By Ryan Paul   Getting a sign permit in any city can be difficult, but in our capital City of Denver the process is causing business owners to cry out for help. When starting a new business, the permitting process for all aspects of the building can be arduous, but signs are pretty straight forward […]

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Las Margs Tacos, Tequila, y Todo Contact Person & Title: Jacqueline Granados, Co-Owner   Website:  https://www.lasmargsrestaurant.com/ Phone:  303-287-6942   Business Hours:  Mon 3pm – 11pm Tues – Fri 11am – 12am Sat 9am – 12am Sun 9am – 11pm   In 2 -3 Paragraphs please tell us your company story:  “Las Margs at Reunion is a […]

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Mericle RV   Contact Person & Title: Mike Mericle – Owner & CEO   Website:  www.mericlerv.com Phone:  970-833-1395   Business Hours:  Monday – Saturday 9:00am – 5:00pm   In 2 -3 Paragraphs please tell us your company story:    “Prior to starting his own RV dealership, Mike worked his way up from finance manager to […]

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Riverdale Ridge High School Contact Person & Title: Terry Elliott, Lead Learner/Principal RRHS   Website:   https://www.sd27j.org/rrhs Phone:  303-655-6800   Business Hours:  Monday – Friday: 8:00am – 4:30pm   In 2 -3 Paragraphs please tell us your company story:  “Riverdale Ridge High School is 27J’s third comprehensive high school opening in August of 2018 with 9th and […]

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by Dawn Homa The other day I received a phone call from a customer. They were frustrated because they hadn't received the quote from us and were ready to get the contract issued. This was a longtime customer that we have worked with for 10 years. After going through our point of sale system and [...] Continue Reading

Join us for Friday, October 5 is Manufacturing Day – a day sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the International Sign Association (ISA) to help local businesses, such as our own, educate students on how manufacturing offers rewarding, good paying and highly-skilled career choices. We want to be able to expand our […]

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ATI Insulation Inc.   Contact Person & Title:  Mike Cook – Business Development   Website:  www.atiinsulation.com Phone:  303.286.0106   Business Hours:  7:00am – 5:00pm   In 2 -3 Paragraphs please tell us your company story:  “ATI is an Industrial Insulation Contractor that provides quality eco-friendly energy solutions through the power of insulation. Our culture of […]

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Environmental Designs   Contact Person & Title:  Shawn Ryan, President   Website:  www.environmentaldesigns.net Phone:  303 287-9113   Business Hours:  Mon-Fri: 8am – 5pm   In 2 -3 Paragraphs please tell us your company story:  “Environmental Designs was started in 1989, as a residential landscape construction company. Since that time we have grown to one of […]

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By Dawn Homa   We ask a lot of questions… a lot. Our staff is trained to ask you lots of questions. Recently a walk-in potential customer asked us “why are you asking me all these questions?  I just want a sign”. “I just want a sign” Then the questions begin: Where is it going? […]

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by Dawn Homa   You are so excited as you sign the lease to your new business space, expansion to a new location, or sublease in a high-profile building. Now the next thing to do is get your sign on the building. The hard part is over… right? Wrong. Don’t sign your lease until you […]

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By Dawn Homa   It used to be that we would tell people to have their signs as high as possible at trade shows, for direction signage and informational signage.   With the addiction we have to our cell phones walking with our eyes down… we’ve changed our advice and are telling our customers to […]

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By Tim Connor   Is there any such thing as luck? The luck of the Irish?  You lucky stiff… or – I never win anything…  Everywhere people seem to have different views of luck or good fortune.  I believe in timing and I also believe in synchronicity – that concept where certain things seem to […]

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Edon Fitness & Training   Contact Person & Title:  Nicholas Edon, Owner   Website:  www.edonfitness.com Phone:  303-481-2358   Business Hours:  The gym is accessible to members 5am-Midnight 7 days per week   In 2 -3 Paragraphs please tell us your company story:  “The founding of Edon Fitness and Training was a decade long pipe dream […]

