When you enter a building for the first time, it can be quite a confusing experience. You may not know where you are supposed to go or even where you are allowed to go. And, if there is construction going on or people working with hazardous materials, you might accidentally wander into an area where you are in danger.

Bendix recognized that they needed to properly label the different areas of their headquarters, so they contacted Epic Signs & Graphics for the appropriate departmental door graphics.

A Little About Bendix

Headquartered on Cleveland Street in Elyria, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems supplies and develops innovative air brake charging, components and control systems, and active safety technologies for heavy and medium duty commercial vehicles, such as trailers, trucks, buses, and tractors. They employ more than 2,000 workers in their main office and manufacturing plants.

When a company that employs so many local workers came to us for signage for their headquarters, we were more than happy to help out. They wanted a way to identify the entrance to their state of the art materials research lab. With approval from the client, we created a design that incorporated the Bendix logo using affordable yet high quality Oracal 651 sky blue vinyl. This vinyl perfectly matched the company colors.

We used our high tech Graphtec machine to cut the vinyl precisely. Then, we applied the vinyl to the outside window of the door to the lab using medium tac transfer paper. The result was another satisfied customer!

How Our Departmental Door Graphics Can Help You

Suite signs are commonly used to identify offices and various rooms within an office building. They are a great option most of the time. However, when you need to mark sensitive areas in complexes, the better option is industrial departmental door graphics. Northeast OH companies can benefit from signs applied directly to the door for a variety of reasons:

• Identification – Suite signs are typically located to the right or left of doors and can be easily ignored. With lab departmental door graphics, Northeast OH laboratories can make it very clear what is in a room and if it is for authorized personnel only or if specific safety equipment is needed to enter.
• Branding – All signage in your building can serve as a branding opportunity. As you can see, Bendix did not just go with a sign that said “BCVS / BSFB Materials Lab.” They could have very easily just stopped there. However, they wanted to help build brand awareness, so they included their logo for a nominal cost.
• Privacy – Are there labs with glass doors in your building that you would prefer people were not able to look into? Vinyl can be used to create a frosted glass look that allows light into and out of the room, but people will not be able to see what is going on inside. This is much less expensive than replacing the door, and the vinyl can always be removed to return the door to its original state.

There are dozens of reasons to choose departmental door graphics for your facility. If you would like to learn more about this alternative, contact Epic Signs & Graphics today!

There are a variety of factors to consider when determining what is the best banner for your Cleveland business. Will you hang the banner outdoors or in? What materials should it be made of? How can you make it stand out from all of the other business banners consumers see on a daily basis? To help you get the most bang for your buck, what message should the banner promote? The experts at Epic Signs & Graphics can help walk you through the steps of creating a high impact banner. This blog entry should serve as a good primer.

Cut Vinyl versus Digital Print Banners

There are two main types of banners: digital print and cut vinyl. They both have their pros and cons. Digital print banners are created by using a wide format printer to put a message directly on custom vinyl banners. Cleveland businesses can benefit from these banners if they are looking to promote a consistent message inside or outside of their store.

Cut vinyl is less expensive and less precise. It involves cutting vinyl lettering or images and adhering it to the vinyl banner. This is the perfect solution if you want to promote a message that changes occasionally, such as an annual event or apartments and offices for lease. It is easy for us to change out the information on the cut vinyl banners without replacing the whole thing.

Outdoor Banners Drive Business to Your Door

To drive consumers to your business, there are few signs quite as impactful as banners. You let clients know that you offer exactly what they are looking for when you hang a banner outside your storefront. For those companies that do not have a spot outside for hanging banners, consider talking to a local business owner to see if you could rent a spot on their building to hang a banner.

If used strategically, banners can be just as beneficial as television or radio advertisements at a fraction of the cost. Consequently, you are drawing new clients into your store in a hassle free and affordable way when you place banners where they can get the most attention. And, our large format printer easily handles any size of banner!

Banners Are Ideal for Sponsoring Events

If your company sponsors concerts and local sporting events, like intramural softball or little league baseball, banners are the perfect way to announce your sponsorship. Through positive word of mouth, banners can give your business goodwill. However, you need to pick your demographic carefully. For example, if you own a business that serves only adults, such as a bar, then you do not want to advertise at little league events. But, concerts with an older crowd would be a good fit.

If you are certain you want a banner for your company or you just want to learn more, Epic Signs & Graphics can help you with a free consultation. We are a full service commercial sign company. We can even make sure you have the proper permitting for your banner. Contact us today for more information!

People contact us with questions about vinyl wraps more than any other kind of sign. Everyone seems to want to know more about this highly effective form of advertising. Below are some of the more popular questions we get when people call Epic Signs & Graphics for a free consultation.

