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Barry K. Brown

Barry Brown has been in the Sign, Banner, Decal and Display Business for over 30 years. It isn't what he thought he'd do with his life, but he says he knows too much now to do anything else!

The Best Placement of Advertising Banners in Order to be Seen

Pull Up Banners
August 17th, 2023
Banners

I got this question today about where to place your printed vinyl or fabric advertising banners in order to get the best visibility. Check out some of my ideas discussed below.

Question: I’d like to purchase some advertising banners to advertise new products and services for our business. What are the best locations to place them?

I need to give a multi-faceted answer to this question as there’s a lot more than just placing banners where they can be seen. For instance, do your potential clients even need or want what you are offering? Or do you need to educate them on why they need what you’re introducing to the market?

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How to Hang a Dye Sublimation Printed Fabric Display Banner

installing fabric banners
August 17th, 2023
Banners

This is how you assemble and hang dye sublimation printed Fabric Banners and Displays for retail and trade show environments. Read the article below.

Question: I need to know how to assemble and hang a dye sublimation printed fabric banner. Can you help me out with this?

Also, can I illuminate a hanging sign or banner?

Without knowing specifically what you’re hanging other than a banner, I’ll give you a few ideas and hopefully one of them will work for you.

Dye Sub Fabric Banners with Grommets

If you have a standard dye sub printed fabric banner,

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Are Dye Sub Printed Fabric Banners Better Than Vinyl Banners?

dye sublimated banners vs polyvinyl banners
August 17th, 2023
Banners

Dye sublimation printed Fabric Banners versus Vinyl Banners, which do you think is better? Well, here’s what I think.

Question: Can you tell me why you think vinyl banners or cloth fabric banners are superior?

Yes, and no. They are both superior in certain applications, and both inferior in other applications. It would be similar, I think, to ask whether a car or a pickup truck is superior. The answer would be similar. Yes. And no.

A pickup truck is great if you need to haul a bed or a couch or a dresser or a fridge,

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Magnetic Vehicle Door Decals and Signs – Proper Care and Feeding

Custom Sign Magnets
August 15th, 2023
Decals

This is the proper way for you to care and feed magnetic vehicle door signs and decals.

Question: I just purchased a pair of 18 inch by 24 inch magnetic decals for my truck door, and was given no instructions for their proper care and feeding.

What is the best way to take care of magnetic door decals?

Magnetic vehicle magnets are a great choice for identifying your vehicle on a job site or to advertise your business or service, and they give you the choice to remove them for anonymity in the evenings and on the weekends.

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How to Install Dye Sublimation Printed Banners on Trade Show Displays, Banner Stands, or Hanging Displays

Installing Trade Show Graphics to Pop Up Display
August 15th, 2023
Banners

In this article, you will learn how to install dye sublimation printed fabric banners on displays or frames.

Question: How are dye sublimation printed fabric structures/signs installed or hung?

There are many different apparati for utilizing dye sublimation printed fabrics.

Hanging with Simple Tools

The simplest method is, of course, to hang a print similar to how you’d hang a banner – by tacking it to a wall or hanging it from grommets and using screws or nails to attach it to a wall.

Hanging with a Rod

After that,

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How Dye Sublimation Fabric/Cloth Printing is Used Commercially

Printed Fabric Trade Show Display
August 15th, 2023
Banners

This is how you can commercially use dye sublimated fabric banners. Read full article below.

Question: In what commercial applications are dye sublimation printed cloth or fabric used?

There are quite a number of applications for dye sub printing on fabric/cloth, most of which are commercial at some level, although some products like shirts end up on retail store display racks and shelves.

Commercially, though, where an end user is using the actual printed fabric, there are still a lot of applications we can talk about. However, for those who are new to this discussion,

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How Important are Interior/Exterior Full Color Graphics and Signs When it Comes to Advertising Your Business?

Full color printing
August 15th, 2023
Signs

Full color printing of graphics and logos for business is beneficial. Read below to find the reason/s why.

Question: When it comes to marketing and signing your business interior and exterior, are full color graphics beneficial?

Well-designed signage is a must for any business entity, large or small. Up-to-date coloration of your logo and logo-type are always a plus. Nothing looks worse than an outdated sign that was installed yesterday. That’s the positive statement regarding good color and logo design.

However…many a company has gone down the tubes, particularly since 2008, that had great colors in their signs and full color advertising because the economy was tough,

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How Difficult Would It Be to Build a LED Electronic Readerboard?

Electronic Message Centers
August 15th, 2023
Signs

Building a LED Readerboard or Electronic Message Center for you business. How difficult can this be?

Question: I would like to make an LED readerboard type of sign that we can use for our business. How difficult is this to do?

I suppose the answer to this question will have to do mostly with your technical savvy in regards to creating electronic controllers or finding ones that would work with what you’re wanting to accomplish. However, you may be re-inventing the wheel. Though it can be done, I would have to ask you, “what is your time worth?”

In the past 10 years particularly,

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How To Re-paint a Sign With Recessed or Dimensional Letters

dimensional number signs
September 26th, 2023
Signs

If you are into sign making using dimensional lettering, then this is for you. I will give some pointers on the process of repainting a sign with plastic lettering.

Question: I have an outdoor sign that has recessed plastic lettering. Is there a simple way to protect the letters so that I can spray paint the sign?

Also, it would be ideal if it were easy to remove the protective covering or coating once the sign is painted.

Probably the best way to protect the plastic lettering is to use a painter’s masking tape and some light-weight plastic sheeting similar to what is used for painting an automobile.

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Large Format Poster, Sign, and Banner Printer – Which One to Buy

wide format sign printer
August 10th, 2023
Banners, Signs

For this blog posting, you will learn about wide format printers for indoor and outdoor poster, banner, and sign making.

Question: I am wondering what type of printer I could use to print 36 inch to 42 inches in width posters, banners, or outdoor signs and the like?

There are many companies that produce large format printers, but I can’t really tell you which ones are going to fit your needs as I don’t know what your end game is, and we also aren’t allowed to promote brand names of printers, other than to say, do your homework and try to find companies using the machine you’re interested in and interview them if at all possible.

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