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Advertising In A Recession

Advertising In A Recession

The economy is expected to take years to recover from the mark COVID has left in the world. When consumer spending drops significantly during an economic downturn, companies often slash their marketing and advertising budgets, that means recessionary spending mode is...

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ALS Walk For Memories

ALS Walk For Memories

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (also known as ALS) is a disease that gradually paralyzes people because the brain can no longer communicate with the muscles of the body that we can normally move at will. This year, on Saturday June 4th, the ALS Society of Canada held...

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Unbeatable Warriors Truck Campaign

Unbeatable Warriors Truck Campaign

Following Big Rig Wraps’ commitment to supporting and raising awareness on social justice causes, we’re very honoured to have launched the Unbeatable Warriors truck campaign in support of Little Warriors. They're a national, charitable organization focused on the...

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Know Human Trafficking Truck Campaign

Know Human Trafficking Truck Campaign

Big Rig Wraps is fully committed to supporting and raising awareness on social justice causes, that’s why we’re proud and honored to help support the Know Human Trafficking truck advertising campaign.  Supported by the Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada, Ontario...

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Fleet Wrap Effectiveness

Fleet Wrap Effectiveness

How effective are fleet graphics in the modern world? The growing digital age has left many companies wondering if fleet graphics are still an effective method to promote their brands. While it’s easy to quantify the effectiveness of digital ads, how do you measure...

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Recent Posts

Easy Tips for Making Your Small Business More Visible on Social Media

Easy Tips for Making Your Small Business More Visible on Social Media

Article by: Camille Soto Everyone wants their small business to be more visible on social media. More followers and publicity means more eyes on your business, which (hopefully) translates to higher revenue and growth. There's a big difference between wanting and...

Fleet graphics. Here to stay

Fleet graphics. Here to stay

Despite the increasingly digital world, Out-Of-Home (OOH) Advertising which includes fleet graphics remains an extremely effective marketing tool. Fleet branding help to connect with consumers on the go in a bold and memorable way to help build brand awareness. In a...

Traffic in greater Toronto area

Traffic in greater Toronto area

In 2016, over 1.86 million people commuted to Toronto for work by car, with 11.1 per cent of these drivers spending more than 60 minutes on the road, according to new data released by Statistics Canada. For comparison, only 7.2 per cent of 1.31 million Montrealers and...

Finding the Silver Lining in Covid-19

Finding the Silver Lining in Covid-19

COVID‐19 has been one of the largest culture‐shifting phenomenoms of this generation. Most countries have seen massive unemployment and many who are still employed are facing significant hurdles and career setbacks as they attempt to navigate budget cuts, promotion...

WHAT IS CAR WRAPPING—AND DO YOU NEED IT?

WHAT IS CAR WRAPPING—AND DO YOU NEED IT?

Cars may be smaller than trailers or buses—but they still have a major presence on the road when they’re wrapped to promote your business. If your fleet of cars is on the road every day, and it’s not visually representing your company, you’re missing a major...

7 Ways to Support Local Businesses Right Now

7 Ways to Support Local Businesses Right Now

For many businesses, the last few months of each year is a busy time a time when they do most of their sales from holiday shopping. This year, things are obviously different. Even with government support, many businesses are struggling to stay afloat. As a consumer,...

How Big Brands Are Showing Their Support For Social Justice

How Big Brands Are Showing Their Support For Social Justice

As many as 70 percent of consumers want brands to take a stand on social and political issues. That’s a 66 percent increase from 2017, according to Sprout Social’s 2019 #BrandsGetReal survey. Recently, consumers’ social media feeds have become saturated with brands...

Full Wrap On A Transport Truck

Full Wrap On A Transport Truck

Cash in on today’s fastest growing and most effective advertising space. Since 2013, we have served hundreds of businesses with effective truck advertising campaigns that elevate brand awareness and increase sales. Our brand strategists design truck wraps that attract...

Benefits of A Full Side Wrap

Benefits of A Full Side Wrap

Did you know the average driver spends 1.5 hours in their vehicle daily and 70% of a consumer’s day is spent outside the home? Transport truck advertising reaches 82% of North Americans and 46% of consumers visit brand websites or social media pages after seeing an ad...