FAQs for Custom Vinyl Wraps

Can I Get My Favorite Comic or Cartoon Character on My Car?

If you can get permission, we can put it on your car. For example, we could not put the mascot of your favorite NFL team on the back of your van or print out Disney characters for a sixteen-year-old’s car because you do not have the intellectual property rights to these images. However, without infringing on copyright laws, our graphic designers are particularly skilled at coming up with designs with the theme you want or that are very similar to copyrighted works.

Will a Wrap Hide My Peeling Paint Job?

In a word, no. Getting a wrap should work out fine if your paint is starting to look a little burnished or dull. Unfortunately, a wrap is not a good solution if your clear coat or paint is actually deeply scratched, peeling, dented, or rusting. The texture of your car is going to show through despite the wrap completely hiding the original color of your ride. Instead of smoothing out rusted spots on your car, vinyl will still show bumpy surfaces.

Can I Get Logos from Other Companies on My Truck?

As with the characters above, this is also tricky. For their truck, Motocross bike, or car, a lot of people want sponsorship logos from businesses, such as Monster Energy or Red Bull. We are more than happy to put the logos on your vehicle if they have sent you advertising stickers or if you can show that one of these companies is sponsoring you. You may be infringing on copyrights otherwise.

How about My Own Logo or Other Image File?

In all likelihood, we can put your logo on your vehicle. It depends upon the image file that you have. If it is a JPEG, it needs to be really big, otherwise it will come out blurry and pixelated on a wrap. This is because these are not vector images. They are raster. Raster images are made up of hundreds of thousands of pixels, which are tiny color dots. The pixels get much less crisp when you try to resize raster images to be big enough for custom vinyl wraps.

Cleveland customers should try to provide vector images, since they are based on geometric equations and can be scaled to be big enough for a wrap. If you are not sure if you have a vector image, get in touch with the graphic designer who created your logo. They will likely have one.

Do you still have more questions about custom vinyl wraps? Cleveland business owners or individuals can contact Epic Signs & Graphics at any time for a free consultation to learn more!

There is a reception or lobby area in just about every professional service business or retail company. Take a look at your reception or lobby area. If someone were to walk into your building right now, would they be able to tell what business is located there? Does your lobby brand your company? It is time to invest in lobby signs if you answered no to either of these questions. Strategic Wealth Partners recognized the utility of having a professional, custom lobby sign, so they contacted Epic Signs & Graphics.

A Little About Strategic Wealth Partners

With their corporate headquarters on Rockside Road in Independence, Strategic Wealth Partners has offices across the United States. They specialize in wealth management strategies for entrepreneurs and business professionals. Throughout every stage in life, they help their clients make intelligent money decisions. Their team of financial experts helps consumers prepare for retirement, exit their business, and build their wealth.

When a company so integral to the financial success of local workers came to us for a lobby sign, we jumped right into action. Strategic Wealth Partners already had a logo and had a clear vision of what they wanted. With financial planning, it is important to project an image of stability. So, to make their lobby sign, we used metal. Specifically, we created 3D letters from metal. Independence OH businesses benefit from this material because it is one of the less expensive metals yet incredibly durable.

This dimensional letter lobby sign perfectly captured Strategic Wealth Partners’ logo. For branding purposes, this was an important move. In the end, we exceeded their expectations with a sign that projected their values and professionalism!

What Lobby Signs Can Do for Your Company

When it comes to lobby signs, Independence OH businesses can benefit from this form of marketing in the following ways:

• Brighten up Your Lobby – Beyond brushed aluminum signs, Epic Signs & Graphics also offers painted and stained wood lettering to brighten your lobby area. By using a material like wood, or even foam lettering made to look like wood, you accentuate the artwork in your lobby while advertising and branding your business.
• Brand Your Business – Brand recognition is built by consistently using custom lettering and corporate logos in marketing campaigns. Clients will recognize your brand when you get lobby signs that match your letterhead, website, business cards, brochures, and other promotional materials. Lobby signs are a brand building marketing tool, since 95 percent of consumers remember graphics they see.
• Wayfinding – Adding wall and door signs that direct customers is another great idea. These include exit and entry signs, signs that label personnel only areas, and restroom signs. A sign on conference room doors are a must in professional business offices. In addition, patients will avoid becoming too anxious when they enter a doctor’s office that clearly tells them where to go.

These are just some of the many reasons why lobby signs are important for any business. If you are ready to increase the potential of your reception or lobby area or just want to learn more, contact Epic Signs & Graphics today for a free consultation.

