RonPaulBlimp.com LIVE

[Elijah]

I've got loads more information and complete details worked up now. The pledge donation amount boxes will increase and the information should be live within the next 48 hours depending on Trevor's thanksgiving plans. We will have all the details from the three companies posted so you can see the research I have done and not have to search through 14 pages of chatter!!

The donate this much and get a ticket plus the raffle will get many many more pledges. It was just a bit shocking for some people just like some peoples views on Ron Paul are but once they think about it for a bit it all makes sense, just like Ron Paul!!

We are also going to try and update it much more frequently.

Once we get this one up we will get one for the west coast!

Thanks for all of your support in getting this off the ground! I see some negatives but WAY MORE positives!!

Count down to the real Blimp fund raiser starts now!

This is gonna be somethin' Viral!!

 

[Man from La Mancha]

Here are some stuff interesting on air ship advertising.

Compare that with a recent survey asking about giant airships (blimps). An amazing 75% of those surveyed recalled seeing the ship and a full 60% of them could identify the company using it.

Can aerial advertising with a blimp really be that much more effective than traditional forms of advertising? Well, ask yourself these questions: What is the last newspaper ad you saw? The last TV commercial you can recall? The last billboard you passed on the highway? The last blimp you saw flying in the sky? Could you answer them all?

Even if you could, now ask yourself this: how long ago did you see or hear them? Chances are your answers for TV, print, and billboard range from a few minutes or hours, to a few days ago and you still had trouble remembering them.
The last time you saw a blimp may have been months or even years ago, but you probably remember where you saw it and what it said. That, in a nutshell, is advertising effectiveness!

Advertising Value
Research reveals that statistics on the aerial effectiveness of blimps in quite impressive. Here are just a few examples:

1. In 1984, Fuji Film drove their market share from 7 % to 22% in only a 2-month period as a result of their aerial advertising campaign covering the 1984 Olympic games in Los Angeles. The campaign was so successful that Fuji is still using BLIMP advertising today - 20 years later!

2. In 1992, Kraft increased its sales by 87% in Germany alone during the Kraft Blimp promotion tour.

3. Studies indicate that in a typical city of about 1 million people, during a 5-day flight period, 65% recall the message presented on the airship.

With that kind of success rate the obvious question is: Why isn't everyone using airship advertising?

The even more obvious answer is: COST



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[Elijah]

Here are some stuff interesting on air ship advertising.

Compare that with a recent survey asking about giant airships (blimps). An amazing 75% of those surveyed recalled seeing the ship and a full 60% of them could identify the company using it.

Can aerial advertising with a blimp really be that much more effective than traditional forms of advertising? Well, ask yourself these questions: What is the last newspaper ad you saw? The last TV commercial you can recall? The last billboard you passed on the highway? The last blimp you saw flying in the sky? Could you answer them all?

Even if you could, now ask yourself this: how long ago did you see or hear them? Chances are your answers for TV, print, and billboard range from a few minutes or hours, to a few days ago and you still had trouble remembering them.
The last time you saw a blimp may have been months or even years ago, but you probably remember where you saw it and what it said. That, in a nutshell, is advertising effectiveness!

Advertising Value
Research reveals that statistics on the aerial effectiveness of blimps in quite impressive. Here are just a few examples:

1. In 1984, Fuji Film drove their market share from 7 % to 22% in only a 2-month period as a result of their aerial advertising campaign covering the 1984 Olympic games in Los Angeles. The campaign was so successful that Fuji is still using BLIMP advertising today - 20 years later!

2. In 1992, Kraft increased its sales by 87% in Germany alone during the Kraft Blimp promotion tour.

3. Studies indicate that in a typical city of about 1 million people, during a 5-day flight period, 65% recall the message presented on the airship.

With that kind of success rate the obvious question is: Why isn't everyone using airship advertising?

The even more obvious answer is: COST



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Thanks for those stats!!

Here is a poll for the new ticket model.
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=40249

Please vote yes or no on the proposed ticket model. I believe it to be super fair for all of those who don't have deep pockets to get a fair chance at a ticket!!

