Controversial Subjects, Open House Benefits and More in December’s Inbox

Eye for Controversy

• Love the controversial topics and the ones that will make folks stop and read! Dating in the workplace? When/where is this acceptable? Employees, managers or owners dealing with burnout? Family drama within the ownership of the business? Bidding jobs off of other sign companies’ designs? Sharing prices of your vendors to drive other vendors’ costs down? — Matt Baker, Bakers’ Sign & Manufacturing, Conroe, TX

Specified Request

• Vintage sign restoration (I chase this type of work) from pre-WWI through the 1950’s. — Michael Crowder, Crowder Signs, Gainesville, GA

Thanks and Feedback

• I find the mixture of the articles helps me to learn the sign business. More articles on permits would help me out. — Cody McElroy, Commercial Signs, Houma, LA
• I don’t care for the split front cover on the magazine. — Jeffrey Cross, Cross Signs, Seminole, FL

Open Doors Policy

• We recently hosted over 300 clients, vendors and staff family members at an Open house to proudly display our facility, equipment and team. It has been a few years since we felt this would be valuable and the amount of business we gained in one single after-hours event was outstanding. — Bob Chapa, National Branding | Signarama Troy, Troy, MI

Another Year’s End

• We are going to be concentrating on working smarter not harder for 2025 by implementing some new processes! — Kelly Bookheimer, The Mad Signtist, Myrtle Beach, SC
• Have a great holiday season! — Cindy Gillihan, Gilly’s Super Signs, Placerville, CA