At the moment there seems to be considerable pressure to ban, or at least heavily regulate, pavement or sidewalk signs in some areas. This is at a time when the high streets are suffering and they need all the help they can get to entice people into their businesses. You can check out the rules […]
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How To Use A Big Cheque for Charity
Large sized cheques provide a fantastic and powerful promotional tool for your charity or business. Being oversized, the cheque enables you to have an eye-catching photograph opportunity; and this photo, in turn, provides you with fantastic exposure for your charity’s cause or organisation’s brand. So what exactly are the benefits of using a giant cheque […]
How To Mount Correx, Foamex and Acrylic Signs
You’ve sorted your artwork, the graphics have been printed, but now you need to decide how to best mount your signage. We look at the options available to you for 3 of our most popular signage materials. How to Mount Correx Signs Due to Correx being extremely lightweight, it can be mounted to many surfaces […]
How to Combine Tradeshow and Email Marketing to Make More Sales
It’s getting harder for small businesses to make a success with their marketing strategy. Worldwide, digital advertising spends are expected to increase by a whopping 17.4% to £446.10 billion over the coming year. You’re not alone if you’re pitching a marketing budget increase to your boss. But why do we need to spend more cash? […]
Downtime Habits of Successful People, According to Instagram
The habits we indulge in outside of our working hours can play a huge role in our wellbeing, productivity and all round happiness. The habits we choose to share with the world, through platforms like Instagram, can give a peak into the way we think and what we believe to be important. We gathered some […]
Blockchain, Beer and Beyonce: The UK’s Most Interesting University Societies for 2019
In just weeks from now, students across the country will be embarking on their university careers. Here at Discount Displays, we work with students from across the country to produce promotional materials for their student societies and clubs, and it got us to thinking… what are the strangest or most interesting uni clubs out there […]
Why Independence Could Be The Key to Retail Brand Success
A recent study found that 48% of shoppers would prefer to use independent retailers rather than chain equivalents. Let’s allow that to sink in for a moment. Nearly half of all shoppers would choose an independent retailer over a multi-national corporation. That’s potentially huge information for anyone in the retail sector. Especially given the concerns […]
How to Chalkboard: The Ultimate Guide to Chalkboard Design
Some of the best marketing ideas are also the simplest. And you can’t get much more simple than the humble chalkboard! Chalkboards have long been used to promote pop up shops or display menus. But more and more, we’re seeing businesses – from boutique artisan coffee producers through to multi-national corporations like Starbucks – making […]