Monday, October 25, 2010

How do you want your visitors to feel?

Custom Signs and Seating                                             Photography © Thorogood Communications
If you have clients visiting your office or store then every area they visit becomes an extension of your brand. There are many options to create engaging spaces that reinforce the quality of your brand and convey the value of your business. Your attention to detail and your client's comfort may even make the difference in winning that next big contract.

For small spaces - just adding a vibrant paint colour with a vinly logo on the wall in maybe silver or gold with some nice, readily available seating options (low cost) can punch up your main lobby. Or take it up a notch with customized seating and relief lettering.

For those cave like echoing lobbies - interlocking seating, large format artwork, with added natural elements can turn a cold reception into a welcome venue.

Don’t forget your outdoors - gardens and pathways leading up to your building can put awe into your clients before they even set foot in your building. You might even change your own perception of your company.

There are many options to suit every budget. Ask us today how you can change your space to be more customer friendly. Oh and, don’t forget the magazines that your clients like to read.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Is graffiti affecting your business?

Anti-Graffiti Coated Outdoor Signs                              Photography © Thorogood Communications
There are a wide range of solutions today to protect your exterior items including walls, signs, windows and even benches. These coatings/products provide protection with a finished surface that does not allow paint to bond to the material. To the graffiti artist, their artwork appears to be intact but the artwork can be removed without having to repaint or replace your exterior items. The removal process varies depending on the coating/product and, depending on your budget, may need to be reapplied after the second vandalism attack however, it will protect your carefully designed signs, building and even murals from having to be totally redone.


Solutions are available for most of your business needs from paints to thin vinyl films. Depending on your needs and your budget, we can help select the product that is right for you. If you are working with someone else, be sure to ask what the options are. If you have the budget, you may be willing to spend a little more and not have to redo the coating for quite a while. If you don’t have budget, you may wish to select a product that will need to be reapplied after the second round of graffiti.