bus ads

patrickc

This is possibly the wrong forum, however on dublin buses and bus eireann double deckers I have seen I presume adverts in big writing on the back of the bus, however these are just yellow backgrounds and have a number in blue the whole length of the back of the bus.. does anyone know what this is about?

Stark

Can you remember any of the number?

Victor

Now that I think about it, I've seen a number "4".

markpb

I've seen 6 on the back of loads, I presumed it was Channel 6 as I never saw any others.

Seth Brundle

IIRC 3 (the mobile phone company) have something similar

popebenny16

the brother who works for CBS is checking this out for us all.... it goes to nine by way....

popebenny16

its a promotion... you can win one of the buses for free for a period.... you pick a number and hope it is pulled out of the hat... each bus has a number....

Stark

Really?

I thought you just needed to walk up to them, press the emergency open switch and use the not-so-secret procedure for starting the bus if you wanted to go for a spin in one.

Wishbone Ash

Here's a "No.7" I saw this afternoon westbound on the infamous N32 (yes, you read correctly - a bus on the N32! )

patrickc

ive seen a 9 a 7 and a 6 and a 4 thats all

Slice

they're appearing on more than just busses - they're can be found in most public spaces - I saw one in Sandyford and another in Ringsend

January

I saw one on the back of a bus eireann bus, it was a number 6... this was in Finglas near Joe Duffy motors. Haven't a clue what they're for though.

popebenny16

adrieanne__x wrote:

I saw one on the back of a bus eireann bus, it was a number 6... this was in Finglas near Joe Duffy motors. Haven't a clue what they're for though.

I told you above what they're for.....

January

popebenny16 wrote:

I told you above what they're for.....

Oops sorry, i must have missed your post.. How do you enter?

Stark

What do you mean by "you win a bus"?

Wishbone Ash

popebenny16 wrote:

you can win one of the buses for free for a period

What do you mean by "win one for a period"?

Someone from DB calls and says "congratulations, we've taken a VT off the 46A route and you've got it for 45 minutes on Friday morning"? :eek:

(Now where did I put that D license? )

popebenny16

Sorry, just to clarify....

CBS (yeah that CBS) is the agency that supplies all the adverts on BAC and BE, and also on bus stops, various other places like shopping centres, billboards, all that. They are running a promotion with their customers who pick a number and if they win the promotion then they get their adverts on that bus (or shelter or billboard depending on what they want) for a certain period of time for free.

And, just to prove that advertising works.... we're all talking about those numbers....

Wishbone Ash

popebenny16 wrote:

And, just to prove that advertising works.... we're all talking about those numbers....

Yes, but how many Boardsies advertise with Dublin Bus/Bus Eireann?

popebenny16

god knows but the point CBS is making is that you have noticed the numbers therefore their advertising spaces on the buses ect works....