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Typically, businesses only use retractable banner stands at special events, such as tradeshows. After the event, the banners are removed, rolled up, and then put into storage until the next tradeshow. At Epic Signs & Graphics, we see this as an underutilized marketing opportunity, since easy to carry, light, and compact banner stands can be set up anytime and anywhere you need extra visuals. To learn more about other uses for banner stands in Cleveland, read on!

Welcome Signs

If you really want to put your banners to work for you, a welcome sign made with a banner stand is a perfect way to do it. When visitors enter your lobby, they will see the stands each time. Plus, it adds a colorful look to your décor without spending a bunch of money on something permanent. And, if your décor changes or you are just plain tired of the artwork, you can change out the banner. It is much more affordable then redecorating your office.

Information Panels

Using plain panels with nothing but text is boring. You will grab the attention of more consumers with easy to read banner stands. Any Cleveland business can choose this type of signage to inform visitors about specials or provide updates about services or products. Banners can be designed incoporating the business graphics and logos so that it coordinates with the branding and marketing. This is a great way to pass along information while maintaining the business ambiance.

POS Displays

Placing retractable banner stands near POS, or points of sales, allow retail marketers to attract attention to specific services or products. You can even list some of the features and benefits of what you are selling since passersby will be on foot and will have more time to read your sign. Shoppers have the impulse to buy, once they are in your store. Your banner stands can help focus this impulse.

Retail Marketing

To promote a new seasonal line or a particular department, we have discussed the benefits of retail stores using wall graphics. This is not always your best options, though. There may be circumstances where you need something small for just a short period of time, wall graphics may be too much for your budget, or your landlord will not let you put up wall graphics. Whatever the reason, banner stands for retail stores always come in handy.

Backdrops

Banner stands do not always have to be at the forefront. They work great as backdrops behind your reception area. They are just another tool to spruce up your lobby décor.

If you would like more information about using banners, retractable banners or banner stands for your business, please contact us. We will come up with the ideal solution for your purposes once we meet with you to find out your vision and goals during a free consultation.

Whether you get it for your company or your hobby, vinyl vehicle wraps for Cleveland are a good way to show what you are passionate about. With new car wraps, you can start conversations, get new clients, and attract attention. Without the need for an expensive paint job, many car hobbyists have gone with full vehicle wraps to completely change the look of their cars. Car wraps are ideal for car enthusiasts, whether it is a full wrap to give the car a new look and protect it or a partial wrap with a cool looking design or flames.

Businesses Are the Big Winners with Vinyl Wraps and Graphics

Businesses are most likely to reap the benefits of vehicle wraps in Cleveland. You can use your car to begin a conversation with a potential client wherever you go. One terrific way to get the attention of those around you is by driving through the city and pulling up to a business meeting in an expertly wrapped vehicle advertising your enterprise.

Advertising businesses is the number one use for vehicle wraps. Anywhere you drive with a wrapped car can lead to a connection that will win you more sales down the road or present you with a sales opportunity. For example, let’s say you take your wrapped car for a Saturday afternoon drive to lunch. Your wrap may spur a conversation with another restaurant patron, and you may soon have a new client, or he may pass your name along to a friend who is in need of your product or service.

Any Enterprise Can Benefit from Vehicle Wraps

Vehicle wraps are beneficial to tradesmen. They can be used to advertise any business, including:

• Florists
• Plumbers
• Electricians
• Dry Cleaners
• Karaoke Rentals
• Contractors
• Exterminators
• Chiropractors
• Restaurants
• Rental Companies
• And so on

If the trailer of a tradesman is wrapped, then visibility is increased exponentially. Essentially, the main candidates for wraps are any business or individual who wants to promote themselves and what they do.

Some of our biggest clients are companies that offer delivery services. For example, when pizza delivery drivers are on the road   in a fully wrapped vehicle, drivers will pay attention at a time when they are thinking about, “What should I have for dinner tonight?” It is hard to get such targeted advertising for so cheap. One local company even has their delivery car wrapped to look   just like a delicious hamburger. When customers call in to order food, they often reference being influenced by the “burger car.”

