Outa curiosity, how many of you have a co. slogan. Can't remember who said it but, last week I remember seeing a post where someone said, "A WELL-DESIGNED SIGN DOES NOT COST MONEY, IT MAKES MONEY".....
I like that...I wanna use it. When co.'s put, "SINCE 1968" or such it's really not a slogan however, my catchy rendition of the same info is, "SINCE THE NEW MILLENNIUM!" Catchy, eh?????
What are some of yer' best slogans..past and present?
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Posted by Rick Beisiegel (Member # 3723) on :
We have always said "Since 1982" We have experimented with others:
We get you noticed Now, we do campeigns. Currently we are in the Impact campeign. All our advertising has Impact in it. For Success, For Business.
I love it!
Posted by Dan Sawatzky (Member # 88) on :
We use "Powered by Imagination"
And it works for us.
-dan
Posted by brian-the-brush (Member # 2258) on :
Hi gang, Being a traditional signwriter, my slogan is.... " with a stroke more imagination "
Brian.
Posted by Wayne Webb (Member # 1124) on :
"SIGNS WORK...for your business"
Posted by Richard Bustamante (Member # 370) on :
"50% down and balance before delivery... NO exceptions!"
Howzzat one?
Posted by Stephen Deveau (Member # 1305) on :
Slogan
Letting your Imagination Run Wild! Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on :
Since most of what I do is painted/airbrushed, my company slogan is "Not just a sign, but a Jennings".
Posted by Kissymatina (Member # 2028) on :
Just used this on a b&w ad I did.... For fine crafted signs, not cookie cutter designs.
Posted by Curtis hammond (Member # 2170) on :
A great question..
A slogan is whats called in marekting an :audio Logo"
It is designed to be a lead in, to attract atention. If it does its job it will inspire the listener ask more questions and to remember you.
For example, who said "Hot Fresh Pizza in 30 minutes or less". Every one knows thats dominoes pizza.
What is the reaction to your answer when people ask you what you do.. Do they say "ok" or do they say "how do you do that?" IF they ask soem form of the latter then you have an audio logo that will be more effective than an answer that brings the "ok" reaction.
Thanks for reading
Posted by Bob Stephens (Member # 858) on :
Mine has been and will always be: "Quality by Design" Posted by Rob McCauley (Member # 2735) on :
The company I currently work for bought my home based sign company a little over a year ago. It was a easy way for them to acquire a Gerber Edge and someone who knew how to run it all at once, hence, no learning curve It was a HUGE step up in clientele from the other "Guy and a plotter" shops I was used to wholesaling to & trading info with. Not to mention a whole new world with regards to pricing jobs, not using low grade vinyl's for everything, getting things done the same afternoon the job came , etc. Anyway, after months of getting me used to using premium materials and charging a premium price for jobs, the running joke is that my old company's slogan was...
"Cheap Crap Fast"
Posted by goddinfla (Member # 1502) on :
Mine is:
Old World Craftsmanship, Cutting Edge Technology
Posted by Barb Schilling (Member # 13) on :
Get Noticed!
Posted by Marty Happy (Member # 302) on :
A few years ago I posted asking for suggestions for a slogan and Nettie came up with "Get Happy & Get Noticed". That one is a keeper and I'll be forever grateful to her.
Posted by Stephen Faulkner (Member # 2511) on :
Others I have seen over the years... Our craftsmanship is your best advertisement. Greats signage don't cost... it pays! We will do signs before thier time. The bitterness of a lousy sign will outlast the sweetness of a low price. Lettering like the best... cheaper than the rest!
Mine currently is "bring it in... get it done"
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Posted by Bill&Jane Diaz (Member # 2549) on :
Our is "....Quality, Integrity and a GREAT sign!"
Posted by James Donahue (Member # 3624) on :
Years ago I saw a neat one that said: "Signs: your silent salesman"
I'm thinking of one that says: "Signs people WANT to read". Jim D.
Posted by jimmy chatham (Member # 525) on :
mine is the right choice for quality and service.
Posted by Bob Burns (Member # 268) on :
A BUSINESS WITH NO SIGN, IS A SIGN OF NO BUSINESS
Posted by Ken Henry (Member # 598) on :
"When ORDINARY simply won't do...give us a call!"
Posted by david drane (Member # 507) on :
"I'll sign anything - Except cheques".
Posted by Eric Roche (Member # 1967) on :
I work full time for a company called Sign Language When I did up the logo, I came up with "Our Signs Speak For Themselves"
Posted by David Harding (Member # 108) on :
For over 30 years, our slogan has been: "We'll make a name for YOU!"
Our company name, A Sign of Excellence, is almost a slogan in its own right.
Posted by vinylman777 (Member # 1074) on :
I'm partial to our "Personalized, not franchised"
thats just me tho
Posted by Mike Barnes (Member # 2277) on :
My current slogan is: Professional Signs for Professional People. My 'old' slogan is: "If your sign isn't becoming to you...You should be coming to us!" I still use that one every now and then. It's always good for a grin .
Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :
"Shut the **** up and buy something already."
or...
"Insert witty slogan here"
Posted by ticks (Member # 575) on :
The one I've been using since 98 i think it was, is "from Mild to WILD" and have a tiger as a part of my logo. This suits what I do as I do traditional hand writted signs from basic stuff right thru to full blown airbrushed murals and graphics and airbrushed signs.
Works for me anyway!
