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The Power of Using Flags in Advertising

Flags have ultimately become a vital part of our everyday lives though we may not really notice it. For one, if we are talking about the flags that represent our country, we show respect and reverence by standing and paying attention during the singing of the national anthem, and by pledging devotion while showing honor to it. Other uses of flag include putting it at half mast if a very important character in our country or the world passes away, thus showing expressions of mourning. On the other hand, when a servant of the nation dies, the flag is also placed on top of the coffin.

 The History of Flags

 The history of flags can be traced back to the days when there were proofs of their existence. The first flags that were used during battles were actually poles that are carved at the end. They serve as guide to the people living before. When knights go into battle, the flag is the only way that they can tell who their enemies are. At the same time, when white flags are being shown, it depicts the surrender of one side. When soldiers see the white flag, they stop the fighting. On the other hand, red flags represent danger.

 Every country in the world is represented by a flag. In the United States, each of the states is represented by its own star on the flag. The design also represents the specific characteristics of the place or the group that it is representing. Most often, as countries or groups change, the flags do so too. All throughout the years, the purpose of using flags has also evolved eventually.

 Modern Use of Flags

 We live in a world where advertising is considered a buzz word. It is a means of making heads turn while grabbing attention of the audience with the use of various means. With the enhancements of technology all over the world, the strategies involved in modern advertising has also changed along with the new mediums and forms that are currently being used in order to come up with more coverage.

 Still, the popularity of the so-called traditional means of advertising stays the same, even with the existence of modern methods entering the picture. One of the traditional advertising forms is the use of banners and flags in sending messages to your potential audience. One obvious advantage of using flags is that they can be readily customized to suit your preferences.

 How can custom print help you in making a mark? One of the most important points would be that the message is equipped with all around visibility. While advertising on TV may offer coverage for your product for about 25 seconds or less, banners can focus on the attention of your audience, making a long lasting impression that is generally much stronger compared to the traditional means.

 Customization is also one of the advantages of using custom print in advertising. A lot of manufacturers offer accessibility when it comes to their design ranges. They also provide one-on-one meetings with their clients. Through these personalized interactions, you may select a design, which can perfectly suit your requirements, and at the same time get suggestions on how the original design may be modified in order to suit your preferences. In most of the cases, the process will be discussed. The design will only be brought over to the next phase after your approval is secured.

 Providing Your Input

 Since you are working towards creating a custom print with the use of flags for your business marketing efforts, it is very important to have your say regarding the necessary modifications on the original design presented. This includes the selection of colour, logos and fonts. Colours used should be consistent with your company or campaign colour choices. Include your logo and be consistent with font choices to represent your brand.

 Another important feature that you need to focus on is the layout of the message. This is a process that should be done well, as it has the most impact on your target audience. All you need to do here is to highlight the most vital aspect of your message, laying a strong emphasis on your contact details provided in the signage. This can prove to be the most important point of contact existing between your company and your target audience. Keeping the message short and sweet so passers by can quickly and easily read your message is key.

 With the advent of the internet, searching for custom print service provider is not that difficult. As a matter of fact, a single search can provide you with a list of the options available in your area. Make sure that you are dealing with a provider who has been in the field for a long time already, as this can guarantee the quality of the output. Balloon Boys has been in business for 14 years. We know advertising and we know custom printed flags will help your business increase traffic. So even though the product might not be new, used for business advertising; flags can be a great tool and advertising idea.

Exchange Rates

Headaches involved with duty and exchange rates for Canadians buying from American manufacturers can discourage even the most patient buyer. The current exchange USD to Canadian dollar is $1.25. That means that for every dollar spent it costs you an extra 25 cents or more in exchange. Then your credit card company needs to make a few cents off the transaction so when it's all over and done with, the $100 product you bought from the USA has cost you $130. Tack on expensive shipping and a hefty duty charge and you've nearly doubled the price of a simple purchase. Wouldn't it be much easier to order from a Canadian manufacturer? I think so.

Balloon Boys manufactures many of the same products found in the USA and our prices are very competitive. Flags, Air Dancers, Pop Up vendor Tents, Trade show items like Table Covers and any custom printed fabric product you can think of. Not everything we are capable of is listed on our website for immediate purchase. If you have a product you like us to custom print and sew for you, send us an email and tell us just what you're looking for. We make Construction Fence Banner fabric for sales sites of home & condo builders, custom print Trade Show Flooring, custom product giveaways, Luxury Fabric Banners and Polyester Flags of any country, territory, state or province. Have us make a custom Flag with anything you want on there. 

You'll find us in Cambridge, Ontario doing everything in house from the artwork and printing right through to sewing and finishing of your purchase. So keep more of your money and get a quality product from Balloon Boys and AirDancers.ca.

