Messing around with photo shop
- Thread starter DJ Carroll
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Exterior Attack PW
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The yard sign is the same. It is saved on my jump drive but some reason I can't make it bigger. I will take a picture of the yard sign and re post it. What I did was take two yard signs and screw them to each side of a plastic saw horse. I put it out a few feet in front of my vehicle that way traffic driving by can see it from both directions.
FCPWLLC
Senior Moderator
Holds the trigger down when doing large areas.
DJ Carroll
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Steven Button
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Hey DJ
... I'll be honest, I don't think using what you have created as marketing material would do your company's image and good.
I don't want to tear your work to pieces or anything - I know what it's like spending time creating something for it not to be right... I guess, it's part of the 'creative process'!!
Here's my thoughts (for what they're worth):
- Top picture of surface cleaner is out of focus and doesn't really show much, apart from a wet sidewalk hoses and a surface cleaner... your intended viewer might wonder what it is a picture of.
- The blend of the 2 pictures is a bit ragged - not sharp enough for your company image
- The bottom picture again doesn't really show what you do and why to choose you
- The overlap of you on your company name looks like 'EasyPro Proper Services'
- The color, brightness and contrast in the pictures is too dark in my opinion... although, I guess it depends on what their intended use is.
Something that I always remember from Marketing at University is AIDA... I'm sure you know of it.
Attention, Interest, Desire, Action
When creating marketing materials it can help to follow these principles in how it impacts customers...
another thing, again, I don't know who you are targeting with this material - but sometimes you need to design it as though they don't know what pressure washing is. (I think BrooksPW asked about the tennis ball, and he is in the industry... many potential customers don't know what a surface cleaner is and what's involved - they just want it clean!!) They might ask what the tennis ball is and what is he selling? Any confusion in your message to them, reduces the impact of your marketing material.
just sharing some thoughts - you're a smart guy, I know you'll take and leave them as needed.
Good Luck with the new marketing material.
... I'll be honest, I don't think using what you have created as marketing material would do your company's image and good.
I don't want to tear your work to pieces or anything - I know what it's like spending time creating something for it not to be right... I guess, it's part of the 'creative process'!!
Here's my thoughts (for what they're worth):
- Top picture of surface cleaner is out of focus and doesn't really show much, apart from a wet sidewalk hoses and a surface cleaner... your intended viewer might wonder what it is a picture of.
- The blend of the 2 pictures is a bit ragged - not sharp enough for your company image
- The bottom picture again doesn't really show what you do and why to choose you
- The overlap of you on your company name looks like 'EasyPro Proper Services'
- The color, brightness and contrast in the pictures is too dark in my opinion... although, I guess it depends on what their intended use is.
Something that I always remember from Marketing at University is AIDA... I'm sure you know of it.
Attention, Interest, Desire, Action
When creating marketing materials it can help to follow these principles in how it impacts customers...
another thing, again, I don't know who you are targeting with this material - but sometimes you need to design it as though they don't know what pressure washing is. (I think BrooksPW asked about the tennis ball, and he is in the industry... many potential customers don't know what a surface cleaner is and what's involved - they just want it clean!!) They might ask what the tennis ball is and what is he selling? Any confusion in your message to them, reduces the impact of your marketing material.
just sharing some thoughts - you're a smart guy, I know you'll take and leave them as needed.
Good Luck with the new marketing material.
FCPWLLC
Senior Moderator
I'm not a huge fan of the photoshop pic... But that wind breaker (water proof and 100% nylon bleach proof) happens to be professionally embroidered with First Choice Power Washing LLC's Logo.
Pretty darn unifomed for me.
Exterior Attack PW
New member
I agree. What are you supposed to wear? A three piece suit.
HotShot_Anthony
Greaser of the Year
I don't care for it Dej... It's alright for messing around with photoshop, but I would use copy instead. Just my 4 cents.
DJ Carroll
Member
I guess i should have clarified a lil i know it looks rough . . .REALLY ROUGH im not denying that . . .I'm just trying to get away from the BEFORE AND AFTER PHONE NUMBER AND NAME same ole same ole . . .
HotShot_Anthony
Greaser of the Year
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.....
If something is working, keep using it until it stops working. If it isn't working, then by all means, try something different. I'm like you, I don't like my advertising to look like everybody else's. However, if it works....it works.
If something is working, keep using it until it stops working. If it isn't working, then by all means, try something different. I'm like you, I don't like my advertising to look like everybody else's. However, if it works....it works.
Yes where did these come from? I'd order some today.
Ashley Phillips
Moderator
Hey DJ
... I'll be honest, I don't think using what you have created as marketing material would do your company's image and good.
I don't want to tear your work to pieces or anything - I know what it's like spending time creating something for it not to be right... I guess, it's part of the 'creative process'!!
Here's my thoughts (for what they're worth):
- Top picture of surface cleaner is out of focus and doesn't really show much, apart from a wet sidewalk hoses and a surface cleaner... your intended viewer might wonder what it is a picture of.
- The blend of the 2 pictures is a bit ragged - not sharp enough for your company image
- The bottom picture again doesn't really show what you do and why to choose you
- The overlap of you on your company name looks like 'EasyPro Proper Services'
- The color, brightness and contrast in the pictures is too dark in my opinion... although, I guess it depends on what their intended use is.
Something that I always remember from Marketing at University is AIDA... I'm sure you know of it.
Attention, Interest, Desire, Action
When creating marketing materials it can help to follow these principles in how it impacts customers...
another thing, again, I don't know who you are targeting with this material - but sometimes you need to design it as though they don't know what pressure washing is. (I think BrooksPW asked about the tennis ball, and he is in the industry... many potential customers don't know what a surface cleaner is and what's involved - they just want it clean!!) They might ask what the tennis ball is and what is he selling? Any confusion in your message to them, reduces the impact of your marketing material.
just sharing some thoughts - you're a smart guy, I know you'll take and leave them as needed.
Good Luck with the new marketing material.
What do you really think, Steven? lol
PressureX
New member
But that wind breaker (water proof and 100% nylon bleach proof) happens to be professionally embroidered with First Choice Power Washing LLC's Logo.
Where'd you get them at? I want one!
Larry Millette
Member
I think Steve is holding back some.
DJ Carroll
Member
Go to pressure washing USA and click on the queensboro link they are on there
ckingclean
Cleaning with Aloha
Pay a professional designer to do it for you. Use all the time you saved to go out and get some more work lined up. Then even more work will come from the pro design!
I can't see how you can go wrong there.
I can't see how you can go wrong there.
FLORIN
New member
I'm not a huge fan of the photoshop pic... But that wind breaker (water proof and 100% nylon bleach proof) happens to be professionally embroidered with First Choice Power Washing LLC's Logo.
Cool. It might be logoed and is great for practicality on the job site and all with the bleach proof. But i dont think its something you put on an advertisement. To me it looks like he is wearing plain old street clothes. From that pic you cant see the logo and for as anyone is concerned it could have a budweiser logo. I have the same type of windbreaker with my logo, actually I have just about every clothing I own logoed which are great for the job site but for a pic needs to be a more "professional attire". Again just my opinion.