Cheers big ears!
Rod
Posted by DianeBalch (Member # 1301) on :
Our tag line is "Convenient, friendly service for small business owners."
Diane Balch
Posted by captain ken (Member # 742) on :
mine is: distinctive lettering and graphics
Posted by Bill Dirkes (Member # 1000) on :
I use a lead-in: If you are serious about your image... Bethel Hill Signs Distinctive Design & Quality Craftsmanship
Posted by Sheila Ferrell (Member # 3741) on :
These are like, from the 50's, but they're still good..... " Good business is a good sign!" or "A sign of great business is a great sign!"
Posted by Duncan Wilkie (Member # 132) on :
Since we do a lot of wayfinding signage, we have used "Leading the Way"
Posted by Felix Marcano (Member # 1833) on :
I also use "Our work speaks for itself".
I've always though "Sice 19??" are real good. Gives you the feeling that these people know what they're doing.
Posted by Tony Vickio (Member # 2265) on :
I have used " The World Famous" since I started. The explination is on my web site where it says "why we are World Famous".
Posted by Michael Clanton (Member # 2419) on :
Since we do a LOT of t-shirt printing, I came up with a slogan that we use on all of our shirt marketing stuff:
"We print shirts that even WE would be proud to wear!"
Posted by Terry Whynott (Member # 1622) on :
One of the companies I work for are a graphics, pinstriping and tinting business. Their slogan has always been "Are you putting us on?" Posted by Arvil Shep' Shepherd (Member # 2030) on :
"WE put the Sign in "Design"
Posted by Murray MacDonald (Member # 3558) on :
since we specialize in handlettered & handcarved, we use -
OldTime Signs...we're way behind the times.
Posted by William DeBekker (Member # 3848) on :
My old shops name was Rush Signs So you can imagine how many times I heard I Need IT IN "RUSH" So Motto there was "You want it When" YEA RIGHT..... Then we had a softball team and it was.. Rush Signs "For the rest of us that cant print for Sh**".. Now Im a little more reserved Sign Art is Fine Art
Posted by Myra Grozinger (Member # 327) on :
Alright! So this is not REALLY mine - I took a photo of this Restaurant window in the heart of Indianapolis last week, and guess where we had lunch!?
Personally I have never come up with a UPS (unique positioning statement) for my business. In my yellow page ad I use "serving the Triad since 1977" - (our three city area) and also :"Satisfaction and Accuracy guaranteed".
I always always make good on any mistake I make, and I have learned to ask enough questions and to not second guess a customer so that the Satisfaction part has not been a problem (at any rate... I can't remember a glaring one right this minute....) Posted by Chad Harrington (Member # 61) on :
Since I'm doing t-shirts, Business cards, Flyers Websites , Vinyl signs, Vehicle graphics... Bla bla bla... i want to get into shooting commercials as well..someday..
So Mine is
"not just a sign shop"
Posted by James Donahue (Member # 3624) on :
The "get in here now" reminded me of one I seem to remember somewhere: "If you don't buy from us, we'll BOTH be broke!
Posted by Deb Fowler (Member # 1039) on :
I have had my sign education from the "school of hard knocks" always opens up doors for me!
By the way,, isn't Myra's photography on that neon awesome!! How did you ever get that so bright on photo; it jumps right out at the viewer. Nice JOB, way to go Myra!
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Posted by Myra Grozinger (Member # 327) on :
Deb! Flattery will get you ....one more. After Lunch at "Get in here Now" I rounded the corner and saw this one on the window of the Hardrock Cafe. I took the photo with my Canon Powershot S30 digital camera set to: Vivid on it's color palette, which also included b/w and sepia.
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Posted by Fred Weiss (Member # 3662) on :
"Great signs at good prices ..... Good signs at great prices."
We also use it at an early point in talking with a client about any new job. Helps to find out what the client has in mind budgetwise.
Posted by Cam Bortz (Member # 55) on :
"Award-winning signs since 1988" is one. "I.N.J.A.F.S.A" (borrowed years ago from David Butler) is another, but I don't necessarily tell everyone what it stands for.
Posted by Doug Downey (Member # 829) on :
I am surpirsed at the number of different ones. Ours use to be "color and imagination" Now with all the different things we do it's "We add color to everything!"
Posted by Dave Draper (Member # 102) on :
At our BNI meetings we are encourage to use these "hook" slogons. We help each other to develop "hooks" because some in our group have trouble coming up with their own.
What you may not realize is that it is OK to have several "hooks" as the whole point is to get people to remember you when the proper time comes.
We use several: Draper the Signmaker was a "hook" that became the business name.
Then we added another: We make the Signs of the Times!
Others that I have heard over the years used by other sign shops: -------------------------------------- No Business Sign is a Sign of No Business --------------------------------------- If you wont advertise your own business, we also make "going out of business" signs. -------------------------------------
Posted by Deb Fowler (Member # 1039) on :
Myra at it again!!!!! Ha! The lighting on that "nuclear" just blows me away! You've outdone yourself girl, cool slogan too, catches My attention!
Posted by BrianTheBrush (Member # 1298) on :
We used "Look Good-Go Fast- Close Doesn't Count" for about 15 years...we just started using "It's Not What You Say, It's How You Hit 'Em When You Say It" this year.
We get a few tilted-head-confused-Labridor-retreiver-puppy-kinda looks from time to time..hey hey, I like it!
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