If you have read anything about vehicle wraps, you will know that they are referred to as rolling, or mobile, billboards. This is not   just hyperbole. Vehicle wraps have graphics that are just as vibrant if not more so than billboards, except wraps are at eye level   where people are looking, not up in the sky.

Epic Signs & Graphics has been creating top quality vehicle wraps for many years now. Contact us for a free consultation.

Wall and window graphics in Cleveland are becoming
all the rage. This is because just about any image and text can be printed on top quality vinyl in vibrant, sharp colors using state of the art wide format digital printers. We constantly field questions about how to get a wall mural done or how to have graphics applied to windows. So, to help with guidance, we put together this guide to help answer your questions.

What Are Wall and Window Graphics?

We have the ability to print full color images on vinyl or we can use standard color vinyls to die cut shapes like letters that can be applied to walls or windows. The vinyl can be applied because the back side has an adhesive that will stick to many substrates including walls or windows. So that technology allows us to provide window, wall graphics or decals. Wall and window graphics are typically used for marketing displays and specifically to deliver messages. 

Do Window Graphics for Cleveland Businesses Damage Surf
aces at All?

Adhesive vinyls will leave the glass surface looking as good as new if it is installed and removed properly. If the professionals at Epic Signs & Graphics do the job, you can be rest assured the surface will look great once the graphic is removed.

How Long Do the Graphics Last?

Depending on the type of vinyl used and what the intended goal is for longevity, vinyls will last from 3 years to 10 years. Weather variables will determine the length as well since since sun exposure has long term affects on vinyl because of UV rays.

In What Ways Do Businesses Use Lettering and Wall Murals?

Wall murals are commonly used as accents in office environments. City scapes are popular. Depending on the business will dictate the need for wall murals. A dentist office for example can use children themes to help ease their mind. Some organizations use cut lettering on walls to provide inspirational quotes or provide leadership vision statements. Many store front retail outlets use windows to display services, hours, specials or even product photos to entice customers into the business. Each of these products allow a business or organization to communicate to potential customers who they are and what they provide. 

Can the Same Vinyl Graphic Be Used More than Once?

For the most part, they cannot. This is because after having been peeled off their surface, they will not snap back to full elasticity. However, it is much less expensive for us to make a graphic the second time, since we will have the design already on file and will just need to print and install it.

What About Removal?

So as not to leave any marks behind, our professional vinyl installers use heat to carefully peel off the decals. As a way to leave the surface totally clean, window cleaner or water and soap may be used in instances that marks do get left behind. Walls may have marks left that would require light sanding and a coat of paint.

What's the Installation Process?

With a cleaning agent, like rubbing alcohol, the surface where the graphics will be going is cleaned. The vinyl is then placed into position for approval and to ensure a good fit. Then, after removing the backing to the vinyl, it is placed on the window or wall with a squeegee to push out air bubbles. This is done carefully to prevent wrinkles. Some times a liquid can be applied first to help with this process, particularly with vinyl frost used on windows. The liquid will allow the vinyl to repositioned if needed but it will take time to dry. 

If you are ready to use your windows and walls to make a positive impact with your consumers, contact Epic Signs & Graphics today for a free consultation, we would love to provide a survey and a plan to make it happen!

As a property manager, it is important that you keep your tenants happy. This includes making it as easy as possible for clients and customers to find businesses in your complex. One way to do this is with the appropriate signage. Coven-Goldman Associates recognized the importance of property management post and panel signs for Cleveland, OH and called Epic Signs & Graphics to help promote their tenants.

A Little About Coven-Goldman

As a commercial real estate firm, Coven-Goldman Associates specializes in property management and real estate development. Located on Mercantile Road in Cleveland, they manage and own more than 1.5 million square feet of warehouse buildings and single story offices. They have been involved in commercial and industrial real estate for over half a century.

