Custom Promo Vans for Mobile Activations
At NVS Visuals, our promo vans are engineered for dynamic mobile activations.
Promo vans offer a unique combination of a custom opening, movement versatility, and an extendable platform that transforms their footprint. This makes them ideal for high-impact events, tight venues like sports stadiums, and immersive pop-up activations. With full interior and exterior customization capabilities, they provide a complete branded experience—inside and out.
What truly sets promo vans apart is their ability to become a fully immersive branded environment. The interior is a blank canvas—ready to be transformed into anything from a mobile coffee pop-up with skilled baristas, to a fully designed, movie-set-style experience like the dorm room we built for Roku. Because we’re not just an agency but also a fabricator, designer, and printer, our team can fully convert the van into a walk-in space that brings your brand to life—inside and out. Promo van activations go beyond exterior graphics; they offer a complete, step-on experience that customers remember.
We also conduct mobile tours that take your activation on the road—ensuring your brand reaches new markets and diverse audiences. Learn more about our mobile tours on our Mobile Tours page.
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Our Promo Van Solutions
Our promo vans are designed to deliver a flexible, turnkey solution for your mobile campaign needs. Key features include:
Versatile Customization
From integrated custom lights, eco battery packs, and fly-mounted TVs to a fully tailored kitchen or coffee service, our vans adapt to any activation. Whether it’s a walk-in experience or a moving showroom, the van can be customized with an extendable platform that doubles the usable space.
Quick Setup & Agility
Engineered for speed, our promo vans are small enough to navigate 20-foot spaces, making them ideal for sport stadiums and other tight venues. Despite their compact size, they travel swiftly across long distances—demonstrating reliability on mobile tours across major cities like Texas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Boston, New York, and Ohio.
Custom Fabrication
Our in-house team designs tiered signage, custom railings, and full branding for both the exterior and interior. We can convert a van into a pop-up coffee shop, a dorm room, or even a walk-in experience—as we did for our Roku activation where we transformed the interior into a dorm-like space. Learn more about our Fabrication services.
Sustainability & Performance
We emphasize eco-friendly production by using sustainable materials (including eco-pic free films for graphics) and energy-efficient power systems, ensuring that our activations are as responsible as they are innovative. Discover our commitment to Sustainable Printing.
Design & R&D Integration
Our design and R&D process is fully integrated into every promo van build. We don’t just hand off creative concepts—we collaborate closely across departments to ensure the vision is realistic, functional, and beautiful. It starts with your concept or ours: our design team works on 3D renderings to visualize how the van will look and function, from flow to footprint. But what makes this process unique is that our designers are in constant communication with the people who fabricate the build and print the graphics. Because everything is done in-house—from R&D and design to execution and print—we reduce wasted time, prevent miscommunication, and deliver faster turnarounds without compromising creative integrity.
Permitting & Compliance
We handle permitting and venue compliance in-house, so your activation is fully licensed and ready to go—no delays, no surprises.
Branded Merchandise & Disposables
We can produce custom branded napkins, cups, utensils, and giveaways that tie into your activation seamlessly—printed in-house to match your vehicle’s look and feel.
Case Studies & Use Cases
NFL Quakers Pre-Grain Tour
For our NFL Quakers activation, in collaboration with client Motive and Quakers, our promo van played a critical role at the 2024 Super Bowl in Las Vegas.
• The van was tailored with a custom kitchen that adapted to different preordained recipes for each event.
• It navigated confined spaces within sport stadiums while traveling swiftly between cities, reaching over 1,000 fans who sampled food from the van.
• A customizable stage platform allowed the van to double in size when needed, creating an impressive moving billboard and walk-in experience.
Explore the full project in our Quakers Pre-Grain Tour case study.
Roku Activation
In another innovative project, we converted the interior of a promo van into a dorm-style pop-up for Roku.
• The space was transformed to deliver a unique branded experience, engaging audiences with a fully immersive environment on the road.
• Features included a custom dorm-style photo-op bed, LED lighting system matching Roku’s brand palette, and branded giveaways.
Learn more about this activation in our Roku Campus Pop-Up at NYU portfolio.
Our Process:
Our comprehensive process ensures every promo van activation is executed with precision:
1. Consultation & Vision:
We begin by discussing your brand vision and activation goals to tailor the van’s design to your specific needs.
2. 3D Design & Custom Fabrication:
Our design team produces detailed 3D renderings, ensuring that all custom elements—from the extendable platform to the tailored kitchen and signage—are visualized before fabrication begins.
3. Rapid Setup & Testing:
Once approved, our in-house fabrication team swiftly customizes the van, integrating eco-friendly materials and advanced technology. The vehicle is then tested to ensure it meets both performance and aesthetic standards.
4. Deployment & Support:
With a focus on sustainability, speed, and reliability, we deploy the van for your activation, providing ongoing support throughout its mobile tour.
For more on our fabrication expertise, visit our Fabrication page, or explore our broader Mobile Experiential Campaignsfor a complete view of our vehicle solutions.
Challenges & Solutions
Customizable Stage Platform & Versatile Setup:
• Our promo vans are built to be both compact and expandable. A key innovation is the customizable stage platform, which can effectively double the space of the van—ideal for creating walk-in experiences at events.
Navigating Tight Spaces with Speed:
• The vans are engineered for quick setup and can maneuver into 20-foot spaces, making them perfect for venues with strict size restrictions such as sports stadiums.
Sustainability & Reliability on Long Mobile Tours:
• By utilizing eco-friendly materials and battery-powered systems, we ensure that our promo vans not only perform reliably over long mobile tours but also align with sustainable production practices.
FAQs About Branded Food Trucks
How quickly can a promo van be customized
Timelines vary—minor updates like a vinyl wrap may be completed in a few days, while more extensive fabrications, such as custom kitchens or extendable platforms, can take several weeks.
What types of activations are best suited for promo vans?
Our promo vans excel at product launches, on-the-go catering services, and experiential pop-up events—ideal for sport stadiums, tight urban venues, and long-distance mobile tours.
What customization options do you offer?
We offer custom lights, eco battery packs, fly-mounted TVs, tailored kitchen or coffee setups, and the ability to convert the van into a full walk-in experience with extendable stage platforms and complete interior branding.
Are eco-friendly materials used in these projects?
Absolutely—we use eco-pic free films for exterior graphics and sustainable, eco-friendly materials throughout the fabrication process.
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NVS Visuals
53-25 Metropolitan ave
Ridgewood, NY 11385
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