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Features
Getting Down to the Basics and Simplifying Vehicle WrapsW
When determining the success of vehicle wraps it comes down to one factor – did it grab people’s attention? Proper installation can make all the difference in ensuring your customers’ mobile advertisements are noticed—for the right reason. In this article, we will review the basics of properly installing vehicle wraps and how they can impact your customers’ businesses.
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A Look Back in Time
How two business geniuses long ago, changed modern advertising and brand marketing forever.
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That's Entertainment!
Sam The Record Man's sign once stood proudly on Yonge Street north of Dundas, its two vinyl records flashing in the night sky. Deemed a historical artifact under the Ontario Heritage Act, the sign, for now, waits to be re-erected.
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Iconic Signs
Something has vanished: the iconic sign that once stood at 1331 Yonge Street in Toronto. Erected shortly after the station’s move to Yonge from its original location at 250 Adelaide St., the sign could be seen from St. Clair Avenue in the north to Summerville Avenue in the south, along a stretch of the world’s longest street.
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Are you Covered?
It’s not just the large businesses that are involved in many different elements of sign manufacturing. These days, it is quite common for even a small sign shop to be involved with everything from vinyl adhesive graphics to engraving to vehicle wraps. How does this effect purchasing insurance or, more accurately, the correct insurance?
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Extrusions—A Logical Long-Term Solution
For smaller sign shops, there exists a common misconception that aluminum extrusion sign boxes are more costly than traditional sheet metal sign boxes.
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Finding a Good Digital Display Supplier
Do you want everyone who needs a digital display to think of your company first? Choose the supplier most qualified to provide you with a superior product and comprehensive service.
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Choosing the Right Printer — There is a Better Way
Having reviewed the advantages and disadvantages of prominent printer technologies, we now present a series of steps and tools to help you evaluate your needs and focus your decision-making on choosing the printer that is right for your business.
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NAIT Offers Canada’s Only Training Program for Sign Makers
A Graphic Sign Arts certificate from the Northern Alberta Institute Technology (NAIT) gave Shawn Dechaine the skills he needed to go straight to work at his first job in a commercial sign shop. “NAIT’s Graphic Sign Arts program taught me the essentials of sign design and layout,” said Dechaine, who graduated in 1994.
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Need a By-law Variance?
The hardest thing about getting a by-law variance approval for a sign project is the length of time it takes to get it approved. You go to the City to make the application and then you have to wait for the report, wait for the meetings, wait for the revisions, wait for the approvals. Finally, if all goes well, you’ll get the letter to go ahead.
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