When a company that has been serving Cleveland area businesses for so long came to us for signage, we were ready to meet right away to design something spectacular. Coven-Goldman already had a directory sign for their Commerce Parkway West property, but it was horribly outdated. They needed a more modernized look.

How We Helped

For the posts, we used four round extruded aluminum poles that were each four inches in diameter and had a brushed metal look finish. The poles were installed three feet deep and held in place with cement. As part of our project management capabilities, before digging, we worked with utilities to make certain we would not take out any communication, water, or electricity lines.

For the panels, we installed six inch wide PVC panels with vinyl lettering applied for the companies and the address. In the end, the sign is 150 inches in total length and stands at eight feet high, so people can see tenant information from near and far.

What We Can Do for You

Property management post and panel signs in Cleveland are a perfect choice for any company because of their inexpensive pricing, versatility, and ability to get your business’s message across. There are a variety of different uses for these signs beyond just letting consumers know where you are located. We have several types of popular post and panel signs:

• Frameless – If you want to use unique shapes and keep your prices down, go with frameless post and panels signs. The U-channels that go in the ground are attached directly to the vertical edges.
• Twin Hinge Illuminated – These work great wherever readily changeable copy to promote events or display information is needed. Directory signs also use these types of post and panel signs.
• Classic – These carry a single message panel and sport a beveled picture style frame. The frame is held in place by concealed locking squares.
• Illuminated – For these signs, one polycarbonate face or two illuminated aluminum faces can be used. Illuminated post and panel signs feature cabinet style frames and are made from heavy gauge, extruded aluminum.
• Slide Panel Illuminated – A main feature of these signs is the easily removable panel inserts, which makes them ideal for information that is likely going to change in the future.
• Double Panel – Featuring a traditional cabinet style frame, these have two message panels chemically bonded to a polystyrene core for extra strength against the weather.

If you are considering post and panel signs for your property, contact Epic Signs & Graphics today for a free consultation!

The doors of your business are often an overlooked aspect of how you present yourself. However, the doors are also the first experience many people have with your company. Therefore, they make the first impression. If your entrance looks dingy, visitors will be turned off and may not come back. On the other hand, you can have a positive impact with frosted vinyl door graphics in Cleveland. Brennan’s recognized this and came to Epic Signs & Graphics to get their doors updated.

What Is Brennan’s?

Brennan’s Catering & Banquet Center is located on Triskett Road in Cleveland. It is a family run banquet center and catering business with more than four decades of party planning experience. They have succeeded by showing a strong commitment to excellent cuisine and personal service that ensures the success of their clients’ events.

When a company that provides such a valuable service for our area’s businesses and individuals came to us for help with their doors, we got right down to work. The first step was meeting with Brennan’s to find out what exactly they wanted. When we got a look at their catering and banquet center, we could tell right away what needed to be done.

Adding Frosted Vinyl Door Graphics

The three doors to the center all had frosted window vinyl. Unfortunately, they were starting to show a lot of wear and tear, which was beginning to reflect poorly upon Brennan’s. They told us they wanted essentially the same thing, but there was not any art available. So, we had to create the Celtic look from scratch. Fortunately, we have some of the best graphic designers in the industry. Our team was able to come so close to the original design that the client could not tell the difference.

Etchmark 900 series frosted vinyl was used for this project. The wet method was used to apply the vinyl. Before lying down the vinyl on the window of the doors, a water application is required. Overall, this was not an easy job with all of the fine vinyl detailing and intricate cuts that had to be installed carefully, but the work paid off. The finished product looked sharp and highlighted Brennan’s commitment to excellence.

What We Can Do for You

Etched vinyl door graphics for Cleveland are becoming increasingly popular. This is because they are a much less expensive and less permanent alternative to actual etched glass. Best of all, it is next to impossible for the untrained eye to notice that vinyl was used in place of real etched glass.

Etched or frosted vinyl is used to add a note of sophistication and elegance to your business. This makes it an ideal choice for business that sell high end items, offer fine dining, or that look to give their clients the better things in life.

As you can see, Epic Signs & Graphics has the expertise to provide elaborate door graphics that match any design scheme. Contact us today for a free consultation, and we will show you what we can do for your enterprise.

