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Intense heat can affect your LED signs.    As sturdy as they may seem, the intense heat of summer may affect digital signages like programmable LED signs and billboards. With temperatures reaching record-breaking numbers each year due to climate change, we all need to look after ourselves to avoid health problems that may arise. Likewise, machines and gadgets can also malfunction and this includes LED signages.  Check out our tips below to make sure your business investments won’t break down this season.  1. Relocate your signages to low heat areas  While high temperatures can’t be totally avoided during the summer months, there are ways to go around this. These are the times when the sun is at its strongest, so it’s best if you can move your signages away from high heat caused by direct sunlight exposure. While you can’t exactly move a large billboard out of the sun’s way, this can be done for small LED signages (check out some samples below; click the links ...

More and more businesses nowadays are investing to new kinds of business signage. From the traditional printed signs to bright neon sign, we are now noticing a lot of businesses that are using LED powered signs in their establishments starting from the bright and blinking open sign to different sizes of LED digital displays. If you’re going to think about it, using LED sign has a lot of advantages over traditional advertising tool. But as most businessmen believe, investing in electronic signage requires a big amount of money. To give you a quick guide on your store sign needs, here is an article that will give you an idea on when you should use LED open sign for your business. When you have limited space in high traffic area If you own a small store in a high traffic area like bus terminals and shopping districts, it’s easy for your store to get lost among the different establishments in your area. To get your store easily noticed by your target audience, hang a colorf...

Your simple outdoor sign can do more in terms of branding your business than other advertising means. You might think that that signage in your window display might have a little effect in your business, but when shoppers decide where to buy, they rely on what they can see in different store signage in their area. The kind of message display outside your store leaves a lasting impression to the people in your area. They will either remember you when they’re thinking of a place to eat or when they need to buy shoes or bag, or they may not even cross their mind at all.  With a powerful business sign, you can create an impact that can bring success to your business and create a stronger brand for your company. Time to Update Your Business Sign If you are still sticking with printed signs, you must be missing a lot. Illuminated Open sign can capture the attention of more passersby and a scrolling programmable LED sign can display keeps your message fresh and updated...

If you want your business to succeed, you have to put your name out there where everybody can recognize your products and services. In order to reach more of your target market, you have to learn how to use different marketing and strategies to promote your brand. Investing in making your business more recognizable must be one of the best decisions you will make for your venture. Once you are able to build awareness among your customers about your brand, you will experience evident increase in sales and foot traffic. photo credits: carbonite.com Open Sign Let your business shine with a bold open sign in front of your store. This way, you can make sure that everyone will notice your restaurant or fashion boutique even from a long distance. A flashing tri-color opensign can encourage people to check your store and encourage unplanned purchase or first time visitors. Programmable Business Hour Sign Do your competitors open a little late in the morning? Why not ...

As the year ends, we’re pretty sure that you’re gearing up to face head on the business challenges that 2013 has to offer. One battle ground for any business next year would surely be in the areas of marketing and advertising especially with the rise of smartphones , tablets and other mobile gadgets that allow the world to function faster and seamlessly . Is your digital scrolling LED sign prepared to battle it out with online marketing means when it comes advertising within the confines of your business? Today, we’re sharing with you 3 easy tips that you can apply to boost your in store advertising efforts in 2013. Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas with us in the comments below.   Digital Sign Upgrade Tip # 1 Revisit your guidelines for writing advertising messages Interactive display boards including scrolling LED signs can do a great deal in keeping your customers informed of announcements and offers by getting your advertising me...

It is indeed the season to be jolly . How is your retail store or coffee shop celebrating the Christmas season? Decorating your place to spread the cheerfulness of the season is one way to go. If your scrolling LED sign hasn’t received a decorative bow for the holidays then you should start thinking of ways to decorate your store and keep up with the season. Today, we are sharing with 3 simple decorating tips for the holidays that will not only liven up your small business but it will also help you save the environment. Take a look at our safety tips for holiday decorating this Christmas time. Holiday Decorating Tip # 1 Switch to LED Christmas lights The light emitting diode (LED) technology has been steadily gaining popularity for some time now. This lighting innovation recently celebrated its 50 th anniversary but the use of LEDs for businesses, homes and even public areas span way less than that . With the proven capacity of LED light bu...

