Nailed It!

 We have a well known hate group, whose name I won’t mention to further their cause, visiting our general area espousing their message of hate to our local colleges and even high schools. This group travels the US spreading their disparaging message of intolerance of religion, race, sexual persuasion, and even the United States…they heighten their exposure by attending military funerals in view of grieving family members espousing their message and getting national exposure.

One of their most visual medium is signs that have slogans not to be repeated here to shock communities. The good news is that at every site there are counter demonstrations with hundreds far outnumbering the hate group with their own signs with messages of hope and tolerance.

One such counter demonstration was at the Eastern Washington campus where local pastor Paul crafted his message with these signs that we want to share with you. A voice of love and caring representing most Americans no matter what your beliefs.

Yes, signs can be used for anything…misguided messages or business, spiritual beliefs or just plain decency. Thanks Paul for speaking for the majority of us!

Have a great fall weekend and good selling!

Spring is coming up basketballs! Winter is on the wane, days are getting longer and playoffs are in the offing. Mix in a little more business and what could be better.

Time to freshen up the image and jump start sales with signs, banners, decals, window or vehicle graphics. Move some inventory with affordable banners screaming “Sale!” or “Priced to Move”. Take advantage of our 15% off special for banners this month.

Meanwhile mix some business and pleasure. Amidst the occasional sightings of “green shoots” we’ll be following our two NCAA dancers, Gonzaga Bulldogs – twelve years running, and Washington Huskies!

Gotta love this time of year…good selling!

Inspired Ideas – You Gotta Love It!

Have you witnessed within yourself a spark of creative inspiration lately? Perhaps a game changer for your business or even your life?

Here’s a “middle of the night” idea that inspires. Simple, good cause, good timing and great fun. Peter and Andrea plan to get married this summer. How are they going to raise money, a modest amount by today’s standards, to fund their special day?

Cans, wedding cans to be exact. Peter has always been a recycler, melting down cans into ingots, and then accumulating them for a run to the local recycler. So Andrea comes up with the idea in the middle of the night to recycle cans, 400,000 of them, to raise just under $4,000 by the end of July, this year. As of this writing they’ve recycled the equivalent of 75% or 300,000 cans in just three weeks!

They put together a website, www.weddingcans.com where you can track their progress. Like to contribute but you’re in Cucamonga, California? No problem! They have PayPal. Take your cans to the local recycler, catch a latte on the way home, and send the rest thank you very much!

Their web site www.weddingcans.com has gone viral – international, local and national television; the Morning Show (CBS) last week, numerous radio interviews, emails from around the world. Alcoa donated the equivalent of 150,000 cans and said the coverage has been more effective to getting out the recycling message than years of marketing – a worthy investment!

So stay tuned and recycle. Hopefully they will have their special day, at a castle in northern Idaho as planned. Meanwhile we will continue to accumulate cans – Instant Sign Factory is one of the drop-off points – and watch Peter, who runs our digital press, leave daily with bags of loot.

So what is Peter’s take on all this new found fame? He says it’s a fun ride but in addition to financing their wedding, it’s all about the message, “recycle!”

Isn’t it great to see great ideas work? Don’t forget to check out their website.

Get inspired! Good selling!