Why Advertise With Us

Your brand on verified Wilmington vehicles — transparent package pricing, install verification, no long-term contracts.

Your brand on Wilmington roads — every day

Wilmington has no shortage of great local businesses. What most of them share is the same advertising problem — billboards are priced for national chains, social ads disappear in seconds, and word of mouth is unpredictable. Drive-Buy Ads puts your brand on local vehicles already driving your customers' neighborhoods, every day, without you doing anything after setup.

When your logo moves down Oleander Drive at 8am, past Mayfaire at noon, and through Wrightsville Beach at 3pm, your potential customers see it — verified local vehicles, transparent package pricing, install verification, and no long-term contracts.

For advertisers

How ads look on vehicles like those in Wilmington

Placement examples with doors, quarter panels, and rear packages — so you can see the medium before you estimate.

SUV with ad zones on doors, hood, quarter panel, and QR
SUV · doors + quarter panel + QR
Sedan with door magnets, rear QR, and perforated tint
Sedan · doors + rear + perforated tint
Minivan with door, quarter panel, and QR ad zones
Minivan · doors + quarter panel
Hatchback with doors, QR, and rear branding zones
Hatchback · doors + rear + QR

Sample zone maps (YOUR AD HERE placeholders) — not client campaigns or live GPS impressions. Each campaign offer shows which zones apply.

See what your brand looks like on Wilmington roads

Pick a vehicle and camera angle — this is how magnet and vinyl placements show up on cars your customers already pass every day.

1. Choose a vehicle body type

Sedan, SUV, pickup, minivan, hatchback — the same body buckets we use for Wilmington packages.

Wilmington vehicle types

2. Choose a street-level angle

Walk around the car like a passerby would — then picture your logo there.

How it works

1. Pick the vehicle type that fits your package

2. Rotate through street-level angles

3. See where magnets and vinyl typically sit before you request a package estimate

Your brand could go here

Sedan — ¾ Driver Front

For advertisers

Choose how your brand shows up on the road

Three clear paths for Wilmington advertisers. Floors are per vehicle per month — your full estimate appears before you pay.

Example magnet on a minivan door

Door Magnets

from ~$125/vehicle/mo

Pilot starting point: removable, built to validate the channel, off between campaigns.

See estimate
Example vinyl on an SUV door

Vinyl Doors

from ~$303/vehicle/mo

More surface and presence; removable adhesive installed by a professional partner.

See estimate
Example rear branding on a sedan

Rear Branding

add-on from ~$145/vehicle/mo

Rear glass or tail for traffic behind you — add it to a door package.

See estimate

What does it cost?

Packages magnet packages from ~$125/vehicle/mo (materials + placement); vinyl packages from ~$303/vehicle/mo.

Transparent, package-based pricing. Campaign costs are quoted per vehicle and campaign month for the package you select — door magnets, vinyl packages, rear branding, and add-ons. Month 1 includes production; loyalty discounts deepen on months 2–6 while your campaign stays active. See an estimate in the package estimate tool and the campaign builder before you submit. Package price is what advertisers pay — not driver payout.

When you want more coverage, you can expand into more zones, rear glass, hood, or bumper.

Final totals depend on package mix, number of vehicles, and campaign duration.

Pay campaign deposits via our secure hosted checkout (Valor). Driver payouts via Stripe Connect after approval.

See your advertisement before it hits the road

Pick a body type and package to see magnet and vinyl floors for Wilmington — then continue to Advertiser Sign-Up with your estimate path.

First step for advertisers — concept previews for sedan, SUV, pickup, minivan, and hatchback.

Concept previews only — a print shop partner prepares production-ready files after you create your campaign.

Advertisers: See your Package Estimate

Prefer to talk capacity first? Contact the pilot team

For advertisers

What you get when your campaign is live

Like a completion report — in your dashboard, without inventing GPS metrics.

  • Install photos

    When materials go on, we capture visual proof of placement on the assigned vehicle.

  • Weekly check-ins

    Drivers submit periodic proofs while the campaign is active.

  • Dashboard status

    Track assignment, proofs, and disputes in one place. Live maps when GPS route tracking ships.

What it costs — and how coverage grows

Most pilot packages start with magnets to validate the channel; add vinyl when you want more surface area. Stay longer and loyalty discounts deepen — matching and install follow Wilmington pilot capacity.

Multi-Month Savings Ladder

Month 1 includes production of all materials. From month 2 through month 6, your discount deepens automatically while your campaign stays active.

  1. Month 1 — current

    Full price · signs & tints produced

  2. Month 2

    15% off month 1 rate

  3. Month 3

    22% off · brand recall kicks in

  4. Month 4

    28% off month 1 rate

  5. Month 5

    33% off · momentum builds

  6. Month 6

    38% off · lock in now & save

Up to 6 months in the advertiser dashboard. Pay-upfront 3- and 6-month bundles can save even more.

Before you lock multiple months: ask about current print and install capacity in Wilmington. In your estimate you can choose 3 or 6 months for an additional discount — go-live timing is coordinated by the pilot team.

3-Month Bundle

20% off total

Pay once and run for 3 months. Good for product launches, seasonal pushes, and more serious channel validation.

Best value

6-Month Bundle

35% off total

Stronger market coverage over time. Driver offer routing is ops-assisted in the Wilmington pilot. Campaign status and assignment proofs in your dashboard — live maps when GPS tracking ships.

Fleet & Custom Campaigns

Multiple vehicles, event activations, or scope that doesn't fit standard packages? Request a custom proposal — we'll confirm timing when we reply.

Request a custom proposal

What the pilot delivers today

Package Estimate first

See magnet/vinyl package floors per vehicle and month before you submit or pay.

Secure hosted checkout (Valor)

Pay your campaign deposit via our secure hosted checkout (Valor) — not a platform subscription.

Campaign proof pack

Install photos when materials go on, weekly driver check-ins, and dashboard status — your soft-launch completion report. GPS route tracking is in development.

Ops-assisted matching

Wilmington pilot capacity: matching, print handoffs, and install timing are coordinated by the team.

Impression figures are modeled estimates and industry benchmarks, not guarantees. When location check-ins are enabled for a campaign, we may refine estimates using those records and DOT traffic counts. Actual results vary by route, density, and time of day. Industry modeled benchmarks (e.g. urban vehicle-ad exposure ranges) are available on request — they are not Wilmington live GPS measurements.

Soft-launch market: Wilmington, NC

Ready for a pilot estimate? Advertisers: See your Package Estimate — then Advertiser Sign-Up with your estimate.