Exhibiting at Sign & Digital UK
What is Sign & Digital UK?
Sign & Digital UK is the largest and longest running (nearly 25 years) visual communications event in the United Kingdom, making the show the only event of its kind in the UK. Created to showcase the ongoing and ever changing visual communications industry, the exhibition provides the perfect platform for those looking to increase awareness and market share.
Attracting some of the world's top manufacturers and suppliers from across the signage and print spectrum to demonstrate the latest in technology, services and advice, Sign & Digital is proud to be considered the visual communication industry's annual get together.
Spanning three days at the UK's premier exhibition venue, the Birmingham NEC, Sign & Digital UK offers the unique and unrivalled opportunity of getting you, your business and your products & services in front of an essential target audience, who are looking to make serious enquiries and decisions.
Why Exhibit?
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PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS |
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CAPTIVE AUDIENCE Engage with carefully targeted decision makers who visit to be inspired by the possibilities you present to them. |
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ONE ON ONE Cash in on the unique opportunity to meet customers face to face. |
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IGNITE THE SENSES Allow your clients to see in person what makes you better than the rest. |
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UNIQUE TIME SAVING OPPORTUNITIES Meet more people in three days than you can in a year |
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FLY THE FLAG Enjoy widespread coverage in the lead up to and beyond the show itself. |
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PROTECT YOUR CLIENT BASE Ensure its your products that are being seen and not the competition's. |
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MEET WITH YOUR FELLOW SUPPLIERS Catch up with familiar faces and add new ones to your list of contacts. |
Can you afford to miss it?
If you manufacture, distribute or supply any of the materials, equipment or services listed below, Sign & Digital UK is a must exhibit event for you:
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A-Boards / pavement displays |
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Anti graffiti / anti bacterial signage |
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CNC routers |
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Cut / moulded / built-up letters |
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Design services / colour management |
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Digital signage |
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Double sided tapes / adhesives |
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Engraving / etching / laser cutting |
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Eyelets / welding |
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Exterior signage |
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Finished sign systems |
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Flex-face signage |
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Floor / window graphics |
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Heat transfer |
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Sublimation |
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Direct to garment printing |
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Inks |
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Installation / maintenance |
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Interior signage |
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Labels / decals |
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Laminators / films |
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Light boxes |
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Lighting (incl. LED / EL / Neon) |
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Plotters / cutters |
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POS / display systems |
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Poster frames / cases |
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Print finishing equipment |
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Print substrates |
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Promotional wear / products |
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Roll-up banners / pop-up display systems |
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Rubber stamp machines |
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Sign fixings / tools |
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Sign substrates / blanks |
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Small format digital printers |
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Software |
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Textile embroidery |
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Textile printing |
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Vehicle livery |
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Vinyl |
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Way finding signage |
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Wide format digital printers |
One event serving the industry
Renowned for being the UK's premier visual communications event, Sign & Digital UK is proud to boast a consistent number of high quality visitors that use the occasion to source the latest technologies, products and services whilst catching up with and reviewing suppliers.
If you want to get face to face with 1000s of buyers and specifiers to help grow your business, look no further.
Calling on a database developed and refined over the last 25 years, Sign & Digital UK attracts the perfect mix of visitors from across the UK and beyond, including those from the biggest sign, display and graphics companies.
Below is a sample of those that visited in 2011 as an example of who you can meet in 2012:
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Adam B Colour Services Ltd |
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Leicester Constabulary |
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Advance Digital Print |
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Macro Art |
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Allen Sign & Display |
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Marsden Direct Group |
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AltonTowers |
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McDonald's |
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BAF Graphics |
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McKingsey & Company |
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Bezier |
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McLaren Racing |
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Birmingham City Council |
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Mediaco |
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Boots |
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Mercedes Petronas GP |
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British Airways |
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Millington Associates |
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Butterfield Signs |
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MOD |
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C3 Imaging |
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Newman Displays |
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CARRICK SIGNS LTD |
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Nomadic Display |
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Cestrian |
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Nottingham City Council |
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Chapple Signs |
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Pearce Signs |
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CornwallCouncil |
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Phillips Digital Graphics |
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Countrywide Signs |
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Phoenix Signs |
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Creative Design (Europe) Ltd |
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Print Xpress |
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Creative Graphics Int |
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Printflow Communications |
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Delta Display |
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Printing.com |
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Dominion Screen & Digital |
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Recognition Express |
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Dot Studio Sign Makers |
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Scottish Borders Council |
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DVLC |
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Screenprint Productions |
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Ebbsfleet Screenprinters |
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Service Graphics |
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CoventryUniversity |
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SERVICE POINT UK LTD |
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Denbighshire County Council |
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Sign 2000 |
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DevonSigns |
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Sign of the Times |
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Digiprint |
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SIGNARAMA |
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Ebbsfleet Screenprinters |
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Signbox Limited |
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Elite Signs |
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Signs Express |
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Exhibition Display Solutions |
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Simpson Group |
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FASTSIGNS |
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Smurfit Kappa Display |
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Fenwick |
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South Staffordshire Council |
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Gardners |
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Stoneapple Productions Ltd |
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Grafitti Design |
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Tesco |
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Harrisons Signs Ltd |
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The Wild Group |
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Hawes Signs |
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Timpson |
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Hobs Reprographics |
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Topshop/ Topman |
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HollywoodMonster |
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University of Birmingham |
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Icon |
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University of Kent |
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JaguarLandRover |
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University of Southampton |
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Kall Kwik |
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VCG - Colourlink |
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Kesslers International Ltd |
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WH Smith |
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Kraft Foods |
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Your Sign Company |
If you are interested in exhibiting at Sign & Digital UK 2012 please click here to contact the team
How do we attract visitors to the show?
With a 22% increase on visitor numbers at the 2011 show, the Sign & Digital team will be building on our loyal visitor base nurtured over the last 25 years, implementing our highly targeted marketing campaign to ensure you get the people you want to see in front of you.
Drawing on our extensive experience, the 2012 campaign will utilise:
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DIRECT MAIL |
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MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTERS |
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MAGAZINE INSERTS |
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TELEMARKETING |
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OFFICIAL SHOW WEBSITE |
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VIRAL MARKETING |
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COMPETITIONS |
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DEDICATED PR AGENCY |
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E-INVITE |
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E-BLASTS |
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SOCIAL MEDIA
The 2012 marketing campaign will encompass the use of a variety of social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin in order to reach out and engage with the industry’s online community. |
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ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION |
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Image Reports |
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Who do we target?
In our bid to inspire as broad a mix of visitors to Sign & Digital UK as possible, we target a huge variety of crossover industries. The following is a list of the core visitor markets we promote to:
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Sign making |
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Graphic output |
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Digital printing |
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Screen printing |
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Advertising |
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Corporate / business signage and print users |
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Lifestyle / events signage and print users |
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Repro houses / copy shops |
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Exhibition / events build & display |
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Retailers |
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Retail / development sectors |
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Point of sale |
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Corporate reprographic departments |
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In plants |
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Designers / design studios |
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Commercial printers |
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Education sector / schools, colleges, universities |
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Local authorities / local government |
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Facilities management |
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Transport |
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Outdoor media |
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Vehicle manufacturers / fleet management |
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Architects |
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Photographic studios |