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Hudson Public Library   Contact Person & Title:  Terri Redden, Director   Website:  mylibrary.us Phone:  303-536-4550   Business Hours:  M,W 10-8 T, Th, Fr 10-6 Sat 9-2 Sunday closed   In 2 -3 Paragraphs please tell us your company story:  “Hudson Public Library has been in existence since 1951. The original library was dedicated in […]

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The Digital Factory by Dawn Homa Working in a factory, production, and fabrication brings up images of people working like robots doing the same job over and over.  Boredom and drudgery of  the factory workers from the 50’s, 60’s and even into the 90’s are often depicted in photos. 2018…the sign industry has changed that.  […]

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Madison & Company Properties   Contact Person & Title:  Brittnie Kreutzer Office Concierge   Website:  www.Madisonprops.com Phone:  720-408-9234   Business Hours:  Mon. – Fri. | 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM   In 2 -3 Paragraphs please tell us your company story:  “Madison & Company Properties is dedicated to community involvement and giving back. This commitment can […]

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RSVP - Open House April 19th 2018 We’ve decided to have an Open House and invite all of your to come and get to know us as well as our customers, friends and family. We hope you can join us Thursday, April 19th, 3:30-6PM. Let’s communicate and have fun Face to Face, make sure to [...] Continue Reading

What’s Your Super Power?   As I was almost done writing my blog, I was interrupted by a staff member and instead of hitting save, I hit ‘don’t save’ . I then spent the next few minutes desperately trying to recover the document. Oh no! I can only be brilliant once.   But is that […]

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Otho E. Stuart Middle School   Contact Person & Title:  Fabricio Velez, Principal   Website:  https://www.sd27j.org/stuart   Phone:  720-685-5500   Business Hours:  Mon. – Fri. | 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM   In 2 -3 Paragraphs please tell us your company story:  “Otho E. Stuart Middle School is located in Commerce City, Colorado in the SE […]

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The “Ah Hah!” Moment “In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.” – Author Unknown This past year, we were going to transition to a new point of sale system (POS). After 5 months of set up and testing, we decided we weren’t ready to make the […]

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The Stillwater Day Spa   Contact Person & Title:  Lewis R. Ortiz – Co – Owner / Operations Director Michael Bertles – Co – Owner   Website:  www.TheStillwaterDaySpa.com   Phone:  720-572-7188   Business Hours:  Tuesday – Friday 9am – 7pm   In 2 -3 Paragraphs please tell us your company story:  “Mike, my partner of […]

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Copart – Denver   Contact Person & Title:  Rachel M. – Customer Service Representative Dennis T. – Yard Manager   Website:  copart.com   Phone:  303-659-0066   Business Hours:  Monday – Friday: 8am-5pm   In 2 -3 Paragraphs please tell us your company story:  “Copart, Inc., founded in 1982 by Willis J. Johnson, began as a single […]

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MJ Brands & HD Logistics, LLC   Contact Person & Title:  Andrea Nicholson   Website:  http://hdlogisticsllc.com and http://mjbrandsllc.com/   Phone:  303-593-1408   Business Hours:  Monday – Sunday: 7:30am-4pm   In 2 -3 Paragraphs please tell us your company story:  “MJ Brands and HD Logistics were both started in 2004 out of a home office in Westminster, […]

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Rocky Mountain Pawn   Contact Person & Title:  Mike Severinsen   Website:  www.RockyMountainPawn.net   Phone:  720-408-9318   Business Hours:  M-F: 9am-7pm Sat: 9am-6pm Sun: 10am-5pm   In 2 -3 Paragraphs please tell us your company story:  “Here at Rocky Mountain Pawn, we are delighted as a new business to be a part of the Brighton […]