 

[Elijah]

What if the airship (blimp) were donated to the NFL, NFL Films or the network carrying the game? Just a wild shot here... perhaps a negotiated "back door" might get the airspace opened.

So, the airship could be used for the official filming of the game... thus allowing it to be over the stadium during the entire superbowl???

Does the stadium have an enclosed top? If it is there is no point in the effort.

just a thought... regardless, I think the airship is a great idea

I like this idea a lot!! It is set up to have broadcast quality cameras on it. http://www.airshipoperations.com/AOI page 8.htm

Skyships have provided television coverage of some of the world's preeminent sporting events, including the Olympics, SuperBowl, World Series, the Daytona 500 and PGA Tournaments, to name a few.

 

[Elijah]

I just read through this thread again and must say I am smiling with glee!

I also want to make a few corrections for the record. This blimp does not use hot air like I said. I had that confused with another blimp. Therefore it cannot be deflated and transported easily and must fly everywhere.

I also said it has a bar. I am fairly certain it has a "beverage center" and I think George said a bar but I cannot confirm that in any online literature.

Another thing I learned is.

What happens if someone shoots at the airship ?
Because the airship is filled with such a huge volume of gas (about 250,000 cubic feet) and under very low pressure, gas will only leak out at a very slow rate.

The British Ministry of Defense fired many hundreds of bullets into an airship envelope during tests in 1994. It still took many hours to deflate and land.

 

[Elijah]

Ok one last post before every thing is updated tomorrow.

The raffle will be webcast live, and we will hand write all donators on paper and perform the drawing "live" to ensure there is no fraud. This will set an example for our upcoming elections !

 

[wisconsinite]

I think the blimp will generate a lot of local news coverage where ever it goes. I know that if a blimp ever flew over my hometown it'd make the front page of the local paper.

Now that Michigan's primary is on for the 15th of Jan., it might be worth considering flying over Detroit and some other urban areas there.

 

[Elijah]

Here is are videos of the Skyship!!

http://www.airshipoperations.com/AOI page 14.htm

 

[llamabread]

Do we have a timeframe for when donations need to be in so that we can have the blimp up and running before teaparty07, or the early primary states?

 

[Mithridates]

One other interesting thing about blimps is that people are prone to taking videos of them to put on YouTube, just because they're cool. Here's a video somebody took of a blimp over their house:

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=YA4H55Ph9VI&feature=related

So imagine that with the RonPaul blimp in its place.

There's also the possibility of flying it over rallies as well during the month. Before the rally starts give people the address and directions, but if you get a little lost 'just drive towards the RonPaul blimp'. Sounds nice.

 

[Elijah]

Do we have a timeframe for when donations need to be in so that we can have the blimp up and running before teaparty07, or the early primary states?

Yes, today.

The blimp will be reserved until the end of this month.

 

[Jordan]

Blimp!

 

[Primbs]

How does Fred Thompson and others get corporate jets to haul them around for free? Is there a loophole for campaign contributions?

We might be able to sell a small advertisements on the side or sell sponsorships for the ground crews.

 

[sunghoko]

very innovative and different and the media likes different. I think they will eat this up.

FAA establishes a temporary flight restriction for the superbowl 2 hours before and 1 hour after the event. Miami last year they had a 10 mile ring surrounding the stadium.

 

[Man from La Mancha]

One big question, 100 hours is not very much time to get for that price there are 10 hrs a day of daylight. 300 hrs per month. And any bad weather and travel time could eat up all 100 hrs.


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[Primbs]

Which blimp company is it?

This one has the video screen.
http://www.lightships.com/BLIMPFlyer.pdf

The Dean people looked at a blimp also.

 

[Matt Collins]

A blimp is A BAD IDEA!!!



Here is why:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=40432






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[NewEnd]

After reading the details, I think this is a great idea.

can't donate though, sorry.



those 13 seats could cost $2000 a ride too.

Ask anyone in the world, what company advertises on Blimps, they will have an answer.

It wil be great for name recognition.

 

[gunjin22]

Hope we can raise 300k

 

[Elijah]

I just got off the phone with George the blimp owner and he said we can have the blimp in Boston by December 15th!!!!!