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If You Missed it Earlier

Check out this aritcle to find out where did signage begin. Historians speculate that the earliest signs were drawings etched on cave walls of tribal artisans to attract business. So for example, someone making bows or utensils could've created a visual cue - a sign - on their cave to draw customers, so historians believe.
http://www.artipot.com/articles/1748778/a-brief-history-of-the-sign-industry.htm

Timeless tips to attract more customers

What’s behind door number three? The answer to that is the proverbial determining factor in whether or not a customer walks through your front doors or a competitor’s. Whatever your business or budget, great signs are the best – and most cost-effective – way to draw customers to you.
http://www.examiner.com/article/timeless-tips-to-attract-more-customers

Cool Infographic on How Signs Benefit Businesses

Do you know how effective is business signage? If you don't, check out this infographic to learn more.
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/431571576764465823/

5 Marketing Tips for the Optical Practice

Many medical practitioners may cringe at the words marketing or advertising, which can evoke images of annoying infomercials, newspaper ads, mailers, cheesy billboard ads, or other less-than-desir...
https://www.apsense.com/article/top-5-marketing-tips-for-the-optical-practice.html

Plaque Signs: The Choice of the National Register of Historic Places

The National Register lists the buildings, sites and structures deemed significant in American culture, and typically marked by a commemorative plaque sign.
http://bluepondsigns.com/blog/plaque-signs-the-choice-of-the-national-register-of-historic-places/

How Much Do You Know About the History of Sign?

Read more about it in this article.
https://www.apsense.com/article/a-brief-history-of-the-sign-industry.html

A brief history of the sign industry

From the earliest of times, signs have been central to trade, industry and commerce, evolving from crude etchings that told stories, to much shorter forms that signified a place or the purpose of an establishment. While technology has brought in the “information age” and with it a shift away from “brick and mortar” establishments and towards virtual ones, the sign, physical or digital, and its importance for industry, remains.
http://www.examiner.com/article/a-brief-history-of-the-sign-industry

Radiant Orchid is Color of the Year

There’s a jaunty and rambling line delivered by the actress Meryl Streep, portraying a character “loosely” based on the infamously acerbic Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue. In that line, she launches into a rant that connects an incredulously broad range of social-political events with the emergence of a particular color in the fashion palette. While it may seem far-fetched, it did make for an intriguing proposition: if social-political events shape commercial color, might color also shape social-political landscapes?
http://bluepondsigns.com/blog/pantones-color-of-the-year-radiant-orchid-to-brighten-commercial-signage/

Designing Office Lobby Tips

Check out this article for things to keep in mind when designing your office lobby.
http://www.techtiplib.com/2014/05/things-keep-mind-designing-office-lobby.html

Great Business Blog

Sharing a great business blog that discusses varieties of topics like designing creative wall lobby signs or top 5 marketing tips.
http://businessmodelpattern.com/designing-creative-wall-lobby-for-various-industry-signs/

In Case You Missed it Earlier

Here is a great article that discusses 5 marketing tips to strengthen your marketing efforts/
http://www.artipot.com/articles/1736546/top-5-marketing-tips-for-the-optical-practice.htm

Business Sign and the Brand

This article focuses on creating a business sign that reflect the company's belief and image.
http://goarticles.com/article/The-Relationship-Between-Your-Business-Sign-and-Your-Brand/8444298/

If You Missed it Earlier

Here is a great article about commercial signage.
http://goarticles.com/article/Conscious-Commercial-Signage/8089393/

Brief History of the Illuminated Sign

In this blog post, learn the brief history of illuminated signage and how it got started.
http://mytimemattersblog.com/a-brief-history-of-the-illuminated-sign/

Vote Solar Banner Signage

Vote Solar is a nonprofit grassroots organization working to foster economic opportunity, promote energy security and fight climate change by making solar a mainstream energy resource. They work at the state level all across the country to support the programs necessary to re-power the grid with sunshine. Blue Pond Signs had the chance to design and crate a series of banner signs for the annual Equinox Fundraiser hosted by Vote Solar.
http://bluepondsigns.com/blog/customer-spotlight-vote-solar-banner-signage/

5 Marketing Tips

Any activity that can advance your practice’s goals, is worth pursuing, whether that be increasing revenues, cutting off new competitors, sustaining market share, improving payer patterns, introducing new services and providers, entering new markets or minimizing negative publicity (for your practice or your type of service).
http://www.examiner.com/article/top-5-marketing-tips-for-the-optical-practice

What Do You Know About Commerical Signage?

In this article, the author writes about a vigorous debate is underway about whether or not digital commercial signs are appropriate in the commercial/residential district. in Liberty Village.
http://www.artipot.com/articles/1688244/conscious-commercial-signage.htm

Is There a Relationship Between Your Business Sign and the Brand?

Strong sign designs often reflect the business brand. They may weave the company logo into the design or the sign may be the actual logo. Think of the best signs in your city or some of the most recognizable signs in advertising history like the celebrate Holiday Inn signs or McDonald's golden arch signs.
http://www.artipot.com/articles/1713974/the-relationship-between-your-business-sign-and-your-brand.htm

Common Mistakes When Designing Business Logo

In this article the author will discuss some of the most common mistakes when creating a company logo sign.
http://www.articlesbase.com/marketing-tips-articles/common-mistakes-when-designing-a-company-logo-sign-6955151.html