Brand Storytelling

Brand Storytelling

What’s in a story, though? How does the story develop authenticity? More to the point, how does such a story create that trusting feeling that customers crave? Stories are a powerful tool in human communication. Research indicates that the human brain responds to the...

Benefits of Rear Door Wrap

Benefits of Rear Door Wrap

With Big Rig Wraps you can enjoy the same brand-boosting recognition of major companies and fleets, by sending YOUR message across major highways and city centres throughout North America. Fleet wraps provide excellent brand awareness and are a proven strategy for...

Retired Trailers, Repurposed!

Retired Trailers, Repurposed!

Imagine owning a massive, 53 ft billboard with the added bonus of 3,400 cu. ft of storage too! We have a large inventory of retired 53 ft trailers that are available to purchase. These trailers can be partially or fully wrapped and placed in a location of your choice....

Out Of Home (OOH) Advertising

Out Of Home (OOH) Advertising

Out Of Home (OOH) advertising is contextually relevant – delivering the right message, at the right time and place, to the right audience. By advertising on city streets and highways, brands are able to take full advantage of this, and drive awareness at a moment when...

Have a fleet? Then you have advertising opportunities.

Have a fleet? Then you have advertising opportunities.

Credits: Turbo Images our our 3M-certified platinum wrap installation partner. Advertising space is valuable. Of course it is … What’s better than having a presence in front of your audience? The catch? Advertising can come with a hefty price tag. While highway...

Women’s Trucking Federation Launches North American Tour

Women’s Trucking Federation Launches North American Tour

On Wednesday April 8th Big Rig Wraps unveiled Stay Home, Flatten the Curve, Save Lives mobile OOH campaign. The campaign consists of a fully wrapped 53 ft trailer donated by Sharp Transportation, designed and installed by Big Rig Wraps Transport Truck Advertising. The...

There is probably no marketing term more overused or more misunderstood than “branding.”

Why we stand out from the competition

When our company CEO, Angela Baltkois, started Big Rig Wraps, her goal was to be the best in the business. And for the past years, every decision we’ve made has been in support of that goal. So, if you’re considering us to promote your brand on one of our trucks or...

Promote Your Initiative on the Road

Promote Your Initiative on the Road

Guest Blog; written by Turbo Images (our installation partner) Fleet advertising isn’t just for showing off your brand and doing “conventional” marketing. It can also be used to show the goodwill your company creates! Did you know that 73% of Americans consider a...

The Best Jobs to Look for During the Pandemic

The Best Jobs to Look for During the Pandemic

These are troubling times we are living in. Unemployment has skyrocketed and traditionally stable jobs seem to have crumbled. That being said, it isn’t all bad. Some job markets have actually thrived during the pandemic. In fact, the onset of the coronavirus simply...

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Martin Luther King, Jr

Big Brands Are Showing Their Support For Social Justice

Consumers are more likely to purchase from companies that take a stand on causes that align with their values. Companies have the power to make a difference and effect change. 67 percent of consumers recognize that brands are raising awareness about social justice...

Considering how to invest your advertising budget?

Considering how to invest your advertising budget?

Out-of-Home advertising on truck ads taps into the buying behaviours of consumers who spend 70% of their time outside the home.* In fact, after seeing an outdoor ad, 38% of people are likely to visit a website or send a message on Facebook; and 48% are more likely to...

Do you want to grow your business?

Do you want to grow your business?

As part of our ongoing commitment to our clients and the business community we would like to introduce Connecting GTA to you along with a special membership offer! Connecting GTA is a private networking club for businesses of diverse backgrounds to connect,...

There is probably no marketing term more overused or more misunderstood than “branding.”

Hate speech and misinformation in social media

In July, more than 1,100 advertisers boycotted Facebook in protest over its hate speech and misinformation policies. Global brands such as Starbucks, Diageo, Verizon, The North Face and Ben & Jerry’s pulled their marketing dollars in order to put pressure on the...

Trucking salutes frontline workers with trailer graphics

Trucking salutes frontline workers with trailer graphics

A group effort Big Wraps Transport Trucks Advertising based in Oakville, Ont., but with offices in Newcastle, Ont. and Buffalo, N.Y., has done several trailer wraps to thank frontline workers. One of its most famous was that done for the Women’s Trucking Federation of...