One of the most effective ways to customize your vehicle is with a vehicle wrap. This is because they preserve the beauty and integrity of the factory paint while temporarily changing the color of your car. The resale value of your vehicle is protected by this. Vinyl wraps are typically more affordable than a custom paint job. It is also simpler to repair and maintain wraps, since in the case of an accident, you can repair just small portions.

While many businesses choose to have wraps that have graphics and lettering, we here at Epic Signs & Graphics have noticed that an increasingly popular alternative is color change wraps. Cleveland motorists are realizing that this is a great way to update the appearance of their cars. Read on to learn more about this option.

How Do Color Change Wraps Compare to Paint Jobs?

Custom paint jobs are typically much more expensive than color change vehicle wraps in Cleveland. You must also consider that you have to remove the factory paint job when you repaint a car. The value of your vehicle can be affected by this. However, you can actually preserve and protect the factory paint for the next buyer when the color is changed with a vinyl wrap.

Vinyl is used for each of our car wraps. World renowned companies Avery and 3M are among the manufacturers that make our vinyl. The vinyl is specifically designed to be used on vehicles, and the manufacturers stand by their products with a warranty. We avoid using cheaper materials because they can actually damage the paint.

What Colors Are Available?

The short answer is every color imaginable. The long answer is a bit more involved. There are two ways to achieve various colors with wraps. Both have their benefits. The first way is to choose stock vinyl that is manufactured to be a specific color. These colors are typically more vibrant and less expensive. However, for your color choices, you are limited to what the manufacturer produces. Some popular colors are pearl white, matte white, matte black, metallic red, carbon fiber, and gunmetal gray.

The other option is to have any custom color you want printed on white vinyl using our state of the art wide format digital printer. This costs a little more, since it includes an extra step, but you will have a perfect match for whatever color you want.

Are Only Solid Colors Available?

Though solid colors are common for color change vehicle wraps for Cleveland, it is not required. We can create custom printed graphics or mix colors for your project. When businesses come to us, they often request color change wraps with information to promote their brand or specific products.

If you would like a color change wrap in the Cleveland area, give Epic Signs & Graphics a call for a free consultation. We will discuss how our wraps will help you turn the heads of up to 70,000 people per day for the next three to five years!

A crucial part of your marketing and branding efforts is presenting your customers with a reception area that ensures your company stands out from the competition. You simply cannot afford to have a bland looking reception area. To make certain their lobby projects the right kind of image, many businesses hire interior decorators. Of course, Epic Signs & Graphics can also help with either metal, acrylic or vinyl lobby signs for Cleveland business owners and property managers.

Project Longevity and Durability with Metal Lobby Signs

Metal wall signs for Cleveland are an ideal option if you want customers to know that your company is here to stay. When your lobby sign is heavy on details, etched metal is a great choice. The etching process is best for signs that include a bit more than just the name of your business or highly intricate logo depictions.

Etched metal delivers a great look if you include a drawing or photograph. Typically, these signs come in brass, stainless steel, bronze, copper, or aluminum. With baked enamel, it is even possible to add color. Plus, the signs can vary in thickness from a sixteenth of an inch to a quarter inch.

Cast metal letters may be better for your purposes if it will be lighter on text. This type of metal lobby sign gives you many attractive border design options and usually uses brass, aluminum, or bronze. The elegant look of your message can be accentuated with a background texture, such as a leatherette backdrop. The backdrop is recessed while the information you want people to see is displayed.

The Benefits of Choosing Vinyl Graphics

You may want to go with a vinyl graphic lobby sign if you want to entirely get rid of the look of a wall attachment held in place by brackets or hooks. This is quickly catching on with many different office signs. Cleveland businesses are increasingly commissioning us for wall murals to display in their lobby area.

Rather than having their lobby sign stand out, more companies want us to cleverly work it into the interior décor. This is not a problem when we do wall graphics or murals. For example, if we were to create a cityscape mural for an architecture firm, we could display the business information in the foreground on a structure holding a sign marker. With this option, the possibilities are endless.

