloons can be designed in almost any shape and size. These balloons provide the most scope for creativity and the biggest wow-factor possible! Check out the custom 2.9% we did for Toyota. Read more
Party Balloon Ideas & Tips
Posted: 19 January 2018Get the party started with these creative party balloon decorating ideas & tips. There really is no limit to what you can do with party balloons but here are a few of our favourite ideas. Read more
APPA Interview with Ty Bramley – Celebrating 30 years in business!
Posted: 09 January 2018Specialty Balloons director, Ty Bramley was recently interviewed for the December edition of APPA Promotional Products Marketing Magazine. Find out what Ty has to say about the balloon industry and how Specialty Balloons has grown over the last 30 years! Read more
How to use balloon printing in marketing
Posted: 02 January 2018Running a small business is hard at the best of times - and most business owners would agree that coordinating a marketing campaign can be the least of your concerns when you’ve got clients to attend to and urgent business matters to take care of. Nevertheless, it’s important to get your business noticed, and it’s hard to cut through traditional media channels to be effective. Balloon printing can be a fun, easy and cost effective way to do something different in getting your business out there. Read more
Order Before 15th December to Avoid Christmas Holiday Delays
Posted: 18 December 2017We will be closed for the Xmas break from the 22nd December - 2nd January. Place your order before the 15th December to guarantee delivery before Xmas! Read more
Balloons As Effective Promotional Tools
Posted: 17 December 2017When did the humble balloon cross over into the territory of big business? Read more
Using specialty balloons this festive season
Posted: 14 November 2017With Christmas just around the corner, now is the best time to start planning your Christmas parties and get-togethers with family and friends. If you’re looking to change things up this year, take a look at our top tips on how to use specialty balloons to deliver some holiday cheer. Read more