A Special Thank You Message

A Special Thank You Message

Delivering Thanks From Coast to Coast On June 25th 2020, we launched a fully-wrapped 53 ft transport truck with a very special #ThankYou message from The Salvation Army. With the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic North Americans now more than ever need The...

Maximize Reach With Out-of-Home and Facebook Campaigns

Maximize Reach With Out-of-Home and Facebook Campaigns

Thanks to new technology, out-of-home (OOH) advertising is evolving—and as it does, it is becoming an increas-ingly effective complement to other media channels. An ad on a bus shelter or a moving billboard (transport truck ad) can be dynamic, geofenced and real-time,...

Delivering A Message – TRUCK LAUNCH

Delivering A Message – TRUCK LAUNCH

DELIVERING A MESSAGE During these unprecedented times of the COVID 19 pandemic that has paralyzed the world, we all seem to be holding our breath waiting to exhale. I truly believe that every single human being across all nations has been affected in some way. As...

Trucking salutes frontline workers with trailer graphics

COVID-19 Delivering A Message – TRUCK LAUNCH

DELIVERING A MESSAGE During these unprecedented times of the COVID 19 pandemic that has paralyzed the world, we all seem to be holding our breath waiting to exhale. I truly believe that every single human being across all nations has been affected in some way. As...

There is probably no marketing term more overused or more misunderstood than “branding.”

Why is marketing more important now

In a survey of over 35,000 consumers globally just 8% thought brands should stop advertising. Consumers feel  that brands should use a reassuring tone, offer a positive perspective and communicate brand values. There is a clear expectation that companies should play...

Stay Home Save Lives Campaign

Stay Home Save Lives Campaign

Shelley Uvanile-Hesch. Photo Credit – In Motion Photography / Ron McCallum Sponsor a trailer with public service messagingWomens Trucking Federation of Canada. Photo Credit – In Motion Photography / Ron McCallum See Photo GallerySee Photo GalleryWe are in an...

Truckload of sanitizer, Covid-19 message heads west

Truckload of sanitizer, Covid-19 message heads west

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – Shelley Uvanile-Hesch is back on the road, even if the message on the side of the truck driver’s trailer is imploring Canadians to stay home. The message is clear. “Stay Home. Save Lives.” The masked medical personnel pictured on the vehicle wrap...

Trucker hauls message as essential as her freight

Trucker hauls message as essential as her freight

Shelley Uvanile-Hesch hopes people will think twice about leaving home during the COVID-19 pandemic after seeing her trailer as she moves vital goods between Canada and the United States. Canadian truck driver Shelley Uvanile-Hesch has a message for anyone who thinks...

Truck Drivers Are Unsung Heroes

Truck Drivers Are Unsung Heroes

Ontario’s labor minister has sharply criticized businesses that deny bathroom access to truckers, calling it a disgrace.Truck drivers are being denied basic necessities as they deliver essentials in this pandemic Across Canada, truck drivers and couriers are being...

Pause and Pivot During Economic Downturns to Grow

Pause and Pivot During Economic Downturns to Grow

Do the Pause and Pivot … …DURING MARKET DOWNTURNS TO GROW INSTEAD OF RETRACTSwift market shifts require marketing pivots, but only if you think it heralds in a long-term economic slowdown. Deciding when to “stay the course” as a business owner or when to pivot...

COVID-19 ACTION PLAN FOR BUSINESS

COVID-19 ACTION PLAN FOR BUSINESS

COVID-19 ACTION PLAN FOR BUSINESS 8 Steps You Can Take To Survive The Crisis by Anthony Thomas CFO, BIG RIG WRAPSCoronavirus or COVID-19 has affected the health of communities worldwide, and most businesses are already feeling the effects of the virus. Staying up to...

5 Key Steps to Create an Impactful Transport Truck Advertising Campaign

5 Key Steps to Create an Impactful Transport Truck Advertising Campaign

5 Key Steps to Create an Impactful Transport Truck Advertising Campaign As digital and mobile have evolved, so has out-of-home (OOH) media. With better integration of mobile and digital, smarter audience planning, and data-led buying and attribution, OOH now provides...

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