
When you fall in love with hot air ballooning, the next logical step is to open a business that enables you to fly as much as possible. That was C. J. Butch) Stamps' goal in 1975 when he established Balloon Media. BMI) a hot air balloon advertising firm. When the business started manufacturing cold air balloons, these cutting edge advertising pieces were added to the product line. Banners, pennants and other outdoor promotional items soon followed.