The competition in Australia’s economy calls for businesses to adopt unique marketing strategies that make a lasting impression on their target audience. Getting recognised and remembered by audiences is a difficult feat to achieve and businesses need to come up with unique branding and brand placements in order to be pasted into their audiences minds. A great way of doing that is by adapting custom signage for your brand or company. Whether this signage be in the form of your company name, logo, or tagline, custom signage is sure to attract your customers towards you. Custom signage also has a knack to become a popular selfie or photography spot in mainstream locations. Given below are four ways how businesses in Australia can benefit from custom signs:

1.     Custom signage can help you create a good first impression

In many cases, your first impression is your last impression, and signage and branding is the first thing consumers notice when they pass by your shop or location. In order to make a good first impression, that hopefully converts into a lasting impression, businesses should make use of custom signage to ensure that their customers return to them in the future.

2.     Custom signage can give potential customers an idea about your business

Signs have the power to convey a lot of things to your customer, and one important thing that they convey is an idea about your business and business strategy. For instance, if you are an apparel brand that sells hip and fast-fashion clothing for girls, your signage should include elements that represent all of that. Your signage should be in a bright color, peppy font and be a tad bit flashy. However, if you are a designer selling couture, your signage should represent elegance.

3.     Custom signage can help your customers locate you

In busy streets and locations, custom signage can help your customers locate you as large and striking signs are capable of being located from far away. For instance, if you run a bakery which is situated on a busy food street, it is very likely that a new customer will enter your shop based solely on the fact that your sign caused an indication that food may be tasty. Additionally, a repeat customer is likely to find you in a location if they spot your shop sign from far away. While installing a custom sign, it is important to ensure that your sign is large enough to be located from faraway, has readable font, lights up, and is distinct from any other signs in the area.

4.     Custom signage is cost-effective

While the initial cost of purchasing custom signage is high, it is totally worth it. Purchasing and installing custom signage is a bit pricey, but the fact that it is long-lasting and requires little to no maintenance at all is what makes it worth it. If you also consider the benefits of custom signage with relation to the number of customers it attracts and the value that it adds to your branding, it is much more cost-effective than other branding channels and strategies.

Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.        

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