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  • Create a Signage Sales Funnel

    Your garden center is competing with anyone or anything that takes your customers' time and/or money. If your customer runs out of time or money or worse yet, both, they will not be spending either with you. Adequate signage addresses the time constr...
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  • Add an Early Splash of Color to Your Garden Center

    As you know, color sells. However, it's a challenge to have impressive colors from your plants at all times. Fortunately, with banners, feather Flags and bench cards, you can get your customers' attention with color whenever you want to.  Mesh ...
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  • Cleaning Your Coroplast and Vinyl Signs

    Maintaining the longevity and vibrancy of your Coroplast and vinyl banners is essential for impactful displays. To ensure their pristine condition, follow these care guidelines. When it's time for cleaning, a gentle approach is best. Employ a sponge ...
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  • Don't let the sun ruin your sign's readability

    If you plan to hang a vinyl banner where the sun will shine through it at some point during the day, be sure to use vinyl with a blockout layer. This will ensure that the light will not 'bleed through' your sign to make it difficult, or impossible to...
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  • Sign Tip: Make sure sign is easily read from a distance

    In our 'Bigger is almost Always Better' blog on December 18th, we discussed the need to test font sizes to make sure the sign lettering is big enough to read. This blog expands on the tip of how to test font size BEFORE you pay for a sign....
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  • Use the 40/60 Rule to Have Signs that Rock!

    If you are not careful, a sign can be transformed into an article very quickly as you keep thinking of things you want to tell your customer. The more you try to say, the less is heard.
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  • Use Contrasting Colors to Draw Attention on Your Signs

    It is quite common for people to be disappointed with the lack of “pop” on their actual signs versus what they approved on the monitor. Similar to font size, approving color choices based solely on what you see on a computer monitor can r...
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  • Good Signage is Not Optional

    Target does it. Home Depot does it. “It” is using signage effectively to help their customers quickly find the products they are looking for. If successful retailers spend money on signage, it must make financial sense. With today’...
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