by Michael Best | Sep 30, 2024 | General
Stanley’s is changing the way they bring you useful industry, technical, and management information. Instead of this blog and a monthly email, there will be a Monday-morning “newsmail” with two items of information to help you kick off the week....
by Michael Best | Sep 25, 2024 | General
It doesn’t matter if you’ve been in the sign game for some time or if you’re new to the industry and perhaps considering opening a sign shop, you should know that Roland offers impressive equipment. They have advanced eco-solvent printers and...
by Michael Best | Sep 23, 2024 | General
I’m a great believer in mentoring. I want to encourage you to be too, either as a mentor or a mentee. An excerpt from my book, Characters Who Can Make or Break Your Small Business, explains, “In the world of small business, ‘mentor’ describes an experienced and...
by Michael Best | Sep 18, 2024 | General
You should visit Roland’s website to find out about their new colour options. Per Roland: “True Rich Colour has been refined to provide greater flexibility and control over colour output, while maintaining the core benefits of natural colour reproduction...
by Michael Best | Sep 16, 2024 | General
Does your sign shop use generosity as a marketing tool? I recently unearthed a saved article that featured a sign company that every year gives away thousands in donated and discounted signs. This struck me as incredibly generous but then I realized that it is also a...
by Michael Best | Sep 11, 2024 | General
This is some great short-and-sweet advice for new designers and a reminder for experienced designers from Mike Monteiro, co-founder and design director of Mule Design . . . ”A good designer finds an elegant way to put everything you need on a page (or sign or...
