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Sign Design: ALL CAPS are a No-No

John Baylis, Marketing Director at Direct Sign Wholesale, writes about the disadvantages of single-case signs in the June 2014 edition of Mid South Sign Association’s…

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Effective Sign Design From the Get-Go

If your client is starting a business, effective signage can be one of their greatest (not to mention most affordable) marketing tools. Channel letter signs,…

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What is the Difference Between a Raceway and a Wireway?

Raceway vs. Wireway – What is the Difference? Flush mounting is the most common mounting type for front lit channel letters. But there are two…

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No.6 Secret Ingredient to Sign Business Success

John Lewis, President of Direct Sign Wholesale, has visited successful sign companies during his five-month journey across the West Coast. His goal is to meet…

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Customer Feedback for Channel Letter Business Success

How are we doing? John Lewis, President of Direct Sign Wholesale, poses the question in the latest post in the Signage Success Tour blog. Is…

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Secret Ingredient to Business Success: Integrity

When John Lewis, President of Direct Sign Wholesale, added integrity as a secret ingredient to business success on the Signage Success Tour blog, I couldn’t…

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Day and Night Channel Letters

John Baylis, Marketing Director at Direct Sign Wholesale, writes about the difference of day/night channel letters in the April Edition of Sign & Digital Graphics trade…

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Secret Ingredient: Phone Accessibility

How many times have you dialed a business phone number only to reach a recording, or even worse, an automated answering system? In his latest…

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Secret Ingredient: Starting Your Day

John Lewis, President of Direct Sign Wholesale, has found the second secret ingredient to sign business success! He mentions in the Signage Success Tour that…

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Your Shortcut to Effective Signage

Your Shortcut to Effective Signage One million marketing messages each year. That is one estimate of the number of marketing messages the typical consumer sees….

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What is Your Secret Ingredient to Success?

As John Lewis, President of Direct Sign Wholesale, visits sign businesses across the western U.S. in the Signage Success Tour, he is recording “secret ingredients…

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Signage Success Tour

Do you have that secret ingredient to signage success? The Direct Sign Wholesale (DSW) Signage Success Tour has officially kicked off with John Lewis, President…

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