Signage is powerful, but if signs include too much information, they become more noise that customers have to sift through. The most effective signs streamline information and make it easy for customers to connect with the messaging. Travel center signs should be clutter free. “It is decluttered, more focused messaging. That applies to price signs and digital signs,” said Cameron Cordova, vice president of sales at PMW Electronic Price Signs. “You don’t want to do too much. We’re a micro-consumption type of society. You don’t want to create something people have to stand there and read.”
07-24-2024A shopper study by BrandSpark and Better Homes and Gardens found that 64 percent of respondents said they have failed to find a business because the signage was too small or unclear.
11-04-2020Interstate billboards give you exposure to large numbers of travelers every day and night. I believe that this is one of the most effective forms of advertising.
08-18-2020Building a new location is always exciting, and I believe it is never too early to start promoting a new truckstop or travel plaza. Don’t be afraid to put up “coming soon” signage as soon as you begin construction on the site. Once people see activity at site, they will be curious about what new business is coming into the neighborhood.
06-18-2020NATSO is partnering with the International Sign Association to offer a webinar on Thursday, June 18 at 2:00 p.m. EST on “Signage Best Practices for Truckstops and Travel Centers.”
06-11-2020Signage is one of the most important tools to connect with customers. It not only attracts customers from the street and draws them into the location, but also communicates sales or promotions, spurs point-of-sale purchases and directs customers where to go.
03-01-2018If you look over Guthrie Travel Center in Guthrie, Oklahoma, from left to right—from the cooler to the coffee area—you’d see they’ve done a nice job highlighting their offerings with signage and that includes the movable placards over their coolers.
03-01-2018One of NATSO’s primary roles is to deliver solutions to members’ challenges. Each day members tap into the expertise of NATSO’s staff for answers to some of their most pressing questions. Stop Watch compiled some recent member inquiries and sat down with Darren Schulte, NATSO’s vice president of membership, for detailed answers.
04-19-2013Attending the International Study Tour in person is the best way to gather valuable business insights abroad, but as a distant second best, Darren Schulte, NATSO’s vice president of membership, is providing readers with a virtual tour of his trip through pictures he gathered last fall.
04-18-2013NATSO members nationwide are turning to LED lighting, digital signage and strategic placement to promote their offerings.
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