If you decide you want to have the reception sign done as a decal or if you do not want a mural, we will match the border colors to create a visually appealing transition to the signage hues from the wall color. The final sign will help you stand out from the crowd while being very attractive.

If you like both metal and vinyl, they can work together for dramatic effects. One common type of reception area sign is cut vinyl mounted on metal. On a long-lasting material, you get any color you want and precise cut vinyl graphics.

Whatever your lobby signage needs may be, Epic Signs & Graphics can help you out. Contact us today for a free consultation!

Take a look at the Yellow Pages, either the big old paper book or online. Look up Salons. You will see that in Cleveland alone there are hundreds of different types of salons offering an array of services. Passersby may see your salon as they perform their daily tasks, but without nail salon window graphics in Cleveland, they will not know exactly what services you offer.

US Nail & Hair Salon recognized the need to get the word out that they were more than just a hair and nail salon, so they contacted Epic Signs & Graphics to help them with window signs.

A Little About Our Client

US Nail & Hair Salon is located on Fulton Road in Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood. They specialize in nail care, including manicures and pedicures. But, they also provide much more, such as massages, facials, bikini waxes, highlights, and more. They have been keeping Cleveland area patrons looking and feeling great for many years.

Whenever a local business comes to us for new signage, we love to help. We believe quality signage can help any enterprise, and we like to improve the local business community. US Nail is located in a strip mall that gets a lot of foot traffic. They came to us looking for a way to let these pedestrians know about their complete menu of services.

US Nail was working on a tight budget, so we recommended vinyl posters for their windows. Vinyl is currently one of the most popular materials in the signage industry due to its versatility. For US Nail, we created three custom nail salon decal posters for Cleveland. One advertised their gift certificates, another gave the pricing for their popular nail services, and the third sign listed their services.

US Nail was ecstatic with the finished product and have experienced an uptick in business since the posters were installed.

Window Graphics for Your Business

If you are looking to enhance the glass on your doors, storefront, or office windows, then window graphics are the ideal choice for advertising, informing your customers, and decorating. It is pretty boring just having bare, unused window space. Many companies turn to online retailers for generic decals or stickers. However, they have less of an impact, and you are forced to install these on your own.

Epic Signs & Graphics uses vinyl from the foremost manufacturers, 3M, Avery, and Oracal. We have an endless array of colors and can precisely match your business’s colors to keep branding consistent. We can place graphics, messages, and text directly on the windows of your storefront. Best of all, we install these graphics (or change them out) in minutes. Vinyl window decals can be used to:

• Announce your retail store’s business hours
• Promote specific services or products
• Make windows pop with stunning graphics of all sizes and shapes
• Publicize huge discount days and sales
• Create seasonal displays

If you would like to convert your storefront windows into attractive sales conversion powerhouses, contact Epic Signs & Graphics today!

More people are choosing to remodel or build additions to their homes than ever before. Instead of venturing into the mercurial housing market, homeowners are choosing to upgrade their homes. This is making the general contracting industry more profitable and more competitive than ever before. With the competition so fierce, you need to use every resource available to you for getting your name in front of potential customers.

A growing number of general contractors are turning to spot vehicle graphics for Northeast Ohio for their fleet of work trucks. This gets their name out there on the road and on the jobsite, where they are showcasing their work. OnSite General Contractors appreciated the importance of building their name recognition throughout the area, so they contacted Epic Signs & Graphics for contractor van decals in Northeast Ohio.

Some Information About Our Client

From their headquarters on Sharon Drive in Westlake, OnSite General Contractors is made up of a team of experienced professionals, who work together to complete high quality projects that exceed their clients’ expectations. They remodel, build, and design bathrooms, kitchens, basements, decks, and more.

When a company that provides such a valuable service to local homeowners came to us for vehicle vinyl lettering in Northeast OH, we were more than happy to get right down to work. We began designing sharp, vibrant graphics for OnSite after we acquired a good understanding of their vision and goals during the initial consultation.

