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As with Carter Associates Packaging, we are constantly looking for ways to improve our products and deliver better results for our customers. Whether we're investigating new uses for our corrugated plastic signs or we're experimenting with new materials and assembly methods, our goal is to provide our customers with a low-cost, efficient and – most importantly – effective way to promote their businesses and organizations.

Advertise Your Community Festival or Event with Yard Signs

7/7/2017

Carter Associates Packaging can help you create all of the signage you need for your festival. We have experience with a wide variety of community events, including events such as art fairs, food festivals, farmers markets, music festivals, and specialized community events. Your participants will come to know they can get valuable information and instructions from your custom branded yard signs. Create different designs for all aspects of your event; promotion beforehand, instructional help during, and appreciation for your sponsors.

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Thermoformed Pallets

Visit Carter Associates Manufacturing for Corrugated Plastic Sleeves, Totes, and More

5/23/2017

Carter Associates isn’t only in the business of manufacturing, durable, high quality corrugated plastic signs, we also manufacture the industry’s most rugged corrugated plastic sleeves, totes, and more at Carter Associates Manufacturing. Whether you’re in need of internal shipping solutions or you’re planning of holding your products for some time, we know we have the solution you’re looking for. Also, since we’re a manufacturer with corrugated plastic and thermoformed capabilities, we can offer your customized materials, sizes, style, and functionality. In Today’s post, we will look at a few of the reusable packaging and returnable containers that we offer. 

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Business Yard Sign

The Four Steps in Using Business Yard Signs to Reach New Customers

4/25/2017

It’s a good idea to begin by planning a sort of campaign for your business yard signs. To do this you need to ask yourself a few questions.

  • What is the purpose of the campaign? For new customers to visit your store or website, give you a call or to simply reinforce brand identity?
  • How will you get people to take the action you hope for them to take? Coupons, sales, or promo codes?
  • What audience will you be targeting with your campaign? Where are the best locations to put your business yard signs to reach them? Will you need permission from private property owners?
  • What is your budget and how many signs do you need?
  • What is your goal and how will you track if the campaign has accomplished this goal? 

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Political Yard Signs

Political Yard Signs Work Especially Well for Candidates with Little Name Recognition

3/28/2017

Every now and then I will come across an article talking about how political yard signs are no longer effective. What’s particularly funny about that, though, is the fact that they are becoming more popular than ever. If there’s a neighborhood that is filled with a particular candidates name on political yards signs with no one representing their opponent, of course that poses a problem for the opponent, especially if they do not have any name recognition or are not an incumbent. In this post, we will look further into political yard signs.

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Golf Outing Signs

Increase Your Golf Event Sponsorships With Carter Associates’ Sign Factory’s Golf Outing Signs

2/20/2017

In Michigan the snow has melted and there are already people out on the golf course. This means that tournaments are already being planned and organized. Try and remember the last golf tournament you played in – do you remember off the top of your head who the major sponsors were or what they did? When we ask this question, most of the time, people can’t remember. When someone decides to sponsor an event, they expect to be remembered. 

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Outdoor Signs

The Benefits of Using Outdoor Signs

1/19/2017

Outdoor signs, and in particular, outdoor yard signs are small to medium sized signs that are typically used to promote political candidates and other people such as athletes, special events, or local businesses. Outdoor yard signs are usually put on stakes and put in the ground of individuals’ property or business property. They’re used to announce support for candidates, inform the public of sales or events and other messaging they want to get a large amount of eyes on for a low cost. In this post, we’ll look at some of the benefits of outdoor signs. 

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Sports Booster Signs

Get Your Sports Booster Signs at Carter Associates’ Sign Factory

12/29/2016

Booster clubs are an important part of high school athletics because oftentimes a team may need outside funds for equipment, uniforms, or other important items because there is not enough in the athletics budget. One of the many things booster clubs do to raise funds is sell booster signs that can be put in proud parents, friends, or other family members’ yards. These signs usually match the school’s colors and have the student athletes name and number on them, but can be set up in whatever the way the booster club chooses. 

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Corrugated Plastic Dunnage

Carter Associates Also Offers Plastic Corrugated Dunnage

11/11/2016

In addition to the affordable, all-weather corrugated plastic signs made by Carter Sign Factory, Carter Associates also offers durable shipping totes and thermoformed dunnage to protect your products in transit and in storage. Our protective plastic corrugated dunnage comes in an array of custom styles that will perfectly suit your product. We can help secure and safeguard your products using one of our many configurations – from high tolerance corrugated assemblies to low tolerance layer pads, we are certain you will find protective dunnage that fits your particular needs. In this post, we will look at why you should choose Carter Associates for your corrugated plastic dunnage needs. 

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outdoor signs

Corrugated Plastic Sign Blanks: A Beginner’s Guide

10/3/2016

Corrugated plastic sign blanks are perhaps the most commonly used signage for a variety of reasons. The signs are made in a wide range of sizes and colors and are vinyl graphic friendly, easy to maintain and use, extremely versatile and durable, and relatively inexpensive, especially when purchased in bulk. Their versatility is shown by the fact that they can be combined with stakes and put in the ground or grummets can be attached and they can be hung as well as the ability to permanently attach just about any vinyl graphic with adhesive permanently. 

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Five Advantages to Our Corrugated Plastic Signs

9/13/2016

Corrugated plastic signs are the go-to option for a lot of companies when trying to get the word out about a new product, special, or anything else they want the public to know about. These signs have been proven to be highly effective and long lasting. In this post, we will look at five reasons why you should consider corrugated plastic signs for your next event.

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