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GETTING STARTED
Please help us identify you.

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* 1. Please let us know who you are and where you work. (All fields required.)

AND WE'RE OFF ...
A few quick questions to get you started

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* 2. How do your October 2022 sales compare with October 2021?

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* 3. How do you expect your December 2022 sales to compare with December 2021?

EDITORIAL REACH-OUT
Your answers to these questions support Buzz Session and other departments in Signs of the Times.

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* 4. ONE QUICK QUESTION
How easy or hard do you expect hiring new employees in 2023 to be compared to this year?

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* 5. DO YOU OR DON'T YOU?
Are you planning to offer a new product or service in 2023?

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* 6. What are you currently planning for 2023 that you did not buy or do this year?

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* 7. MANAGER'S TO-DO LIST
Please let us know of any week-long tasks, marketing efforts or must-do’s to start in the New Year.

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* 8. BENCHMARKS
For our January 2023 Benchmarks feature, we’re looking for images of your own sign company’s sign. If we select your sign to be featured, our editors will follow up with you for additional information and photos.

Please upload your image below.

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DO THIS NOT THAT
For the January 2023 issue, we are planning a special feature. The next two questions seek the best and worst business advice you’ve received over the course of your career.

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* 9. What is the best business advice you’ve ever received?

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* 10. What is the worst business advice you’ve ever received?

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* 11. LINE TIME
We are looking for your best “go-to phrase” that assures, helps or otherwise takes care of customer concerns, especially when they are unconvinced or hesitant about something during the sales process.

The best phrases collected will appear in the “Line Time” mini-feature within our columns. Please type your best go-to phrase and the circumstances in which it applies below.

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* 12. TIP SHEET
Got a specific, actionable tip or hack to improve sales, design, fabrication, installation or any other aspect of the sign business? Maybe a change you’ve recently made that had an outsized impact on your company? Please share it here!

... AND WRAPPING UP
Finally, your chance to sound off

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* 13. ASK SIGNS OF THE TIMES
Ask us a sign business-related question and we will try to answer it. Or ask a question for any of our expert columnists, and we’ll see if they can help.

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* 14. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts on any of the recent articles from our magazine or website, or tell us what kind of stories and topics you'd like to see in the future. Our October issue featured the world of print, scary sign pro stories, dimensional letters and more. Our November issue will feature company cultures, channel letters, bar and pub signs, plus more.

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