If you’re ever in a situation where you need to be heard, put up a sign. Those seem to be working quite effectively on the internet. There is a caveat though: they have to be funny.
And hey, if you do well enough, you might end up on one of the myriad of social media groups or pages, like the Really Funny Signs group on Facebook. Then your message will be seen. It will also be shared and reshared on the internet with questionable results as to whether whatever that you said in the sign was actually heard or fulfilled.
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Being stupid is the natural state so intelligence has to be artificial
Really Funny Signs is a Facebook group that’s always on the lookout for signs that are somehow off. It can be poor placement, mayhaps it can be an unfortunate truncation of words or poor choice of font, or it can be just humorous in its own right. Whatever the case, they have it, they spot it, they share it.
The public group has gathered nearly 93,000 members since its inception two years ago and the community is rather active, having shared nearly 700 posts just this past month.
It goes without saying that signs matter. But wait, there are a lot of things that also matter. Yes, there are, but when you think of things that seem very normal, everyday, mundane even, you often don’t think they matter. But they do.
Entrepreneur Andy Simpson exemplified this in a LinkedIn post of his by highlighting 7 important statistics of why signs are important.
Someone once asked my Dad if he was a doctor because his handwriting was bad. No shade, just an honest (valid 😐) question. 🤣
According to a FedEx Office survey, a tad bit over three-quarters (76%) of consumers said that they have entered a store that they have never visited before based on its sign (or signs).
Exterior signage can go a long way in communicating the right things to the right audiences, immediately telling them who the store is, what it deals in, as well as inviting them to take a gander inside.
Nearly 7 of 10 consumers (68%) have been reported buying something just because a sign has caught their eye.
It’s only appropriate to echo your fantastic product or service in your signage and to guide folks to where it’s at. Posters, pavement signage and other point of sale signs can go a long way in explaining what a business has on offer and where this pleasure can be acquired for cold hard legal tender.
I don't know, I'm more of a 6 inch sub from subway sort of girl.
The same number of people (68%) also believe that a store’s sign reflects the quality of the product.
Just like a good product should be echoed in the sign, the same can be said about when a sign is sloppy as it gives off a vibe that everything else that follows will likely suck too. First impressions count, so make sure the sign is professionally crafted and it properly represents a good product.
A whopping 85% of consumers reported that bright and colorful signs were more effective in drawing them in.
Why do you think most candy is bright and colorful? It embeds that which is sweet and further deepens our desire to throw money at it. Not only that, but a bright sign stands out in many environments where the color saturation is stylistically stronger, but it also hence loses some of the associated mood and emotion that brighter colors boost.
Signs are strong enough measures to net you a personal recommendation, according to roughly 75% of consumers.
If you see a logo or other piece of branding for yourself that leaves a mark, you’re bound to share it with others. Graphics that stick in people’s minds are more likely to become a word-of-mouth bit of advertising—even if it’s just one time that they will come over out of curiosity, but it will still have done its job, so make use of that!
You might be surprised to know that legibility is considered by consumers and businesses alike as the most important characteristic in signage.
And why not—if a sign is easy to read, digestible, with its font, colors, and background, it has a higher chance of speaking volumes to potential customers. That’s why it’s important to hire a graphic designer who knows their stuff as opposed to asking your nephew who’s good at crafting memes. Good skill set, not an appropriate one, though.
Lastly, 3 in 5 businesses reported that changing the visibility or design of a sign had a positive effect on their sales, increasing on average by 10%.
In the long run, the logo might blend into the background, so updating or switching up the logo with time helps to stay fresh and relevant among consumers.
So, what are your thoughts on any of this? Do you think we need more hilarious signs out there? Share your takes and stories in the comment section below!
And if you genuinely are in need of more funny signs, you can try this on for size.
i might be horrible for laughing at this... Edit: Okay I'm not alone :D
Alcohol is expensive and doesn't taste very good. I'd rather have a soda every time.
If there were peanut butter fish they would be extinct by now. People EAT DEM.
To make roads in the east they take a handful of noodles and threw them at a wall and then drew it and made it roads
But, I thought it was just husbands choosing a paint color that needed a note.
Bet some people would actually fall for this, I know a couple of them personally
Good point, but once you reach a certain age, in my experience, one is too drunk and passed out well before 2am.
If I can't use it as a chopping bored it's going to become a table coaster
There was a diamond sign like this where I grew up that said "slow children play"
In America, there's a brand of pantyhose called L'Eggs. A male friend went shopping, and tried to use the pantyhose coupon on a carton of L(arge) Eggs. Poor guy hadn't the slightest idea the coupon was actually for pantyhose.
Wasn’t there a quote from Alice in wonderland that went: “I can have jam yesterday and tomorrow but never today,” or something like that? This sign reminds me of it
That's not a hump. That's a snake digesting an elephant.
I am surprised at the amount of, uh, sekshual stuff in this thread.
You shouldn’t be. America has a bizarre, immature relationship with sex: we like to make jokes about it, use it to sell things, splash it all over pop culture but - for the love of all that is holy - don’t have any real conversations about it, teach kids about it in a useful, realistic way or make it seem like a good, natural and fun thing.
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I'm all for funny signs, but at least half of these are bad photoshop, or obvious AI.
I am surprised at the amount of, uh, sekshual stuff in this thread.
You shouldn’t be. America has a bizarre, immature relationship with sex: we like to make jokes about it, use it to sell things, splash it all over pop culture but - for the love of all that is holy - don’t have any real conversations about it, teach kids about it in a useful, realistic way or make it seem like a good, natural and fun thing.
Load More Replies... I'm all for funny signs, but at least half of these are bad photoshop, or obvious AI.
