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Submit sites whose primary focus is the manufacturing, distributing, and marketing of signs, including related products such as frames, stakes, brackets, and posts.

Sites generally not listed in this category:
  • Locally focused businesses: Businesses focused on providing varied types of signage for a local area -- such as a single state (or equivalent), city, or metro area -- belong in the Regional category.
  • Businesses that focus on a specific industry are generally listed with that industry. For example, businesses whose primary focus is real estate signage are listed at Business: Real Estate: Marketing and Advertising: Signs and Displays .

The Signage category focuses on the business of manufacturing, distributing, and marketing of signs, including related products such as frames, stakes, brackets, and posts.

The Signage businesses listed in this category include

Sites generally not listed in this category:


Advertising Display Equipment and Posters

Submit sites that focus primarily on sell of displays and the display prints that are used.

These include scrolling and similar display cases as well as the reprographics and large format prints that are used.

If site focuses on the reprographic or large format digital prints only and does not focus on production or sale of the systems as well, please submit site to Business/Publishing_and_Printing/Printing/Products/Reprographics/ instead.

Sites that focus primarily on sell of displays and the display prints that are used.

These include scrolling and similar display cases as well as the reprographics and large format prints that are used.

Architectural

Please submit sites for companies which specialize in either retail or wholesale architectural signs, rather than in advertising and marketing signs. Architectural signs can be electrical or non-electrical, interior or exterior. They are permanent, rather than temporary (such as banners or posters). Sites which might use architectural signs include medical facilities, office buildings, apartment buildings, schools, training facilities and institutions of higher learning, shopping centers and malls, research and development facilities, industrial sites, hotels, motels and dormitories, entertainment complexes, zoos, parks and sports facilities.
On premise signs and sign systems that help building users to find their way around the site and buildings on the site, and to locate and use facilities of the site and buildings. Architectural signs identify, direct and inform. They instruct in the use of the facilities and architectural elements on the site. One special category of architectural signs is ADA signs, or signs which are compliant with ADAAG, the ADA Accessibility Guidelines. Some of these signs have Braille and raised characters.

Associations

Sites submitted to this category must be sign industry associations.

Submitting to the wrong category will delay and/or prevent your site from being listed in the directory.

Submission Tips:

1. When writing your site's title please ensure it is the same as your organization.

2. When writing your site's description, please tell what your site offers in a clear and concise statement without hype or promotional language.

Thank-you for your cooperation.

Digital

Submit sites whose primary focus is the manufacturing, distributing, and marketing of digital signage, including related products such as software, hardware, and installation essentials.

Sites generally not listed in this category:

Please take the time to find the most appropriate category for your submission, click on the link leading to that area, and then submit your site. This will allow your submission to be reviewed much sooner.

Please do not submit affiliate sites, mirror sites, non-English sites or sections of a larger site (deeplinks). Non-English sites should be sent to the correct category in World/.

Digital signs are electronic devices used to display informational, educational, experiential or advertising content to a target audience at a specific place and time.

Directories

Signmaking resource and listing directory

Electric

Submit sites whose primary focus is the manufacturing, distributing, and marketing of electric signs, including related products such as frames, stakes, brackets, and posts.

Sites generally not listed in this category: Please take the time to find the most appropriate category for your submission, click on the link leading to that area, and then submit your site. This will allow your submission to be reviewed much sooner.

Please do NOT submit affiliate sites, mirror sites, non-English sites or sections of a larger site (deeplinks). Non-English sites should be sent to the correct category in World/.
Note: If your site ONLY provides ONLINE SALES of electric signs, neon signs, or LED signs, then you should submit your site to ONLINE SALES.

The Electric Signage category focuses on the business of manufacturing, distributing, and marketing of electric signs, including related products such as frames, stakes, brackets, and posts.

Equipment and Supplies

Please submit only sites supplying equipment and materials to the sign trade

Suppliers of equipment and materials to the sign trade

Flags and Banners

Flags, banners, and signs are often sold by agents who sell advertising specialties or as part as sales promotions, in that context they belong in this category.

Large scale producers and manufacturers of signs should be listed under Business_Services/Signage/

Online Sales

This category contains sites that focus on allowing the consumer to buy signs over the Web. These sites include information about signs, related products, prices, and ordering details.

Promotional

Submit sites whose primary focus is the manufacturing, distributing, and marketing of Promotional signage, including related products and services.

Sites generally not listed in this category: Please take the time to find the most appropriate category for your submission, click on the link leading to that area, and then submit your site. This will allow your submission to be reviewed much sooner.

Please do NOT submit affiliate sites, mirror sites, non-English sites or sections of a larger site (deeplinks). Non-English sites should be sent to the correct category in World/.

The Promotional Signage category focuses on the business of manufacturing, distributing, and marketing of Promotional interior and exterior sign products.

Varied Media

Submit sites whose primary focus is the design, manufacture, and installation of signs made of a wide range of materials.

Sites generally not listed in this category:
  • Businesses that focus on signs with a specific type of construction are listed in the category for that type. See the specialized categories under Business: Business Services: Signage .
  • Businesses that focus on a specific industry are generally listed with that industry. For example, businesses whose primary focus is real estate signage are listed at Business: Real Estate: Marketing and Advertising: Signs and Displays .
  • Local sign shops: Businesses that primarily sell signs directly to consumers in a very limited geographic area -- like a single state (or equivalent), city, or metro area -- belong in the Regional category.

The Signage: Varied Media category focuses on businesses that design, manufacture, and install signs made of a wide range of materials.

Vinyl

If you create larger vehicle or fleet graphics with vinyl and/or wraps, please do not list your site here, but in Business/Business_Services/Signage/Vinyl/

If your site is shopping enabled for immediate sales and primarily focuses on auto graphics, please submit to

Shopping/Vehicles/Parts_and_Accessories/Exterior/Auto_Graphics_and_Lettering/

Alternatively, if your site is not online shopping enabled, please submit to

Business/Business_Services/Signage/Vinyl/

and sites that do offer online sales but are not auto or vehicle graphics primarily, consider submitting to

Business/Business_Services/Signage/Vinyl/Online_Sales/ for sites where signage is made primarily with vinyl or to

Business/Business_Services/Signage/Online_Sales/ for sites who offer a wider variety of signage solutions.

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