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Brighton Oasis Family Aquatic Park   Contact Person & Title:  John Workman- Aquatics Supervisor   Website:    www.brightonoasis.com   Phone:  303-655-2095   Business Hours:  11am-6pm   In 2 -3 Paragraphs please tell us your company story:  “After replacing the nearly 60 year old outdoor pool, Brighton’s Oasis Family Aquatic Park is already in its seventh […]

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Platte 56 Townhome Community   Contact Person & Title: Jill Schafer – Listing Broker   Website: www.Platte56.com   Phone: 720-770-0771   Business Hours:  11-6 Thursday through Saturday. 12-5 Sundays. Call for appointment on Monday and Tuesday.   In 2 -3 Paragraphs please tell us your company story:  “The Adventure Begins At Home! At Platte 56, enjoy stellar river […]

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They used to say ‘do one thing and do it the best’   Today it’s “do many things and do them great”.   If you don’t change with the demands and requirements of your customers, they will go elsewhere.   Over the last few years we have seen a number of our vendors and customers vanish. […]

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  Did you ever experience this? Emails being sent with comments on your drawings, plans or documents., You make the change and then more emails come with comments telling you that you made the wrong change So you modify the document again, based on what you read and think is wanted Another email comes back […]

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CMYK is made up of four colors: ‘C’ cyan, ‘M’ magenta, ‘Y’ yellow and ‘K’ black. When printing four color process, each color is put on the paper separately, and then layered. If you zoom in on a printed image you will notice half-toning or little dots of color layered over one another. As a […]

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Confucius: “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” At Signarama we have a passion for signs.  Our team of designers, sales and production are always challenging eachother with new and innovative ways to build signs.  We have round table discussions on how to create and […]

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Luck, timing and preparation –  By Tim Connor Is there any such thing as luck? The luck of the Irish?  You lucky stiff… or – I never win anything…  Everywhere people seem to have different views of luck or good fortune.  I believe in timing and I also believe in synchronicity – that concept where […]

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Jim Cope Construction, LLC   Contact Person & Title: Jim Cope – Owner/ General Building Contractor   Website: www.jimcope.co   Phone: 303-385-3262   Business Hours:  8:00am to 6:00pm  Monday – Saturday   In 2 -3 Paragraphs please tell us your company story:  “I joined the Navy in 1975 and I am a Vietnam era veteran. I learned the […]

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The Studio Brighton Photography & Market   Contact Person & Title: Alison Raichle – Owner/Operator   Website:  Thestudiobrighton.com   Phone: 303.835.2200   Business Hours:  Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 5pm Saturday: 9am-Noon Sunday & Monday: Closed   In 2 -3 Paragraphs please tell us your company story:  “There’s a little something for everyone at The Studio Brighton Photography […]

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Sipping N Painting Hampden   Contact Person & Title: Nancy Cronk and Saul Greenhut, Owners   Website:  www.SippingNPaintingHampden.com   Phone: 720-449-1067 | Studio   Business Hours:  Classes 7 days per week. Varies according to class schedule on our website   In 2 -3 Paragraphs please tell us your company story:  “A few years ago, Owner Nancy started painting […]

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Prosec Integration   Contact Person & Title: Rob Semroska, Managing Partner   Website:   www.prosecalarm.com   Phone: 303-835-8100   Business Hours:  Monday – Friday 8am to 5pm   In 2 -3 Paragraphs please tell us your company story:  “ProSec Integration, LLC was founded by two long-time best friends, Rob Semroska, and Lance Wieland.  Rob and Lance grew up in […]

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Washington Park Dental Center Contact Person & Title: Nikki Segura, Office Manager   Website:  www.washparkdental.com   Phone: 303-778-7707   Business Hours:  M-F 8am- 5pm   In 2 -3 Paragraphs please tell us your company story:  “Washington Park Dental Center opened in February 2015. We are a family practice offering many dental services ranging from cleanings, fillings, crowns, extractions, […]