Now for our American customers - Your strong dollar has more buying power since we charge in Canadian dollars. Take, for example, our plain Air Dancer. $439 buys you the highest quality Air Dancer available on the market - you can read more about our quality and fabrics throughout this website. But in US dollars this is closer to $350 at the current exchange. Pair that with our great shipping rates and the fact that our products are covered under NAFTA (so you won't pay duty) and you've save a good chunk of change over some of the "other guys" selling China imported products that will fall apart after just a couple uses.

We urge you save money and get a quality product right here. Hover over the SHOP tab above to search through our products and if you don't see what you're looking for, send us an email and tell us what you need. If we can't make it, we'll point you to someone who does.

Your Best Choice for Trade Show Products

Are you looking for advertising flags, air dancers, flags, banners, tents, signs, and inflatables, among other materials used for promotions? Do not look any further as Balloon Boys & AirDancers.ca has you covered. With 14 years of experience in the business, we know exactly what you will need, and we guarantee the highest level of satisfaction in any job you entrust to us. Through our high-quality service, which is evident in the superior products we produce, you are sure to call us again once the need for different trade show products arises. 

Our Innovative Process

If there is one thing that separates us from the competition, it would be the use of a state-of-the-art process to provide you with nothing but the best. Through custom dye sublimation printing, we are confident our products will not be only visually appealing, but will also be able to withstand the test of time. Through dye sublimation, an ink is used to dye the surface of the promotional material to provide its permanent colour.

Over time, it will not fade, flake, or peel off, which makes it useful for a number of years. You won’t need to replace our products as often, making it well worth the investment. Even through time, the products will still look as good as new and effective in its intended goal. In fact, you can even have them washed without the worry of fading or running colour. 

Reasonable Price, Unrivalled Quality 

All of our trade show products are available at prices that would not hurt your pocket. In spite of our reasonable prices, however, we make sure quality is never compromised. From our custom dye sublimation printing process to the fabrics we use, quality remains our top priority. You will also appreciate the material sample we provide, giving you the opportunity to decide whether to choose our service or settle with another option. For air dancers, the fan is already included at the package price of $439 for a plain dancer and $649 for full printed. With a good price and the best quality, you have great reason to choose our products and services to help you promote your business. 

Unmatched Product Warranty 

To provide you with peace of mind with regards to the purchase you are about to make, we offer industry leading warranties on all of our products. If the product proves to be defective, just call us, and we will attend to your needs. All sewn seams are covered against defects for 6 months.

Pop Up Tents

Also known as event displays, pop-up tents are great to utilize at any kind of event, be it indoor or outdoor. These instant covering could be utilized at conventions, trade shows, trade fairs or any other place wherein people gather;  event displays are instant covering which come in extremely handy. At any occasion, pop-up tent could provide shelter, shade against UV rays or from the light rain that makes them a natural draw. On the other hand, at indoor events the event display offers a central spot wherein people could find you as well as your products and services, their vivid colours draw the attention of all who pass. 

Pop-up tents are an extremely cost efficient means of marketing  your business, your goods as well as your services; they are very tough, hard wearing and durable and most of all could be personalized with lots of diverse sizes, the side panel adds one and custom or standard colours.  You can also bring this event display to anywhere you want with ease, they are handy and compact, easy to assemble and so easy to transport as well. They come with carry bags that make them simple to carry and keep them secured when not being utilized. 

The pop-up tent or event display is made of high quality material that is fade resistant and are extremely easy to maintain and clean. It’s really easy to stand out from the rest with the use of personalize pop-up tents and to draw the attention of the event goers. If you add side panels to your pop-up tent it will provide you display a direction, as well as keep all your equipment in the same area.

Pop-up tents are also great for use in your back yard. A table umbrella just covers your table. On the other hand, they could give enough room to act as an open porch, and outdoor dining area. A plain pop-up tent could be built up and utilized as a light shelter during the whole outdoor season. You can utilize an event display to give you a calming place to sit and relax during the heat of the day, or a soothing place to keep dry from light rain, at the same time enjoying the outdoor breeze. 

The uses of this event display are limitless. Having an occasion and like to make sure to secure the food from various elements, or have a stereo which you want to secure from  rain during the party, an event display or pop-up tents could be the best solution. Pop-up tents are beneficial both for your business needs and personal needs.

What is Dye Sublimation?

There are many ways to print. Most of us are familiar with inkjet or laser printers and use them in our daily lives printing paper and photos at home or in the office. Some commercial printing equipment uses similar methods on a grand scale, printing direct to fabric or vinyl using a lot of ink and heat to set the image. 

