Improve Sales By Using the Best Display Stands

Posted by The Popular News Today on Sunday, October 9, 2011

By Mark Ketley


The use of display stands is the most common way to advertise greeting cards that are being sold in store. This is the same reason why many shop owners take display stands for granted they're so common that nobody notices them. A lot of shop owners are usually mistaken in thinking that all display stands are equal. Hence, this article will show you how choose the perfect display stand, and how it can make a big difference in your shop.

Display stands are often used in shops to bring more attention to a particular product. The stand should be both classy and imaginative, in a way that complements the greeting cards that it exhibits. Take note, however, that same magnificence and artistry should not overshadow the items being displayed. The greeting cards should be at the forefront, after all.

First, it should be capable of putting as many greeting cards on display as possible. This helps to give a prospective buyer a chance to see as many as he or she can. One of the most annoying things for a customer to endure is having to sift through a pile of greeting cards, just to find that one single card that perfectly embodies her thoughts. Because of this, a lot of greeting card stands are capable of rotating 360 degrees, thereby maximizing the number of cards that it can display at any time. This also allows cards on display to stay looking new longer.

Second, the stand's overall architecture has to be amicable with the stuff on display. When we say architecture, we are talking about not just the artistic part of the process but also its ergonomic qualities and the stuff used to create it. As was already said, it must appear classy and modern. I suppose you have already seen a bunch of stands in many greeting card shops, those that look like they were bought back in the Stone Age. People do not like that. Relevance and modernism are things that should be conveyed by these pieces of furniture - and that is what newer stands have.

Third, greeting cards on sale should more noticeable with the help of a stand. Although many shop owners have the tendency to get the best stand that their budgets could afford, the shop owner must still keep in mind that a stand which is too grandiose, too elaborate, may take the attention of the customer off of the cards and on to the stand itself. Look at it this way, if a set of greeting cards on display have very plain lines in its design, the stand should also incorporate a plain (but classy) design - not following this rule of thumb may make a customer end up wanting the stand and not the cards.

Display stands should have ample space. Being able to put as many cards within a customer's view means fewer of them would need to physically handle and examine the cards, allowing the cards to appear new for long. It should also integrate an overall design that is in harmony with the cards on display. It has to be artistic, which can most easily be attained by putting a prime on simplicity. By using the perfect display stand, customers will find it easier to see the greeting card that they really want, and that is what we call a sale.




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