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Signs of the Times Brain Squad Survey – June 2022 (weblink)
GETTING STARTED
Please help us identify you.
1.
Let us know who you are and where you work. (Answers required for each field.)
Your first and last name
The name of your business
City and state/province your business is located in
Your position (owner, manager, etc.)
Your email address
BASIC QUESTIONS
A few quick questions to kick things off
*
2.
How do your May 2022 sales compare with May 2021?
(Required.)
Way up (20% or more)
Up
About the same
Down
Way down (20% or more)
3.
How do you expect your July 2022 sales to compare with July 2021?
Way up (20% or more)
Up
About the same
Down
Way down (20% or more)
EDITORIAL REACH-OUT
Your answers to these questions support Buzz Session and other departments in
Signs of the Times
.
4.
YOU AND YOUR PHONE
For decades now, mobile phones have become so integral to daily living that it’s hard to imagine how we ever got by without them. And as with every technological advancement in society, our assimilation with smartphones has had both positive and negative impacts. So, what are your main feelings about modern mobile phone life?
5.
ONE QUICK QUESTION
How do you communicate with
customers
by phone?
Vast majority by text, almost no calls
Mostly by text, some calls
Mostly by calls, some texts
Vast majority by calls, almost no texts
Other (please describe)
6.
DO YOU OR DON'T YOU?
Does your company have a dedicated landline phone?
Yes
No
(If “yes,” briefly explain why; if “no,” please explain briefly why not.)
7.
MANAGER'S TO-DO LIST
Please let us know of any
week-long
tasks, marketing efforts or must-do’s for August to share with other sign companies.
8.
BENCHMARKS
For our August Benchmarks feature, we’re looking for images of
park and nature signs
that have been completed in the past 12 months. 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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9.
How many
customer
calls/texts do you make per day on average?
Fewer than 10
10-19
20-29
30 or more
10.
How many
customer
emails do you send/reply to per day on average?
Fewer than 10
10-19
20-29
30 or more
11.
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
12.
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.
13.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Please comment on any of the articles or topics from recent issues. May featured soft signage, routed signs, sports venue signs and more. June will feature how humor can help your business, wayfinding, restored signs and more.
