Advertising

The Big Lemon operates a number of public bus services in Brighton & Hove; and in Bristol, Bath and across the West of England region.

We accept advertisements on the back of the bus, on bus tickets, and on A3 posters placed at the front of the bus for all to see. There is only one poster space on each bus so your ad is guaranteed to be the only one on display at the time. 

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One of our mega-rear bus ads on display in Brighton
One of our mega-rear bus ads on display in Brighton
Promoting the London to Brighton Electric Vehicle Rally sponsored by EDF
One of our A3 bus ads – displayed prominently at the front of the bus

Advertising options:

  • Full mega-rear – for maximum impact: first month £300; £200/month thereafter
  • Rear poster – a cost-effective opportunity to increase brand awareness and improve sales: first month £150; £100/month thereafter
  • Bus ticket adverts – perfect for advertising money-off deals at local shops, cinemas and restaurants: we put you in touch with our ticket printers and they work with you to design your perfect ad, and then bill you direct for the tickets. There is no charge for the ad space – you simply pay for our tickets, thank you very much 🙂
  • A3 Poster at the front of the bus – exclusive use of our internal A3 poster board at very good rates: £10 per bus per week (one poster per bus).
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Advertising Approval Guidelines

  • We especially like to advertise local small businesses and organisations with social and environmental aims
  • Adverts should promote equality of opportunity regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, age and disability
  • Adverts should not be of a potentially offensive nature, nor related to controversial or sensitive public issues, nor use obscene language
  • Adverts should not be of a political nature
  • Adverts should not negatively affect the interests of The Big Lemon
  • Adverts must not condone or provoke anti-social behaviour
  • Adverts should not be designed to make people feel inadequate
  • Adverts must comply with the law and must not incite anyone to break the law
  • Digital media files: please do not send files that could result in data corruption, a virus, worm, or Trojan horse, or an increased vulnerability to hacking.

Products and services which we will not promote through advertising:

  1. Tobacco
  2. Alcohol
  3. Gambling
  4. Products connected with the arms industry
  5. Cars, with the exception of car clubs, liftshare etc.
  6. Foreign travel, eg foreign holidays, cruises, flights etc
  7. Products tested on Animals
  8. Non-ethical banking products
  9. Products made using timber from unsustainable sources
  10. Products made through the exploitation of cheap labour
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