It always pays to Advertise

by Art Gib, freelance writer on behalf of Just-In-Time Signs ( 16-May-2011 )

Advertising is a proven way to drive customers to a business. Advertising can be done in many different ways and each one has a unique appeal to an audience. For many businesses in Lakeland signs promoting a store are bringing in foot traffic to the places where people can easily find what they are looking for. As a person is driving they may see a sign that appeals to them and pull over. Once the original form of advertising, businesses that had signs out in front of their building told passersby what the company was doing and let them know where they could find the things that they wanted. Dating back hundreds of years to chemist and pawn shops that had an easily identifiable iconic sign hanging above the entrance to their shop, businesses across the globe have adopted signage as a way of letting their customers know exactly where they are located.

But advertising through signs was only the beginning; as the years passed advertising agencies helping business owners to promote their wares with print ads, posters and business cards. Making use of slogans and taglines as well as eye catching artwork, businesses found that they could reach out from their store front and attract audiences that were looking for their merchandise but may not have been aware where to find it. Still being utilized by many retailers today that have set up shop in Florida, business graphics are helping to advertise special offers and sales that are driving customers into a store. Although the internet is making it easier for consumers to search for the items that they want online, having a mix of advertising media has proven to be the most successful way of attracting customers that are ready and willing to spend their money.

As advertising has been used in a number of different arenas to attract the focus and attention of the audience there have been business graphics that have shown up almost everywhere. On the NASCAR circuit, for example drivers that are being cheered on by hundreds of thousands of spectators are advertising various brands and companies through the images that are placed on the hood, roof and just about every other visible surface of their car. Using race car graphics to advertise to the crowds or racing fans, companies pay top dollar for a prime positioning on the race cars that are advertising their name or a specific product. While the face of advertising continues to change there are still lots of places where people can see a name brand or an image and be moved to make a purchase based on the advertising that they have seen.

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