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Geer Chiropractic & Spine Health, LLC Contact Person & Title:  Dr. Shahlaye K. Geer, DC / Owner and Chiropractor   Website: www.geerchiropractic.com   Phone:  (303) 637-0255   Business Hours:  M-F 8am- 6pm   In 2 -3 Paragraphs please tell us your company story:  “Geer Chiropractic & Spine Health, LLC was created to offer patient’s outstanding chiropractic […]

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This weekend I came across an article by NBC titled “Not every picture has to live in a frame”.  It was a 10 step, two day process of taking photos and applying them to wood.  Much the same as we (or at least I) did in the 80s. It used to be called decoupage; a […]

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Recently, I was tagged in a post on Facebook.  The post started out “At the risk of sounding like Dawn Homa, I had a bad customer experience..”.

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Vehicle graphics and trade shows…  Why did we group them together?  Because when you attend your trade show, you can get double exposure with your vehicle graphics.  From travelling to and from the event,  driving up the ramp at the event venue to load and unload, visibility in the parking lot for other vendors and […]

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  Company Story:  "Since 1994, Electronic Shooters Protection has been providing shooters with state-of-the-art electronic hearing protection. ESP's are custom fit for all day comfort and proper protection. Hear Better, Shoot Better with ESP. Jack purchased ESP in 1994 from the audiologist who invented the product.  Since then, technical advancements have improved the product and [...] Continue Reading

It’s that time of year again, when charities and nonprofits throw their fundraising efforts into high gear.

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Sign codes and zoning ordinances are often a surprise to our customers.  Everyone wants the largest, brightest sign so they can be seen easily during the day and night.  But did you know that each city, county and even the commercial development you are in have restrictions and codes that dictate what type of sign, […]

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Contact Person & Title: Michael Burke and Fabricio Velez |  Assistant Principals at PVHS Website:  www.sd27j.org/prairieviewhs Phone:303-655-8800 Business Hours: 8AM to 5:30PM, Monday-Friday Company Story: “We are a large comprehensive high school in School District 27J.  This is our 11th year as a school.  We serve students from Thornton, Commerce City and Brighton areas of Adams County.  Currently our […]

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Contact Person & Title: Bev | Front Desk Administrator Website:  www.hardypedoortho.com Phone: 720-900-3119 Business Hours: 8AM to 5:30PM, Monday-Friday Company Story: “We are so excited to be in town and offer amazing, exciting treatment you will rave about! Laser dentistry with no shots and drills. Something kids will actually be excited about! Clear colorful braces that truly excite. A newer […]

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Contact Person & Title: Melanie Feddersen, Development Manager Website:  www.hudsongardens.org Phone: 303-797-8565 Business Hours: 9AM to 5PM, Monday-Sunday Company Story: “The Hudson Gardens & Event Center (Hudson Gardens) carries on the legacy of Evelyn Hudson, a gardening enthusiast who dedicated her life toward making her home community of Littleton, Colorado the most beautiful city possible. She created a foundation […]

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Contact Person & Title: Kyle Welch – Owner Website:  KWrestoration.com and ColoradoRooftopDining.com  Phone:  719-486-8220 Business Hours:  For Lease / undecided Company Story: “Sayer McKee building had a difficult time about a year ago.  After many years, the Front of the building gave way and fell into the sidewalk and street of downtown Leadville CO.  The historical building […]

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Recently I went to visit a new customer.  I got lost finding their building as they are in a large complex where the buildings all look the same and the addresses are not visible.  After circling several times through the parking lot, I finally found the right building.  There was no directory in the entrance, […]

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The power of marketing is almost immeasurable and there are a variety of ways to promote your company and its services, some of which were discussed in our previous blog posts. One of our favorite tactics that has been proven to help market businesses and impress prospective clients is the use of promotional products, aka: […]

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Think about your commute to work every day or the route you take to pick up your children from school. Chances are you are passing dozens and dozens of signs on a daily basis but because their presence has become so normal, you don’t even realize how much of an effect they are having on […]

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