by Michael Best | Mar 1, 2023 | General
I’m your customers’ customer. I’ve addressed this before but allow me to explain something again that I’ve been telling business owners for years, particularly owners of small stores. I’m doing this because on a daily basis I see signs that do...
by Michael Best | Feb 27, 2023 | General
It’s important to stay connected with your industry. I’m a great fan of industry journals for staying connected between trade shows. In this industry, Sign Media Canada, for instance, is essential reading. And it’s quite okay to flip through...
by Michael Best | Feb 22, 2023 | General
Signmedia is asking for advice and direction on the type of educational material you feel the industry needs. Continuing education is a vital contributor to the ongoing development of individual shops specifically and the industry in general. Unfortunately, its a...
by Michael Best | Feb 20, 2023 | General
If you run a small digital-graphics shop or sign shop, then this story is for you. I first told this true story a number of years ago but it’s time to revisit the important message it has. I needed a shop that could handle a vinyl window sign job for a retail...
by Michael Best | Feb 15, 2023 | General
Mark May 11th to 13th, 2023 on your calendar. The Graphics Canada Expo is back after a four-year absence. It will at the International Centre, Toronto. The organizers say that in addition to all the new equipment that has been introduced since the last show, ”...
by Michael Best | Feb 13, 2023 | General
An article by Jennifer Matt about key employees caught my eye and although it was written primarily for larger print shops, the concept is equally applicable to smaller shops. She makes the argument for a shop to be system-driven rather than employee-driven. In a shop...