New signage is a must on the outside and inside of your building for an array of reasons. Plus, all of your signage needs to be updated whenever you rebrand, change your name, relocate, or open your doors for the first time. Timothy J. Norris & Associates (TJN&A) recognized this and contacted Epic Signs & Graphics for lobby signs for engineers in Olmsted, OH.

A Little About Timothy J. Norris & Associates

Located on Lorain Road in North Olmsted, Timothy J. Norris & Associates is a relatively new engineering firm. They do consulting work to help companies meet their construction and design needs. Their independent expertise in science, engineering, and related fields has aided developers, government agencies, construction firms, and industries.

When a business that provides such important services to other companies in the area came to us for signage, we were more than happy to help them out. TJN&A wanted lobby and suite signs for engineers in Olmsted OH. They wanted a way to make their office space in the Brendan Place building to look inviting to new clients.

Our goal was to keep the signage distinguished and professional while still making a memorable impression. We perfectly replicated TJN&A’s logo on all of the signs to help with their branding. In the end, the client was impressed with what we were able to accomplish.

Fresh Signage will Benefit Any Enterprise

For a professional company located inside of a strip mall, large office building, or building complex, a surprising amount of your success relies upon you having identifiable lobby and suite signs. Both standard and custom signs are offered by Epic Signs & Graphics. Standard office signs may be your best choice if you are working with a shoestring budget. On the other hand, we can do the following if you are willing to spend a bit more:

• Add Braille to any signs
• Make signs with customized colors that match your promotional materials
• Identify your business with attractive cabinet signs on the inside or outside of your building
• Build your brand recognition by adding corporate logos to all of your signs
• Make exact designs to fit your building’s or complex’s codes
• Clearly mark your restroom areas with images and lettering

Many people are a bit anxious when they first arrive at a medical or dental office, law firm, CPA or accounting business, or even engineering firm. It can be stressful being examined or attending a meeting where one may feel he is out of his element. This experience becomes even worse when the appropriate signage is not there to let your clients know they have found the right place. Adequate signs will also help your customers arrive on time, which will help you avoid having to reschedule.

Epic Signs & Graphics has experience fabricating, installing, and creating signs for every aspect of a company. We pride ourselves on listening to and understanding the needs of our customers and always making them happy. Contact us today to learn how we can help you!

Choosing the right advertising strategy for your plumbing contractor business can be difficult. It is especially hard if you do not have a lot of money to spend. Whether you are a one man emergency service or a larger plumbing contractor, making the right decision about where to allocate your marketing funds is crucial.

Rarely does advertising with the traditional media outlets produce the kinds of results that the ad reps would like you to believe they would. If you have already tried radio and TV spots, newspaper inserts, or pay per click advertising and failed to get a huge response, you may need to look for a better way to get a return on your marketing investments.

The best answer for your business is vehicle graphics. Cleveland plumbing companies can benefit from mobile advertising. And with winter approaching quickly, now is the best time to update your work trucks before the seasonal spike in the need for plumbing services.

Brand Affordably and Effectively with Graphics and Wraps

The most affordable way for you to market your plumber contractor company is with vehicle wraps and graphics. All day long, you use your work vans to get to commercial and residential clients, whether you are on your own with just a single truck or you have a plumbing franchise with a fleet of vehicles.

Your work trucks become moving billboards at all times of the day and night when they utilize contractor vehicle graphics. Cleveland plumbing vehicles are on the road or at the job site most of the time. These are the places where people will be exposed to your company thus making it the perfect way for you to brand.

With just one wrapped contractor van or truck, you can reach as many as 70,000 people every day according to a recent study. This number is far beyond anything a newspaper could hope to reach. Based on research done by the world renowned vinyl manufacturer 3M, a company would need to spend $130,000 in marketing dollars with other types of media to achieve the same effect as one $3,500 vehicle wrap.

Graphics Can Stand up to the Elements

While your competitors are stuck using all white plumbing trucks, your vehicle graphics will help your business stand out for as long as five years or more. Plus, the graphics are 100 percent removable. In fact, the vehicle graphics actually protect the original manufacturer paint on your vehicle, so when it comes time to sell your truck, it will have a higher resale value.

95 percent of people remember van graphics. And, due to their affordability, vehicle wraps are just the best buy for your advertising dollars. The graphics even brand your company while your vehicles are parked.

To ensure that people will remember the name of your plumbing business when they want to weatherproof their home or when they have an emergency, get your vehicles wrapped now. Your fleet can be turned into a marketing machine with the help of Epic Signs & Graphics. We will get your trucks back on the road in no time with our quick installation process. Contact us for a free quote!

