who has pix of prev set ups at your show?

[davidcarr87]

just curious..
who has pictures they wanna share of their set ups..at flea markets, shows etc etc...even your show room

 

[iSign]

here's a blog post about a small table I set up at a small business awards banquet a year or so back... I made a slide show loop of my website gallery, so that was a pretty captivating attention grabber & then a nice full color banner on the front & lots of dimensional samples all around... it wasn't really a selling opportunity, but it was free, so for exposure, I do things like that now & again & consider it worthwhile, even if I can't always prove it...

 

[CentralSigns]

Cool site ISign

 

[iSign]

Cool site ISign

Thanks! ...did you find the Flash Site too? That's the best part... I designed it & Joe Diaz built it!

 

[davidcarr87]

nicceeee isign

 

[CentralSigns]

I went to the flash site it was awesome. I'd love to have a site like that. Huge dollars to design and build I suspect. I'm just to little to afford a layout that good quite yet.

 

[iSign]

Even just having a gallery alone is a powerful tool. You gotta start somewhere, so I suggest you gather up your best photos & then once you have invested in accumulating photos of your work, that experience will remind you to take more, and then you can make a slide show pretty easily now days..

I got one of those digital picture frames at a garage sale & now have the same images running on that thing at the front counter..

..and if you saw the "sign planning guide" link next to my "table pic" that I posted, that is another marketing tool I was able to put together that relied heavily on having those photos.

You can flip through the guide here.

 

[SignManiac]

I've never done any promotional trade or business shows, but believe strongly in having a physical gallery in your storefront, house or shop. It just makes it super easy to sell a particular type of sign when the client can see and feel with their eyes and hands, the real deal. Not every person automatically knows what a carved sign is when you try to explain it to them on the phone or someplace other than your shop.

I'm not even a retail shop but can attest to the value of having a nice gallery of work with a variety of mediums that you work in. This is what I've put together over the years. The wall is 10'h. x 30'w. and showcases, carved, blasted, digital, hand painted, dimensional letters, magnetic and some other oddball stuff.

 

[davidcarr87]

hmmm..not very many people commented on this one..that sucks

 

[mrchips]

I've got one that has made a living for me for 32 years.

Show me yours, and I'll show you mine.





:ROFLMAO:

Joe,

Makin Chip$ and Havin Fun!

 

[davidcarr87]

well i dont have a show room or any kind of display
i hand deliver everything..and meet my customers at their place of business or at a resturant

sorry...thats why i asked for this..
curious what everyone else out there is doing..im looking into getting a retail space..and need some ideas on what to do...

i do sell a lot of stickers..just plain stickers...any size..starting at 1sq ft...

just sold a whole bunch of stickers and stuff to the local fire dept..
and some mags too..but we do all kinda stuff, coro, magnets, business cards, shirts, koozies, cups, etc etc...

 

[mrchips]

Thanks,

Sorry (really), I can't help you.

I sell a very, very different product to a very different group of customers. I'm just carved signs......that's all. My display/presentation would be of no use to you.

But,

Good Luck!!!!!

Joe,

Makin Chip$ and Havin Fun!

 

[davidcarr87]

its cool...i have seen a few guys...one guy had nothing but like 6 sheets of coro lined with clip art...i didnt know what to say....lol