During the holidays, every one of us tends to be more giving and considerate of the people around us. This type of generosity might be brought about by the Yuletide air but no one can tell for sure. Keep this holiday spirit of interconnectedness alive in your retail store by putting up signs and decorations that your customers can appreciate. In this way, you are able to capture their attention and interest that would hopefully lead into a sale. Light up your store’s scrolling LED sign because we’re here to help you revamp the look of your store to make it a haven for the holidays. Here are 3 easy to follow decorating tips to help you this holiday season. Let us know what you think of these ideas by leaving us a comment or two below. Holiday Store Decorating Tips # 1 Keep your customers in mind Placing the needs and desires of your customers first is surely not new to you. As a business owner, we’re pretty sure that you always put forward products...

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! To spread the cheers to all of our valued customers, we are pleased to announce that AffordableLED is offering a store wide price reduction for all of the products. You can get as much as 50% discount on a scrolling LED sign and other indoor/outdoor signage . Make sure to visit us at affordableled.com to get a share of your holiday sale pie from us. To make your shopping experience this holiday season extraordinary, we are sharing with you 3 simple tips on how you can buy the best LED sign for your business this holiday season. Keep in mind these tips before you take advantage of sale events and price reductions that will surely take up until the end of this year. LED sign holiday buying tip # 1 Find the purpose Every dollar you spend for your business is important. It should either spell an instant boost in your income or at least become a solid foundation for the increase of your future earnings. Simply put, a good bu...

The digital signage industry has been growing steadily. According to several studies and researches, the said market is expected to continually grow. It is now wonder why a scrolling LED sign is fast becoming a mainstay in retail stores, restaurants and coffee shops among others. If you’re still having second thoughts on investing in digital scrolling signs then check out these fast facts from an infographic from Vizworld : A good number (half of the business owners survey) plan to increase their budgets for the use of digital signage 24% of companies have projected digital signage spending of more than $ 1 million There is a significant drop in the number of businesses who do not use digital signage in their marketing mix. From 35%, this number went down to 22% The digital signage market amounted to $ 3.9 billion in 2009. This market is expected to grow annually by 20% until the end of this year 70% of U.S. residents who ...

What are you doing to save the environment? This question might not be an interesting one but it is very relevant to each one of us today. We at AffordableLED are proud to say that we offer energy-saving scrolling LED sign for businesses that are attractive and effective at the same time. With the heart-breaking damages of Hurricane Sandy still visible in New York and the other parts of the East Coast, all of us are hopefully awaken that the wrath of climate change is for real. The Department of Energy has marked October as the Energy Action Month as a support to President Obama’s Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future. In line with DOE’s call to action for saving energy, water and money of the American taxpayers, Cree, Inc . has published an infographic to help spreading the message. Here are some fast facts from the said infographic on the savings potential of the LED technology: -- LED lighting has the potential to cut U.S. lighting energy consumption by ...

How does it feel to be 50? If the LED technology could only talk, we’d certainly love to ask that. October marks the 50 th Anniversary of the LED light technology that gave birth to scrolling LED sign , elevator lights and the OLED technology used in automobiles today. With the many innovations born out of the tiny red light bulb, we are surely on the right path to better energy efficiency that could save our planet. When we wrote the 11 Points You Should Know About the LED Technology History in September, the golden anniversary of this much celebrated technology was still bleak. Our previous article was more of retelling how LED technology came to life. Today, we are taking this opportunity to pay tribute to the father the LED, Nick Holonyak, Jr. and celebrate what lies ahead not only for this particular technology but its peripheral effects to others. “I know that I’m just at the front end but I know the result is so powerful…” Holonyak said. “…there’s no ambiguit...