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  • Entrance This Way ! – help with arrow

    Posted by Kate and Danny on March 17, 2006 at 1:25 pm

    We’re a bit hidden away where we are, and we’re aware that we might be losing customers as we have no obvious entrance, no glass at the front to display things etc.

    So we have decided to try and make it seem welcoming, and more like a shop, by making a nice big arrow out of acrylic pointing to our entrance down the path.

    Just really looking for some advice as to what friendly wording to put on the arrow, that sums up:

    ” Please come in “, ” We are open “, ” We dont bite “, ” Entrance this way ”

    Any help would be appreciated

    Thanks

    Danny

    David Rogers replied 18 years, 1 month ago 6 Members · 10 Replies
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  • Shane Drew

    Member
    March 17, 2006 at 1:45 pm

    ENTRANCE
    To the best little sign shop in England!

    just a thought!

  • Aaron & Chris

    Member
    March 17, 2006 at 1:48 pm

    How about “get your @rse in here and give me some work” 😀

    No really, do you need your company name on it or have you got a sign next to the arrow. The arrow doesn’t look like it belongs to a company see 😕 !!

    I’d go with something like. “call in today”!!

    Aaron

  • Carrie Brown

    Member
    March 17, 2006 at 1:57 pm

    ENTRANCE >
    free biscuits!

    😀

    Would get a few people through your door but cant guarantee they will buy any signs though?

    Its a bit awkward when you are tucked away … but then again do you want to encourage joe public to come in ?? …. perhaps money and time could be spent on other advertising methods which target businesses more? ….. But then again Im not sure where your majority of work comes from, if it is joe public then go with free biscuits 😕 [/b]

  • Kate and Danny

    Member
    March 17, 2006 at 2:05 pm

    Yes we have a sign, but the entrance is way down the path
    —————–> that way —————-> 🙁

    We would like all customers to feel they are welcome joe public too !

  • Kate and Danny

    Member
    March 17, 2006 at 2:07 pm

    I think we’ll go with the ENTRANCE – Call in Today

    Cheers Aaron

    D

  • Carrie Brown

    Member
    March 17, 2006 at 2:12 pm

    Will you be placing the new green sign near your existing one? If you are I think it would look nicer if you made a sign that fittted in with your existing one as what you have already looks really nice and eye catching.

    Perhaps you could make a black acrylic arrow with a bit of the rainbow theme from the main sign incorporated onto it with Entrance, please call in today! …. or something along those lines.

  • Peter Normington

    Member
    March 17, 2006 at 2:13 pm

    You could always make 3 arrows.
    then people might think, arrow, arrow arrow, whats down here then?

    😀 😀

    is the arrow going with the sign? if so maybe something like Free advice,
    Free quotes Free whatever, that word will always get peoples attention.

    Peter

  • Kate and Danny

    Member
    March 17, 2006 at 2:16 pm

    oh yes thanks carrie,

    forgot to ask about what colour arrow people would recommend.

    aware that black on a small arrow might not be the most eyecatching.

    Thanks

    D

  • Aaron & Chris

    Member
    March 17, 2006 at 2:23 pm

    Your welcome on the suggestion.

    It’s as good as any, i’d diffinately match the arrow to tie in with your sign, it will help people make the link if ya know what I mean.

    You know what people can be like , they are not difficult to confuse half of the time!!

    I’d have the “autograph” bit from your sign and the “call in today” underneath. Sure it will look good whatever you do.

    Just a thought.

    Aaron 😀

  • David Rogers

    Member
    March 17, 2006 at 3:10 pm

    Why not append your existing signage…like it was meant. I’d attach a pic, but not allowed.

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