| The term "aerial advertising" might seem a bit | | | | signs over other types of aerial advertising is the |
| foreign. Although most of us understand the | | | | sheer novelty of the form and the attention it |
| concept of radio advertising, or even the term | | | | naturally gets when people see an airplane |
| "print" advertising, aerial advertising might not be | | | | message down below. |
| so clear. | | | | Another advantage that many businesses see in |
| In its shortened version, aerial advertising refers | | | | airplane advertising is the value for the dollar. While |
| to any form of outdoor advertising where the ad | | | | advertisers might pay each time an ad is run on |
| message appears in the sky somewhere. It | | | | the radio or in the newspaper, with aerial |
| includes advertising found on blimps, banners pulled | | | | advertising, the advertiser pays only once for the |
| by airplanes or in skywriting. | | | | graphic art and the development of the banner. |
| Airplane advertising | | | | Each time the banner is flown, the company pays |
| Airplane advertising (also called aerial advertising | | | | for the flight time, but not for each ad individually. |
| or, sometimes, beach advertising) is a medium | | | | Skywriting |
| through which thousands of people can be | | | | Like airplane advertising, skywriting is an ad or |
| exposed to the ad at one time. Airplane | | | | message that's flown overhead, but that's where |
| advertising refers to banner towing at the back | | | | the similarity ends. While airplane advertising uses |
| of an airplane. These banners can be long and thin, | | | | aerial banners that are specially designed with |
| or large and rectangular. They are often bright | | | | custom artwork and special messages, skywriting |
| and colorful and carry simple, easy-to-read and | | | | is a much simpler (and yet also more difficult) |
| easy-to-digest messages. | | | | process. Skywriting involves the use of messages |
| Aerial ads are usually targeted to specific groups | | | | that are drawn or written in the sky by special |
| at beaches during the summer and spring break | | | | smoke. |
| and at sporting events. The benefit of airplane | | | | |