Dye Sublimation

Unlike direct to fabric printing, Dye Sublimation is a transfer process based on a chemical reaction, with a few extra steps. The fabric, or substrate, can be polyester or nylon and offer a very good bleed through. First, an inkjet printer prints a special sublimatable ink onto transfer paper. The paper is then put through a heat press. Presses range from 12" square to grand format 10' wide roll-to-roll calendar presses. This part of the manufacturing process is like cooking. Time, temperature and pressure all factor into how the final image will look on the other end. Balloon Boys has perfected this process. The image on the paper migrates to the fabric during a heating process that requires temps of 200°C (400° F).  Here is where the printed sublimation ink goes from being a solid, to a gas, then back to a solid again as it transfers into the fabric. It not only transfers but also imbeds, or sublimates, the ink into the fabric and sets so it won't run, fade, flake or peel off. 

Sublimation printing produces a very high-quality, brilliant, lasting image that adds zero weight and is undetectable to the touch. The finished fabric has unparalleled resistance to washing and when compared to any other printing method, it's final look can not be beat. And it's not just fabric that can be made into a beautiful product. Dye Sublimation has many applications. AirDancers.ca sells some of the more common custom fabric sublimated products like Flags, Air Dancers and Tents.

What are VOC's and why do I care?

According to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a VOC “is any organic compound that participates in atmospheric photochemical reactions except those designated by EPA as having negligible photochemical reactivity. Many VOCs are found in emissions from burning coal, oil and gasoline, and in solvent based inks. VOCs are of special concern because they photo-chemically react (in sunlight) to cause ozone or smog."

Solvents can be a common source of VOC emissions and they are used to produce solvent-based inks, which are then used to print on vinyl and other substrates, such as specially pre-treated fabrics in the sign industry. Oil-based inks also emit VOCs, while water-based inks, dye-sublimation and a few other inks have no harmful VOC emissions.

Vinyl Substrates (banner material) are Toxic!?

I was shocked to find out that the most common banner material used in advertising today (Vinyl) are manufactured with chlorine gas, ethylene dichloride, vinyl chloride, mercury, dioxins, PCBs and other hazardous pollutants.  It is nothing short of an environmental nightmare. Most VOC emitting inks are printed on it making for a terrible combination. 

Why is Dye Sublimation on textile (fabrics) better?

• The end result is a much nicer looking image
• Sublimation inks are non-toxic and more environmentally friendly 
• Fabrics can be dyed any colour
• Images will never flake or peel off
• Fabrics can be washed without fear of fading
• The material your image or message is printed on doesn't contain toxic chemicals like vinyl
• Lightweight, easy to pack and easier to ship than other banner materials

The fact that this printing method was designed for full-color applications serves as a huge advantage. Dye sublimation printing doesn’t need halftone dots while producing high quality images. This enables us to make an image that has excellent photographic quality unmatched by any other printing method.

The process we use is good for printing on so many different products and materials:

• banners
• flags
• tents
• Air Dancers
• table covers
• backdrops
• aluminum
• ceramic mugs
• plates
• hats
• and many more...

The most common substrate is polyester fabrics and there are so many different threads and weaves that we have a fabric for just about any application. If you have something you'd like us to custom print for you that you don't see on the website, send us an email to info@airdancers.ca and we will let you know what can be done.

We have Tents!!

This just in...AirDancers.ca is now offering 10' x 10' Vendor tents. I've been looking for a good tent frame for some time now. You either get poor quality or outrageous price. But I've finally found a good quality tent frame at a good price. Pair that with our ability to dye sublimate incredible images on very high quality fire rated, waterproof, mildew resistant and UV treated fabric and you get one of the best 10' x 10' pop up Vendor Tents on the market. Check them out here - Custom Tents or if you just need a plain, solid colour tent, we also have those. See them here - Plain Colour Tents

Now being the best, and the most expensive, way to print an image into high quality fabric, dye sublimated tents that are 10' x 10' would retail for about $1800. No way. Not here. Our new Custom Printed 10 x 10 Vendor Tents are regularly just $899. On sale for a limited time now for $799. That will include the custom canopy in full colour digital sublimation, a coated heavy duty steel frame with ropes and stakes, a deluxe rolling carry bag and of course, all artwork layouts and mock ups included. There are no colour limits. No logo placement fees. No extra charges of any kind. Make a lasting and professional impression today with our factory direct dye sublimated canopy tents with your logos or product replica on part or all of the tent. This vendor tent will give your company a professional look at outdoor exhibitions, car shows, corporate events, trade shows, weddings, sports events, festivals and car dealerships.  

Here's the product page again for more info - http://www.airdancers.ca/products/10-x-10-custom-print-tent-full-digital-top-valance

I look forward to making your tent today!