Having the name and pertinent information of your business on your building is crucial for helping people find you and for branding. However, it is also important to let passersby know what products and services you have to offer. Not everyone will automatically understand what your company does based on your name alone. Buckeye Equipment wanted potential customers to know what brands they carried, so they contacted Epic Signs & Graphics for vinyl graphics and exterior building banners for Parma OH.

A Little About Buckeye Equipment Sales

Whether it is for commercial contractors or homeowners, Buckeye Equipment Sales has become a trusted source in the area for all equipment needs. Located on Broadview Road in Parma, online and locally they provide high quality parts, sales, rentals, and service. From mini excavators to hand held equipment, they carry a broad range of products.

When a local company that has been helping local businesses and homeowners for so long came to us for help, we were more than happy to oblige. Buckeye wanted to utilize all of their storefront space to advertise the major brands they carry. After an initial consultation where we learned about their vision and goals, we concluded the best solution was a combination of exterior building banners and retail window graphics. Parma OH businesses continue to turn to window graphics in growing numbers.

Using state of the art, wide format digital printers, the crisp and clear graphics were printed on top quality vinyl with rich, vibrant colors. The window graphics and banner were installed for maximum effect and to ensure that they will last as long as possible. In the end, we had another satisfied customer.

How Businesses Can Benefit from Exterior Banners and Window Graphics

Any party, special event, or company can grab the attention of onlookers with exterior banners. For a minimal cost, your business can get maximum exposure with portable, large custom banners. It is hard to beat the return on investment of banners compared to traditional forms of advertising. This is because eyes naturally gravitate to these types of signs. Plus, Epic Signs & Graphics uses the strongest, most heavy duty vinyl material to ensure the banners can withstand the harsh Ohio weather.

Empty windows and doors do nothing to help promote your business. If you are lucky enough to have display windows in your retail space, you have a great opportunity to advertise and inform your customers with window graphics.

No matter the type of retail business you have, window graphics can be used to

• Let clients know your company’s operating hours
• Create seasonal displays
• Make windows pop with stunning graphics in all sizes and shapes
• Announce huge discount days and sales
• Show product pictures

Windows are not the only spot that can benefit from vinyl graphics. Wall and floor graphics are also becoming increasing popular.

Whatever solutions you are interested in or if you need help deciding, Epic Signs & Graphics has you covered. Contact us today for a free consultation and start using your storefront space to drive your sales.

Car wraps have been getting a lot of publicity lately thanks to how visible and simple to use they are. But, did you know that there are a variety of other vehicle graphics to pick from as well? With Epic Signs & Graphics many types of vehicle graphics, Cleveland business owners can get the best design solutions for their budget, company, and brand. Some or all of the following graphics are great for area enterprises:

1. Full Vehicle Wraps

Full car wraps are used to cover an entire automobile whether it is a car, trailer, or truck. Epics Signs & Graphics is always fabricating, installing, and designing full vehicle wraps for nonprofits, the pickups and vans of contractors, and for the car fleets of corporations. When it comes to vehicle graphics, this is your most expensive option. However, since it turns the most heads, a full wrap is well worth the price tag.

2. Car Decals

You can advertise your business with decals without paying as much as you would for vehicle wraps. With car decals, you can pick whatever size or design you want. Large two foot by two foot square graphics are popular for cars and trucks.

3. Partial Vehicle Wraps

Using the same materials that we would use for a full wrap, partial wraps only cover a portion of the car. Whether you are buying them because of budgetary restraints or for aesthetic reasons, partial car wraps provide an intriguing look. Rather than completely covering the car, the color of the truck is incorporated into the design of the partial wrap.

4. Rear Window Graphics

You can use rear window graphics as part of a full vehicle wrap or it may be the only graphic placed on a car. These graphics are perforated to allow the driver to still see through the window. And, there is a full color image viewable to people on the outside.

5. Truck Lettering

To identify their business licensing, specific companies are legally required in some areas to have information on the side of their work trucks. Truck lettering is typically used to satisfy this requirement. However, this affordable vehicle graphic option has so many other uses as well. Using metallic, neon, reflective, matte, or just plain vinyl of any color is great for making your business’s web address, name, and phone number stick out.

With vehicle graphics, Cleveland enterprises can promote their company to people all around town just by going for a drive. Whether you are on your way to a sales meeting or the jobsite or you are just running errands on the weekend, this marketing tool is always effective. With vehicle wraps, seven days a week, 24 hours a day, you will have a billboard on wheels promoting your business.

For many years now, Epics Signs & Graphics has been designing top notch car graphics in and around our home base in Cleveland. If you would like to know what we can do for you, contact us for a free consultation!

