Carving a Niche // Jim Dawson of Synergy Sign & Graphics

Jim Dawson owns Synergy Sign & Graphics in Strasburg, OH. From humble beginnings in his basement 20 years ago, he has built a business that thrives on challenges and innovation. In this podcast, he shares his experiences with creative architectural signage.

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Links:
Dan Sawatzky Episode: https://youtu.be/QHOBWzf-5QY

Synergy Signs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/synergy_signs/

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Key Points Discussed:

- Business and Personal life: Jim shares his business and personal life and how he and his wife manage it all together.

- Jim's Journey: Jim shares his journey and how he ended up with signage from an animator and cabinet shop. 

-Architecture Projects: Jim shares with us his amazing architecture Projects and shows us the workflow of working with architecture Projects.

-Client Expectation: We dive deep into this conversation, discussing the importance of knowing and fulfilling clients' expectations and how to let clients know what we expect from them.

- Pricing Methods: Jim discusses his pricing method and how he decides or adjusts his pricing and profit margins.

- Changes in the industry: We discuss the positive and negative aspects of the industry's changes and how they will affect the market and the future of signage.
 
-Jim's Workshop: Jim talks about his workshop, which they conduct a few times per year. Y http://www.synergysign.com/sign-alchemy-workshops/

-Sign Shop School: Jim and Peter discuss their future plan to open a sign shop school and give back to the industry.

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In this episode...

00:00            Intro

00:38            Sponsor

01:27             Catching Up

04:40            Winning a Lottery

09:12             About Jim

10:25             Working with Wife

13:55             From Animator to cabinet shop to signage

19:12              The Progression.

22:12             Storefront walk-in traffic

28:07             Inflection Point 

31:12              Jim’s architecture projects   

33:12              Fulfilling Client Expectations

36:25             90-day Terms

38:18              Equipments

43:20             Fire Prevention

46:02             Workflow with architecture Projects.

52:30             Pricing Method

57:05             Changes in the Industry

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