Business At A Glance
- Startup Costs: $2,000 – $10,000
- Home Based: Can be operated from home.
- Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
- Franchises Available? Yes
- Online Operation? No
Business Overview
In the spirit of being unique, considerthese indoor and outdoor advertising opportunities that perhaps mightbe the right new venture for you to specialize in.
WindowBillboards
Vacant storefronts and professional offices thatdon’t use window space for display purposes are highly and potentiallyprofitable places to display window billboards. Window billboards aretwo-foot by three-foot color poster advertisements that are laminatedin plastic. The mini billboards can be installed in commercial windowspaces using small and transparent suction cups. Strike deals withretailers, property owners and professional offices to join your windowbillboard advertising program.
In exchange for allowing the windowbillboards to be displayed, participants would receive 40 percent ofthe monthly revenues the window billboards generate. Solicit localmerchants and service providers to rent the advertising spaces at $50per month plus the cost to create the poster.
Golf DrivingRanges
If your local golf driving range has an advertisingprogram in place then you should seriously consider approaching themanagement of such a facility to initiate one. There are two fantasticlocations for highly visible advertising at most golf driving ranges:tee box dividers and distance targets. The golf driving range providesthe space for the advertisements and you market the program to localbusinesses that want this type of advertising exposure. Split therevenues with the golf range and all win.
TelephoneBooths
Indoor and outdoor telephone booths and enclosures arefantastic venues to feature advertising place cards. Once again if yourlocal telephone company does not have this type of advertising programin place, then this could be your opportunity to make arrangements tooperate the program for them.
Washrooms
Who wouldwant to advertise their business in a washroom? Lots of businesses.Why? A captive audience. Washroom advertising has become extremelypopular in the last few years, and many media companies are feverishlyworking to secure the rights to the busiest washrooms, both public andprivate, across the country. However, this doesn’t mean not to startthis type of unique advertising service as there are millions of goodlocation, and it will take years before the market is saturated.Washroom ads are generally 12 inches wide and 18 inches high, fullcolor, and sealed in an aluminum frame with a plastic covering face.
The ads are typically installed beside vanity mirrors, above urinalsand on the back of stall doors. Good washroom locations includeairports, restaurants, bars, roadside rest stops, community markets,sports complexes and arenas.
Delivery Vehicles
Inevery community across North America there are delivery vehicles of allsizes that make fantastic mobile billboards. Strike a partnerships witha courier company, moving company, or basically any company thatoperates a fleet of service or delivery vehicles to initiate anadvertising program. The delivery company allows their vehicles to haveadvertisements installed on them, and you promote and sell theadvertising spaces and split the ad revenues with the delivery company.