When small business owners are first starting out, especially if they are doing business directly to consumers, they are faced with the important question of how they should spend their money most efficiently to get their brand known in the market place. To help answer this question, we took a look at a study from the United States Chamber of Commerce in which 2,475 consumers were asked how they learned about businesses.

• 50 percent learned from an on-premises sign
• 33 percent heard about it by word of mouth
• 9 percent read about the business in the paper
• 6 percent used the Yellow Pages
• 1 percent television
• 1 percent radio

It follows, then, that the best way to promote your business and avoid failure is to invest in the best business sign you can afford. This, of course, is in addition to providing excellent products and services to your customers once they find you, that way they will tell their friends and family to visit you.

Signage Is Also Cost Effective

BuExterior wall signs for Cleveland OH is an effective way to build your brand. To help drive this point, consider the example of comparing advertising in the local paper, the most common way to advertise, to the cost of good signage. Typically a commitment is required to run ads in the newspaper for an extended period of time. It's possible a newspaper ad can run as much as $7.25 per column inch, about 2" x 3". At that rate the coast would be $43.50 for one day.

The cost of signage for businesses in Cleveland OH vary greatly depending on the project. For the sake of argument, though, let us go with a lighted building sign, with LED lighting. This project might cost around $3,000. The $43.50 per day in a newspaper ad would add up to $3000 in 40 days. The sign remains in place day in and day out for many visable impressions.

Now, let us make the conservative estimate that 10,000 vehicles pass your business every day. This would be average for a moderate to low traffic area. By dividing 125,000 by 10,000, you find that the sign reaches the same value as the paper ad within 12.5 days. Signs last much longer than that, of course, so you can expect the cost per impression to be quite low over time. Plus, the business sign does something the ad does not do: it delivers multiple impressions to your potential client base. This helps build your brand recognition.

Bad Signs Will Cost Your Company

It is well worth keeping your sign current and in good shape if you want to attract customers. In general, we try to keep our blog posts positive, but we must mention that worn, outdated, or poorly made wall signs can actually hurt sales. Customers want businesses that engender trust. Shabby signage shows potential consumers that you do not pay attention to detail, and they may not be able to tell that you are even still in business.

For your one stop business sign solutions outside, inside, or for your vehicles, contact Epic Signs & Graphics for a free consultation and we will coordinate all your signs to work in concerrt with each other so you will benefit from a good investment.

When businesses or individuals need help with mechanical issues with their building or home, where do look for a contractor? You may assume the Internet is their first stop, and that is becoming an increasingly common option. Friends and family are also often good sources for advice. However, most people turn to a name they already know and trust. One way to get your name in front of more people and build brand recognition and trust is with spot graphics for Cleveland contractors.

Relmec Mechanical realized they could increase their brand awareness with vehicle graphics, so they called the experts at Epic Signs & Graphics to work on their fleet.

About Relmec Mechanical

From their headquarters on Hamilton Avenue in Cleveland, Relmec Mechanical, LLC is a full service mechanical contracting firm. They provide service and commercial clients with repair and installation services of fire protection, HVAC, process piping, and plumbing systems. They have been in business for half a decade and employ more than 75 full time workers.

When a local business that provides such valuable services to the community came to us for vehicle graphics for Cleveland contractors, we jumped into action. After meeting with Relmec, we discovered they just wanted their basic logo on the sides and back of their fleet of more than 50 vehicles. The trick was working with their schedule to coordinate installation.

Fortunately, Epic Signs & Graphics has a time tested process that works great for busy fleets that cannot afford to have their vehicles tied up for long periods of time. Once we planned and coordinated with Relmec how we would install the graphics, it took no time at all. There were no delays, and the client was impressed with the job we did.

Your Fleet Needs Van Graphics

Full vehicle wraps are all the rage these days, but these can be cost prohibitive for a lot of companies, especially if you have a fleet of 50 vans. To get the attention of fellow drivers and pedestrians, you do not always need wraps. You can use engaging, custom spot graphics if you have a solid colored van. This is what Relmec chose for their vans to advertise their company.

Thanks to the simplicity of the design, Relmec’s name really sticks out. This is crucial, since the average person will have about three seconds to look at your graphics. To help passersby read your message in a hurry, it is important that you only include pertinent information on your vehicle. Our graphics creation process is guided by these principles.

Relmec wanted to keep it incredibly simple. We generally recommend also including contact information, such as your web address or phone number. However, in this day in age, you can get away with just including your company name, and people can Google your information.

Thanks to our state of the art materials and cutting edge wide format digital printers, we can recreate just about any graphics you can imagine on your contractor van. Contact Epic Signs & Graphics today if you are ready to boost your branding with affordable and effective spot graphics.