FASTSIGNS News for You!
September, 2011

Project of the Month:
Jewish Hospital
 

 

Jewish Hospital and FASTSIGNS Louisville have been working together for more than 16 years!

 

"Sam and I remember the first sign we made for Jewish Hospital," said owner Susan Cilone.  "It was followed immediately by a second, bigger sign project, which included more than 50 signs for a doctor's office in the Heart and Lung building."

 

From there the relationship grew.

  

 

 

FASTSIGNS Louisville was involved in construction project meetings in the early stages for Jewish Hospital Medical Center East and South and more recently Jewish Hospital Medical Center Northeast.  During the design stages, colors were chosen to accent surrounding décor and sign types were chosen for directories, room signs, directional signs and more.  From pre-construction planning to design to fabrication and installation, FASTSIGNS Louisville assisted in the implementation of hospital signage for these state-of-the-art healthcare facilities.

 

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"Our relationship with Jewish Hospital, JH Properties and later JHSMH has taught us a great deal; we have become better at what we do because we strive to do our best for quality customers like JHSMH," said Sam Cilone. 

 

"Over the years we have worked with many talented and hard-working individuals.  From the renovations of the Heart & Lung Center and Frazier Rehab Institute to the groundbreaking of the Jewish Hospital Medical Centers East,  South and Northeast, we have thoroughly enjoyed working with our friends at Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's Healthcare," Cilone said.

 

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FASTSIGNS Louisville has fabricated and installed thousands of signs for the healthcare company, including:

  • Lobby and floor directories
  • Exterior parking lot and building signs
  • Exterior wayfinding signs
  • Interior wayfinding and directional signs
  • Overhead signs
  • ADA signs 
  • Frosted window graphics
  • Patient room signs
  • Exam room, office, restroom and departmental identification signs
  • Informational signs to post office hours, cautionary info or regulatory info

The relationship between FASTSIGNS Louisville and JHSMH is a great example of a consultative, working relationship.

   


Park Here  

 

The purpose of a parking garage is to park hundreds of vehicles in a small area of real estate.  This objective requires a massive amount of coordination, the burden often placed on the signage.  Just think about it.  Signs in a parking garage tell us where to turn for more parking, how to find the exits and where you have parked.  When customers think of wayfinding they usually think about indoor spaces, but wayfinding is just as critical in a parking structure.

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FASTSIGNS Louisville fabricates and installs signage for parking structures, including:

  • Initial consultative services
  • Assistance with color coding
  • Fabricating signs and hanging systems
  • Professional installation

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Types of signs typically used include:

  • Elevator signs to assist with wayfinding
  • Directional signage to control traffic flow
  • Floor identification signage
  • Clearance bars to inform of maximum height
  • Entrance signs to inform of hours, rates and valet availability

 

Call FASTSIGNS Louisville to avoid a pile-up in your parking structure!  You'll have traffic flowing in no time.

 


QR Codes:
What are those lines? 

You've seen them in magazines; at the grocery store...QR codes are popping up everywhere.  If you have a smartphone you can download a free app to read the QR code and find the message behind that intricate icon.

 

QR means Quick Response and that's just what you can get when you incorporate these codes into your signage. Customers and prospects can get additional information with the click of a button, capturing information that they used to have to write down.  With one quick scan they can go directly to your website and get your phone, email and specific product information.

 

Local radio icon Terry Meiners asked FASTSIGNS Louisville to make a custom For Sale sign for his beautiful Highlands home.  He also created a website, nuze.co, which featured photos and details regarding the home.  By adding a QR code to the For Sale sign, Meiners was able to instantly give interested buyers access to a wealth of information.  Prospects could scan the code and immediately view the information and save the website in their phones.

 

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Meiners said, "You can quote me.  Your work is crisp, eye-catching and effective.  My website is getting a ton of hits.  Thanks, FASTSIGNS!"

 

 

In This Issue
Project of the Month
Parking Garage Signs
QR Codes
Welcome Home Banners
Kosair Charities Raffle
Here to Help
 
Welcome Home 

Heroes   


FASTSIGNS Louisville offers a free banner to the service men and women who have courageously served our country and fought for our freedom. 

 

Co-owner Sam Cilone said, "It is a small gesture of thanks to the young men and women of our armed forces.  We are pleased to help families as they celebrate the homecoming of loved ones."

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"There have been far too many service men and women who did not receive a 'Welcome Home' upon arrival back in the United States," Cilone said.  "This is one small way that we can help."

 

FASTSIGNS Louisville is proud to sponsor the Welcome Home Heroes banner program.  If your loved one is due home, simply call FASTSIGNS Louisville for your Welcome Home banner with a customized message.

   

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Kosair Charities
Raffles Car 

On November 11 one lucky person will win a 1968 Chevy Camero! Several thousand other Kentuckiana residents will have helped Kosair Charities by buying a $10 raffle ticket for the car - even though they didn't win!

 

For the third year in a row Bob Beatty and the Louisville Shriners are helping Kosair Charities raise money by raffling a restored vehicle.  Again this year, FASTSIGNS Louisville is helping sponsor the event.  Beatty chooses a car, restores it if need be, and coordinates the raffle.  He shows the car throughout the area for almost a year, promoting the raffle and Kosair Charities.

 

Then, as will happen this year on November 11, the big raffle is held and the winner is announced.

 

Raffle tickets are available at both FASTSIGNS Louisville locations for $10 each.  Your ticket is also your admission to the drawing gala, to be held this year on November 11 at Crowne Plaza.  Doors open at 6:30 and the evening will feature free entertainment, appetizers and a huge silent auction.

 

Last year the event raised more than $156,000 and organizers hope to surpass that amount this year


 

I'm not sure what I need... 

 

Don't be afriad to call FASTSIGNS Louisville if you don't know what you need...that's what we're here for!  Our sales people and customer service representatives are consultants who can help you determine what will best fit your needs and help solve your problem.  Chances are you don't even know the extent of our capabilities!

 

Next time you call, explain your whole problem and let us offer a comprehensive solution, not just a short-term sign fix.  We can even come to your location and take measurements and offer suggestions.

 

FASTSIGNS Louisville is here to be an extension of your staff and help you and your company meet your goals and objectives.  Call us!


 

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Images used in this newsletter are examples of projects completed by FASTSIGNS Louisville for businesses in the Kentuckiana area.

 

FASTSIGNS Louisville
6005 A Fern Valley Rd
Louisville, Kentucky 40228
(502)969-7002


FASTSIGNS Louisville

Special of the Month:
FREE

ADA Compliance Evaluation 

 

 

You can't get in compliance if you don't know where you stand. FASTSIGNS Louisville has ADA experts on staff who can help you figure out what's what with your ADA compliance and help you figure out where to start if you need to get in compliance.  It's a lot more complex than just adding Braille to your signs.  Call today for a free evaluation.   

Offer Expires: October 31, 2011