APRIL/MAY 2010
Dear : 
 
Happy Spring!  VividBoard is hopping with lots of new projects primarily in healthcare and restaurant/bar.  We are also seeing more interest in sports whiteboards and manufacturing tracking boards.  There's a growing trend in hospitals to invest in custom whiteboards, as a key variable in improving patient satisfaction. See article in H&HN Magazine.  
 
Earlier this month we launched our new website, with lots of new examples and information to help you share the message about VividBoard!  Check it out at www.vividboard.com or click on the links above. 
 
While today's newsletter focuses on healthcare, all of these ideas work in other industries as well. Remember, whether you are following patients, tracking production output, or promoting daily specials, VividBoards look great, are easy to use, promote your brand and keep you focused...it doesn't have to be boring... make it VIVID! 
New Combination Boards
Combine a graphic whiteboard with a bulletin board surface for the ultimate patient room board.  The bulletin board surface is covered in washable, self-healing PremaTak vinyl -- perfect for hospital settings -- cleans easily and doesn't harbor germs like traditional cork boards.  Now available with a black frame, silver aluminum frame or light oak wood frame.  Click here to learn more about combination boards and PremaTak vinyl.
                                                                                                         thomas memorial combination board 
 
VividBoard passes test with hospital cleaning products!       
             
 
VividBoard commissioned a test of the leading disinfectant wipes in hospital settings to see if use of these products would harm the surface of a VividBoard.  Good news -- both the typical disinfectant wipe (ie. CaviWipes) as well as the more robust Clorox Germicidal Wipes (.1 - 1% sodium hypochlorite) did not harm the surface.  The test included assessing the effect on both the dry erase capability as well as the quality of the image.  Both were unaffected.  With our 4 mil. coating, which includes UV inhibitors, VividBoard withstands even these harsh hospital cleaning products.  Just one more reason to choose VividBoard.
Add Variable Data -- each board can have unique information!             
 
Some information stays the same from shift to shift, like Unit Name, Room #, Room Phone #, Dietary and Housekeeping phone numbers.  Why erase and re-write the same information?  Simply prepare an excel spreadsheet with the unique information per board, and we'll design and produce each board with its own data.  Not only is this more efficient for the care team, the patient is sure to get accurate information for these critical numbers.  A nominal fee applies.                   
Did You Know?
New Black Frame -- perfect for any environment.  With a 3/4" face and 1/4" width, the powdercoated aluminum smooth black frame looks great anywhere.  Here is a patient room board with the black frame as well as a close up of a combination board with our new smooth black frame.      
        
                           
 
Review VividBoard's environmentally friendly characterstics on our website.  
Cick here to read more.