The following article originally appeared on the Small Business Administration website in February 2001, but it was subsequently removed. There is an old axiom that the three keys to successfully selecting real estate are “location, location and location”. The three keys that guide the successful selection and development of commercial properties are Visibility, Accessibility and […]
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How business profitability is enhanced by effective quality signage.
The following article originally appeared on the Small Business Administration website in February 2001, but it was subsequently removed. Frenchy’s Bistro Background: Frenchy’s Bistro is a small restaurant in southern California specializing in authentic French cuisine. Frenchy’s fronts a busy local business street, with only a sidewalk between the building facade and street curb. The […]
Continue readingFifth Amendment Application to Sign Control
The Fifth Amendment applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. It contains two guarantees: The “due process” clause, as in the Fourteenth Amendment, protects citizens from government action that arbitrarily deprives them of a fundamental right without due process of law, and it applies to both the act itself and the procedures incidental to […]
Continue readingThe Economic Value of On-Premise Signs (1983)
Topics include: The Public Attitude Towards On-Premise Signs: Mobile Shopping, Comparison Shopping, Measuring Public Approval, Vital Role of Signs. Types of Information the Public Would Like To See On Signs: The Independent’s Problem, Brand Consciousness, Information Desired, Banks, Motels, Service Stations. Business Owners’ Attitudes Toward Their Signs: Importance to Customers, Effect of Removal or Alteration, […]
Continue readingSignage Quarterly – Vol 2 – No 2 – 1979 – Carwash Signage Program
An Introduction to Signage, Designing a Sign, Types of Signs, Carwash Signage Programs examimed. Download Signage Quarterly – Vol 2 – No 2 – 1979 – Carwash Signage Program.
Continue readingSigns and Your Business (1977)
SBA aid discusses signs, what they can do for your business, and how they can be used to advantage. Download Signs and your business
Continue readingVisual Communication Through Signage Volume 2: Sign Evaluation (1975)
Chapters include: the importance of signage to automobile-oriented businesses: the case of motels; site location variables; signage appraisal and the costs of various forms of signage. Download Visual Communication through Signage – Vol 2.
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