Monday 15 December 2014

Eco Friendly Displays vs. Synthetic Displays


Maintaining ecological balance while advertising is a noble cause and many companies today are walking this path with the help of planet-friendly signage. Also known as ‘green-signage’, these displays include advertisement banners and signs made out of eco-friendly materials like wood, canvas and bamboo and using less harmful colors in them. 

Eco friendly displays have many advantages and are therefore are much preferred by advertisers worldwide. Because of their planet friendly nature, several governments allow special concessions to advertisers who use these products. Using these displays can significantly increase the reputation and prestige of the company using them and therefore enhance its image, gaining more admirers and more business.

Every year, there are several thousand tons of plastic and synthetic materials being produced for the purpose of producing signage. People generally prefer shiny and durable signage, not realizing that their thirst for beautification leads to tons of investment and the introduction of many pollutants into the environment. The materials used in signs have almost no use after their expiry and cause both land and water pollution. Even the paint used in such displays contain harmful chemicals containing heavy metals like Lead and Mercury which can cause severe damage to plant and animal life. Mercury is known to be a very poisonous substance in nature and has both long and short term effects on the health and of humans and other organisms. Moreover, if they mix with a water source, these substances can even annihilate many lives together.

The primary aim of a signage is to inform people, supposedly for their betterment; then why use materials that are harmful to those people and cause the opposite of that? Environment friendly displays are a much safer option and indicate that the business actually cares about its customers, at the same time, they cause no harm to their surroundings, are cost-effective and aesthetically pleasing.

Signage companies also understand that companies would not advertise only for the sake of planet-friendliness and low costs of an eco-friendly display. Hence, they have come up with beautiful and stylish variations of these signs to be used in a variety of ways.  They are made to be lustrous, durable and yet involve less toxic chemicals, giving their synthetic cousins a stiff competition.

Take the example of eco friendly pop up displays for instance, such a display has a very modern and aesthetic look and can be used in numerous occasions ranging from fairs, exhibitions, seminars shows and also in shops and malls. Once the sign is no longer usage it can be disposed off easily. On the other hand, all parts of a synthetic display are potentially harmful and since they are used for close range promotions, the public and especially children might get in contact with them easily.

Modern eco-friendly signs are cheap, reusable and very classy, at the same time they cause no damage to the surroundings, thus providing a win-win situation for advertisers and their customers.

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