As a business owner, you probably don’t have a set schedule. You work until the work gets done (or you drop from exhaustion). But you also have some flexibility. If your kid gets sick or needs a last-minute ride to soccer practice, you can usually walk out the door and deal with your personal […]
5 Functions of a Sign
Think all signs are the same? Think again. In many cases, the effectiveness of a sign is determined by its use. Is it going outside on your storefront or hanging in window? Is it leading your customers to an event or simply helping them navigate to your store? When starting the design process, think […]
Small Business Success Stories: The Toaster Oven
Recently I had the pleasure of speaking to Mitch Monson, co-founder of The Toaster Oven, a small chain of sandwich shops in San Francisco and Berkeley, California, for our small business success stories series. He gave me some insights about how the company got started, what they do and how they have become one of our […]
Happy Leap Year Day: 24 Ways to Improve Your Business with the Extra 24 Hours
Happy Leap Year Day! Every four years we add an extra day to the month of February. Why? Because it actually takes Earth a tiny bit longer than 365 days to orbit the sun. Five hours, 48 minutes and 47 seconds longer, to be exact. In order to even things out, Pope Gregory XIII […]
5 Business Tips for a Smooth Checkout
You’ve heard that first impressions are crucial for your business and that is absolutely true. However, your customer’s last impression is just as important. His final moments in your store leave a lasting memory that has an impact on his desire to either become a loyal, repeat customer . . . or never return. […]
Welcome to the Signs.com blog!
Currently we’re working hard on our amazing website (just ask our lead developer – he hasn’t slept in weeks). Soon we will be bringing you lots of great products to help you advertise your business or organization, promote your events and even help you celebrate occasions at home. In the meantime, we thought we’d provide […]
Press Release: Signs.com Announces Blog Launch
Salt Lake City – Monday, February 13, 2012 – Signs.com, the premier online resource for visual communications, today announced the launch of the Signs.com blog. The goal of the Signs.com blog is to bring timely and relevant content that educates and informs viewers on all things signage. Here are a few of the topics that […]