Vapouround magazine Issue 06 | Page 26

NEWS Watch How We Drive A Bus Through The Myth That The TPD Bans All Advertising It’s bold, It’s brash, And it’s legal. It’s the Vapouround Bus. We wanted to get across the idea that it is a myth that the TPD bans all forms of advertising when it comes to vaping products. In fact we wanted to drive a bus through that piece of misinformation so that is exactly what we decided to do. As a result, we are now the proud owners of a colourful Vapouround double decker bus and it could soon be coming to a city near you. But why does any of that matter? Well while the EU-wide TPD does ban advertising in general there are a few exceptions which make it fall short of an overall blanket ban on advertising. For example advertising is permitted at point of sale, on billboards, on buses, as inserts in printed media and as product information on websites. So that is why we went out and purchased ourselves a bus. Our totally TPD-compliant bus will be able to feature adverts which are not allowed in newspapers, magazines or online as these are still totally legal on our bus. This is good news because our eye-catching bus is going to stop people in their tracks wherever it goes and we plan to take full advantage of the advertising opportunities it provides. Well rather you could take full advantage of all the advertising opportunities it provides and the great thing is that this totally 26 ISSUE 06 VAPOUROUND MAGAZINE compliant method of reaching your target audience is really effective at getting your message across. There’s room for promotions galore on this eye-catching vehicle which can act as a perfect base to promote your business and attract new customers. It’s a vehicle for advertising you and what your business has to offer – and advertising it to the Great British public. The opportunities are wide and varied from window adverts where you can fully target the consumer to juices that can be sampled inside the bus itself and from leaflets that are TPD-legal to goodies and giveaways that promote your brand. Fully refurbished on the inside and containing meeting spaces, juice samples, vaping literature, video displays, refreshments and a sound system, the Vapouround Bus is both the perfect and most eye-catching medium available in the UK to legally promote your business to the public. We will be releasing the schedule soon of when and where you can expect to see the bus but we can give you one date for your diary right now. It will be loud and proud at the Vaper Expo at the NEC in October.