And the most cost-effective and efficient way of communicating about the existence of your business and about its line is to hook up an outdoor sign just outside your premises. This outdoor sign then creates a link to your existing as well as potential customers. It says to them: "Hey, look at me and c'mon in, buddy!" - An outdoor sign tickles a potential customer's impulses and if he likes what he sees, you can register an impulse sale and watch as your cash register starts jingling all the way.

Functions of your outdoor signage

You might be thinking that an outdoor sign needs to be fixed just because that's what everyone else's doing. Well, you're wrong - outdoor signage outside your business premises serves five important functions. Here they are:

1. Outdoor signs develop brand equity of your business by presenting day in and day out, words, graphics and symbols that are related to your business. This also leads to development of goodwill for your business.
2. Outdoor signs have phenomenal recall value - If your outdoor sign uses great words and graphics, chances are it will develop a cult status, thereby boosting your sales.
3. Outdoor signs increase sales by enticing impulsive shoppers. You will see many strangers walking into your shop, not because you are selling a fantastic product, but because your outdoor sign is out there, working as your silent, but effective, salesman. So, in one way, an outdoor sign can also be regarded as point of sale (POS) signage.
4. You would have noticed that, many times, an outdoor sign succeeds in changing a purchasing decision of a potential customer. For example, if you run a bar and your outdoor signage screams out loud, "Happy Hours 3
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   nd efficient way of communicating about the existence of your business and about its line is to hook up an outdoor sign just outside your premises. This outdoor sign then creates a link to your existing as well as potential customers. It says to them: "Hey, look at me and c'mon in, buddy!" - An outdoor sign tickles a potential customer's impulses and if he likes what he sees, you can register an impulse sale and watch as your cash register starts jingling all the way.

   Functions of your outdoor signage

   You might be thinking that an outdoor sign needs to be fixed just because that's what everyone else's doing. Well, you're wrong - outdoor signage outside your business premises serves five important functions. Here they are:

   1. Outdoor signs develop brand equity of your business by presenting day in and day out, words, graphics and symbols that are related to your business. This also leads to development of goodwill for your business.
   2. Outdoor signs have phenomenal recall value - If your outdoor sign uses great words and graphics, chances are it will develop a cult status, thereby boosting your sales.
   3. Outdoor signs increase sales by enticing impulsive shoppers. You will see many strangers walking into your shop, not because you are selling a fantastic product, but because your outdoor sign is out there, working as your silent, but effective, salesman. So, in one way, an outdoor sign can also be regarded as point of sale (POS) signage.
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      Functions of your outdoor signage

      You might be thinking that an outdoor sign needs to be fixed just because that's what everyone else's doing. Well, you're wrong - outdoor signage outside your business premises serves five important functions. Here they are:

      1. Outdoor signs develop brand equity of your business by presenting day in and day out, words, graphics and symbols that are related to your business. This also leads to development of goodwill for your business.
      2. Outdoor signs have phenomenal recall value - If your outdoor sign uses great words and graphics, chances are it will develop a cult status, thereby boosting your sales.
      3. Outdoor signs increase sales by enticing impulsive shoppers. You will see many strangers walking into your shop, not because you are selling a fantastic product, but because your outdoor sign is out there, working as your silent, but effective, salesman. So, in one way, an outdoor sign can also be regarded as point of sale (POS) signage.
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      5. Outdoor signs have phenomenal recall value - If your outdoor sign uses great words and graphics, chances are it will develop a cult status, thereby boosting your sales.
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      8. You would have noticed that, many times, an outdoor sign succeeds in changing a purchasing decision of a potential customer. For example, if you run a bar and your outdoor signage screams out loud, "Happy Hours 3 P.M. To 6 P.M.", you will be successful in bagging many customers during non-peak hours.
      9. An outdoor sign holds a mirror to society - it reflects the community's character and aspirations and creates an atmosphere that complements society. Just look at all the signs in Las Vegas - you see those signs and you know what that society is all about.

      Outdoor signs are thus an important part of any business. When you are planning your outdoor sign, remember the words of Thomas Fuller - "A wise man turns chance into good fortune." And then plan your outdoor sign in such a way that it's bang on target.