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How Effective is Your Signage – Survey
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How Effective is Your Signage – Survey

You don’t want ANYONE to overlook your business signage. But it may be so familiar to you that you barely...
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The Infinite Possibilities of Vinyl Graphics
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The Infinite Possibilities of Vinyl Graphics

New owner of full-service salon sees vibrant results with new logo, new sign When Infinity Hair, a full-service salon and...
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12 Funny Warning Signs
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12 Funny Warning Signs

Indeed some important signs. Which one is your favorite? 🙂
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Signs of Summer in Boston
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Signs of Summer in Boston

We'll be closed on Monday so our employees can gather with family and loved ones to celebrate and commemorate throughout...
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Overcoming Signage Restrictions with Creativity and Style
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Overcoming Signage Restrictions with Creativity and Style

Glass House in Cambridge was working with a visibility issue with respect to its new Kendall Square location. Since the...
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Big Retail Center Calls for Bigger Sign in Keene
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Big Retail Center Calls for Bigger Sign in Keene

When the owner of One-Stop Country Pet Supply planned to move to one of Keene, NH's biggest retail centers, she knew...
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Quarterly Report – The Sign Industry Above Average Growth
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Quarterly Report – The Sign Industry Above Average Growth

A good year for the sign, graphics and visual communications industry, index set to hit its highest levels for the industry since 2012.
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Large and Oversized Signs Go Big for Your Brand When Design is Right
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Large and Oversized Signs Go Big for Your Brand When Design is Right

When it comes to business signage, size matters. While it's not always accurate to say, "the bigger the better," well,...
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The Importance Of Business Signage
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The Importance Of Business Signage

"67 % of the consumers indicated that they had purchased a product or service because a sign caught their eye". Great infographic about the importance of business signage.
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Who Knew: Joe Lyons, Sign Collector
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Who Knew: Joe Lyons, Sign Collector

Every sign tells a story, and this local sign collector's office has a lot of stories to tell. We love the original lollipop "T" sign - the ones we make today are not nearly so heavy!
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Is Your Corporate Signage Environmentally Sound?
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Is Your Corporate Signage Environmentally Sound?

Each year in April, Earth Day gets a lot of attention. But when the activities are over, it's easy to forget...
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Small Business Sign Survey Reveals Generational Differences
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Small Business Sign Survey Reveals Generational Differences

More than half of small business owners find in-store signs and graphics effective in attracting customers to their business, according to a nationwide survey commissioned by FedEx. Do you recognize yourself in the patterns identified?
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Funny Grammar Mistakes On Signs In America [20 Pics]
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Funny Grammar Mistakes On Signs In America [20 Pics]

Language can be tricky sometimes. 20 funny grammar mistakes on signs in America - no, this is not our porfolio 🙂
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Making Signs Stand Out, Blend in with Beautiful Campgrounds
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Making Signs Stand Out, Blend in with Beautiful Campgrounds

From Concept to Design to Fabrication - GSEM Signage Enhances Organization's Brand Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts (GSEM) came to...
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Would Your Sign Win An Academy Award?
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Would Your Sign Win An Academy Award?

Metro Sign and Awning graphic designers and fabricators love bringing signs to life. But would our jobs make a good...
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2016 The Year in Signs & Signage Project Highlights
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2016 The Year in Signs & Signage Project Highlights

Our talented creative team is already hard at work creating signs you'll see in 2017, but they recently got together to...
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Renovating a Beautiful Old Sign in Keene, NH
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Renovating a Beautiful Old Sign in Keene, NH

enovating an old sign is something like a makeover. The ‘after’ appears beautiful true to the original, but sports an...
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The Department Store May Very Well Be Dead – What’s Next?
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The Department Store May Very Well Be Dead – What’s Next?

Mixed-use developments, like many that Metro is involved with, continue to be strong.
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A Sign is Born!
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A Sign is Born!

We hope your 2017 is off to a stellar start!  Here's a look at one of the first signs that...
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Homeless veterans wake up in new homes Christmas morning
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Homeless veterans wake up in new homes Christmas morning

Metro Sign & Awning is proud to have worked on this design/build project with @Consigli_1905
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