OnSite already had the artwork they wanted us to use. We had to incorporate this artwork into a layout that would be attention grabbing and memorable. After we created the design, we provided a proof for OnSite. Once they approved of the design, we used our wide format digital printers to print the design on Oracal cut vinyl. Finally, we installed the graphics professionally. In the end, they were ecstatic about the results.

Van Graphics for Your Fleet

You do not always need expensive full vehicle wraps to get the attention of pedestrians and fellow drivers. In fact, if you have a white van or other solid colored vehicle, you can use fun, custom spot graphics. This is what OnSite chose for their white van. On the back and sides of their van, they advertise their company information and logo.

Take a moment to look at what we did for OnSite. You will notice that their services and a phone number for contacting them are easily readable. On average, people will have about three seconds to look at your graphics. This makes it imperative that you only include pertinent information on your vehicle and that it is simple for passersby to read it in a hurry. These principles guide us in our graphics creation process.

Virtually any image you can imagine can be produced on your contractor van with modern cutting edge materials and technology. If you would like to boost your advertising with effective and inexpensive vehicle graphics, contact Epic Signs & Graphics today!

The business world is a busy place with companies merging and buying each other out all the time. Plus, to keep up with the times, you need access to new product offerings that utilize the latest technology. Part of promoting these changes to your enterprise is updating your signage to reflect your branding and marketing campaigns. Great Day Improvements recognized this signage need and called Epic Signs & Graphics to help them refurbish their cabinet and monument signs for their Cleveland offices. We were also able to help with an exterior banner sign!

The Client

Great Day Improvements, headquartered in Macedonia, OH, provides real home improvement options. They are the exclusive installers and manufacturers of Stanek Windows, Patio Enclosures brand screen rooms and sunrooms, and most recently SoftWall Finishing Systems. Their goal is to make your door, sunroom, basement finishing, or window project stress free and simple.

When a company that provides such a valuable service to local homeowners came to us for updates to their cabinet and monument signs in Cleveland, we quickly went to work. Great Day wanted us to create outstanding signs that showcased their major brands. Our first step was to get them a quote in a hurry. Once they were happy with that, we secured all of the necessary permits from the city and removed the old vinyl.

Using our HP 25500 Latex printer, we perfectly replicated Great Day’s logos and colors on premium white vinyl for both signs. We then reinstalled the new faces. And, over the faces we applied UV rated laminate to ensure the signs would remain vibrant for many years to come. We not only saved them money by not performing an unnecessary total replacement of the signs, but we performed the work efficiently and fast.

For their banner sign, Great Day Improvements provided the art and we completed the printing and installation. The material for this exterior banner is 9-ounce mesh banner material which works great to keep wind from pulling it off the wall. It was Installed using 3-inch galvanized screws and anchors. The sides were reinforced with webbed hems to provide more security and to prevent damage from outdoor weather.

We Can Help with Your Exterior Building Signs in Cleveland!

We have whatever signs you could possibly need thanks to our wide variety of cabinet and monuments signs in Cleveland. We are experienced going through the permitting process, so we can save you the hassle.

Monument signs are among the most recognizable signs you will see around town. These are designed to stand out as you drive down the road, so you can see a business with plenty of time to slow and turn into it. Without a monument sign, your clients will likely have trouble finding you, and they may become frustrated and take their business elsewhere.

Cabinet signs are typically found on the building itself, near your front door. Cabinet signs are often illuminated. This helps you advertise your business 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We specialize in both illuminated and non-illuminated cabinet signs. If you are just leasing your storefront, we can work with your landlord to make certain your signs are up to their standards.

Our banners can be printed and installed quickly and we only use heavy duty vinyl for all of our banners.

Quite often, clients come to us for a completely new sign to replace their old sign. We will take a look at their old sign and discover that an update will work just as well while saving the client money. If you are unsure of whether you need a brand new sign or just a new face, contact Epic Signs & Graphics for a free consultation! We are experts at refurbishing exterior building signs in Cleveland!