For many small business owners, it starts with the need to find a more affordable, cost-efficient method of advertising.

That's how Clint Baker, of Kansas City, MO, first heard of vehicle wrap advertising a few months after starting a new construction and consulting business.

For any college football team that heads off to the NCAA championships, getting there usually means one long bus ride. For the Oregon Ducks and the Ohio State Buckeyes, the two teams that faced off at the NCAA football championship game last month, the players' bus rides to Arlington, TX would be a little more stylish.

The city of Dubai will soon host some of the best custom vehicle wraps the United Arab Emirates' vinyl car wrap industry has to offer at its upcoming Sign and Graphic Imaging (SGI) trade show.

According to a January 1 Trade Arabia article, the SGI show, which displays signage of all kinds, will feature an exclusive area where attendants can view the most creative and high-quality examples of custom car wraps from around the country.

Businesses big and small have long known about the advantages of using vehicle wrap graphics to advertise their brand. When car wrap advertising boosts business by an astonishing 107% on average, it's clear that a full vehicle wrap is a way to make any car instantly eye-catching.

When it comes to Car Wraps and Vehicle Graphics there are many manufacturers to choose from.  However, the top four key players in this segment are:

Avery Dennison, 3M, Oracal and Arlon

Usually the decision as to which wrap vinyl film to use is made by the wrap shop and the installer.

This is a question that we hear almost with every client that inquires about car wraps.  The concern is; are vehicles wraps easy to remove?  The answer is: YES.

If the vehicle has been wrapped with a high-quality car wrap vinyl then the removal process is very easy.

As one of the most popular cargo & passenger vans in the U.S. Sprinter and the Nissan NV vans offer an excellent surface area for their owners to advertises their business, products and services to their target audience.

With this great advantage also comes a great challenge, Sprinter Vans and the Nissan NV vans are extremely difficult to apply graphic wraps to.

These days, outdoor advertising -- from car wraps to billboards and virtually everything in between -- are becoming widely known as some of the most effective and consumer-friendly advertising strategies available.

In fact, vehicle wrap advertising alone has been statistically proven to generate a response from as much as 91% of its targeted audience, and a fleet of vehicle advertisements can help grow brand recognition up to 15 times more than other advertising techniques.

Car wrap advertising, the act of wrapping a company vehicle in vinyl graphics, has proven to become one of the most -- if not the most -- effective forms of outdoor advertising.

Studies have shown that car wraps can be viewed as many as 30,000 to 70,000 different times in a single day.

You've probably seen at least one before -- a vivid, eye-catching advertisement gracing the side of a bus, van or car. These advertisements, referred to as vehicle wrap advertising, are easily the best way for small, local businesses to promote themselves and expand their customer base to more people in their area.