Entries by Mark Hackley

Channel Letter Pics- Alexandria, Virginia

ALEXANDRIA… Holiday Signs is Central Virginia’s premier custom electric sign company and, just in case you haven’t noticed, we work in your town too! We’ve been turning traffic into customers for over 40 years and look forward to the chance to help your organization attract attention in your part of Virginia.   Contact: Mark Hackley, […]

Are Solar Power Signs Feasible for Signage Off the Grid?

  Are Solar Power Signs Feasible for Signage Off the Grid? SUN POWER  Photovoltaic (PV) powered signs (solar-powered signs), can operate independently off the grid generating electricity directly from sunlight. Recent technological advances in low voltage LED lighting and thin-film solar cell technology are combining to make solar options a bit easier to digest from […]

DIGITAL DISPLAY PROJECT-VCU SIEGEL CENTER

KEEPING SCORE AT VCU A Closer Look at a Complicated Digital Display Installation TOP RATED SIGN INSTALLERS FOR A TOP RATED TEAMAccording to today’s Associated Press Top 25 Men’s College Basketball poll, the VCU Rams are Ranked 16th in the US. Before the start of this year’s season, Holiday Signs was involved in assembling and […]

Branding Multiple Sites- Part 1: Signs for Regional Industrial Properties

Branding Multiple Sites Part 1- Signs for Regional Industrial Properties LOTS OF SITES, LOTS OF SIGNS   A Virginia property management firm needed help with branding a client’s industrial parks, and reached out to Holiday Signs for some guidance. Amy Marsden with Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) originally contacted Holiday Signs‘ project manager, Allen Twedt, early last […]

Virginia Banks Meet for 2015 Economic Outlook

Virginia Banks Meet for 2015 Economic Outlook Around 500 bankers and others following the financial industry met in Richmond last week to hear two speakers offer their insight to economic signs for 2015. John Reinhart, CEO/Executive Director of the Virginia Port Authority, and Jeffrey M. Lacker, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, both […]

How Does Cold Weather Affect my Sign ?

Cold Temperatures and Signage How does cold weather affect my sign?  Good question. With temperatures dropping to 5 degrees in Central Virginia tonight, and with cold temperatures across the Commonwealth all week, I thought it would be appropriate to write a short blog about cold temperatures and signage. Hopefully signs you already have in place […]

Using 3-D Dimensional Letters for Your Main Signage

Using Dimensional Letters for Your Main Signage TO LIGHT OR NOT TO LIGHT, THAT IS THE QUESTION   Retailers need to stand out in their commercial neighborhoods and use eye-catching signs for branding and advertising.  So choosing internally illuminated electric signs and graphics for their stores is routine business.     Many of the biggest regional retail […]

Examples of Sign Projects in Virginia

Examples of Sign Projects in Virginia Allow us to help your next sign project stand out! #14…Connects Federal Credit Union, Chesterfield Connects Federal Credit Union relocated to an existing building located at a highly visible yet challenging crossroads in that roads came from several directions and it was difficult to determine the best locations for […]

Building Sign Pics Virginia

Holiday Signs is Central Virginia’s premier custom electric sign company and, just in case you haven’t noticed, we work in your town too! We’ve been turning traffic into customers for over 40 years and look forward to the chance to help your organization attract attention in your part of Virginia. See links below for building […]

Sign Prototypes and Demonstrations

Our Approach to Selling Signs, Part 5 Sign Prototypes & Demonstrations PART OF A PROCESS The following examples are how we have used sign prototypes and demonstrations and involve some of the most technically challenging situations and why they were a necessity. But even when selling the more typical sign projects like electronic message centers […]