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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Flags have improved much from the beginning when these were just used as holders of messages and images on fabric. During the old times, these were used widely as markers for certain groups like the military. Many traders during the medieval period would carry flags to show which place they came from and offer a variety of things. The flags also came with flagpole accessories that will improve the look and function of the banner. Today, many people feature a flag on top of a flagpole which will make their home or office more appealing. There are several guidelines on how to pick the proper pole for the flag.
First, think of the many uses that flagpoles can offer. The main use of the flagpole is to carry the flag so it should properly hold up the banner for everyone to see. The flagpole should be strong and durable. It should also easily lift the flag after you attach the necessary accessories. Identify the right flagpole material that will suit the setup. Flagpoles for outdoor setups should also include accessories that are safe from rust. You can use lightwood for indoor setups. Many conditions and factors outdoors can hasten the deterioration of the material.
Match the colors from the main shaft of the flagpole to the accessories and overall style. The tone should complement the colors on the flag. Avoid mixing too many colors or it might distract onlookers more. See how the colors work by working with a professional. Do not have it made immediately.
When conceptualizing the look of the flags, you should use the right colors, materials and other elements so that everything will look splendid. Also provide enough time to weigh and compare all your options and come up with the best-looking setup. Flagpole accessories will define the flag well so these should be chosen carefully. Take your time when choosing the accessories and find a legitimate and reputable manufacturer and seller.

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by: The Flagman

Friday, January 20, 2012
Have you ever planned on purchasing and even installing flag poles at your house or at your office? Flags affixed to the pole can be a great way to market your business. They can also function as an indicator of patriotism for someone. If intended for personal use, a person can choose to utilize the flag pole to showcase its family crest. No matter what purpose you have for it, one thing is certain, you want to optimize its exposure. Below are the tips to ensure that your personalized flag is not missing when you paired it with a flag pole:

To start with, make sure that your flag pole is on its proper height. Be sure to have that the flag and the pole’s size are proportionate with each other. It’s really too annoying to see a flag that looks too small against the pole. Prioritize both security and safety when you install the pole. Most of the pole heights can range from fifteen to eighty feet high.

When talking about the flag proper, select a material that you will use in accordance to the area where you want to place the flag. If you intend to utilize the pole for business, you can utilize the steel version. It looks more formal and sturdy. If you choose to utilize it at your home, you can opt to use the aluminum version or a wooden one.

Lastly, you need to decide on where to settle your custom flag, either indoors or outdoors. Just make sure in considering the size, style and the color scheme displayed in the flag. Of course, no one wants to take a look to an odd one which doesn’t have any appearing look.

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by: The Flagman

Tuesday, January 3, 2012
If you're looking for ways to boost the reputation and brand of your company, you have to learn more about marketing and knowing the right places where you can target people more effectively.

The goal is to establish a brand that will be synonymous to your products and services. For instance, some people mention the name of the company even if they're referring to a car, a computer or an appliance. This is due to the effective marketing and promotional efforts by the company that instills the message into the minds of their customers. Custom flags and advertising flags can help achieve this effect.

Having that effect does not immediately mean that the product or company is excellent. The fact is that the company has successfully created a brand through the right marketing tools and techniques.

When pushing a product, consider how you wish the target market to relate with it. Define your target market well by knowing the age range, buying habits and areas of interest. You have to indicate a number of descriptions that will relate to your product well. Customers can then easily refer to your product whenever they think of the associated descriptions. Some of the tools to use include corporate logo flags, campaign banners, custom street banners, etc. Any product can be given a certain image that will boost your brand.

Drawing attention with custom flags and flagpoles can be done in different ways depending on your preference. It takes some creativity and artistic sense to use different elements that will ultimately lead people to prefer your company or products over others.

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by: The Flagman

Friday, December 23, 2011
Innovation is always a must for every marketing effort to stay ahead of other players in the industry. The world has shifted into the global scale, which is why different companies are working to present itself in the best light. To effectively grab attention, custom flags and custom street banners are used widely. There are many ways to present brands and products. The attention of your target market and clients can also be attracted using these approaches.

Online companies offer services and innovative ideas to effectively present your brand in different locations and occasions. There are also web portals that can work with clients through the internet to acquire the exact measurements and details. Both the customer and company representative can exchange ideas to attract customers.

The POS or point of sale presentation is one of the basic ways to boost sales. Companies use this approach to gain more customers, although the effect is only temporary. The goal of point of sale displays is to take advantage of quick and short term sales. Clients get to visit and buy items immediately. It is different from the long term objectives of company advertising that changes the way people think.

Flag poles, digital signage and table flags are other useful and cost-effective ways to market and advertise. These are very simple but reliable items that will surely grab the attention of customers everywhere. The flag pole has been present for several years and is one of the most dependable products for good displays.

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by: The Flagman

Monday, November 28, 2011
If you're wondering what a finial is, you will discover that it is the decoration found at the peak of the flag pole. It is included in the several possible flagpole accessories you can use. These are generally sold in many flag manufacturing shops and online flag stores and are available in many figures and types.

Finials provide more detail to the basic pole appearance. In most occasions, a ball is set at the top, similar to what you see in academies and institutions.

Finials are also unique in the sense that these provide symbolic meanings. If you're wondering if these are either only used for aesthetic purposes or to provide a meaningful indication or symbol, you will find that the answer lies on the place where the flag is displayed.

If the flag is set up on campuses, it is very likely that the finial will appear as a ball at the top. In other locations, you might notice flagpoles featuring an eagle at the top of the pole. Other groups, particularly religious sects use crosses to adorn poles.

The similar feature among these items is that the decor shape is heavily dependent on the environment. It will become odd to use an eagle as decor on flagpoles placed on campuses, or using a ball to adorn flagpoles on government institution grounds.

Selecting the right kind of flag pole hardware will rely on the person setting it up. You are in charge whether you wish to use the accessory for beauty only or to provide a deep symbol or representation. Depending on the option you choose, there will be different effects on viewers. You choose how to properly set up the flag and its other components based on function.

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by: The Flagman

Wednesday, November 2, 2011
During the time of Ancient Romans, the initial flag version was placed on the spear and was used during a battle. The earliest type of flagpole has been elaborated in many ways for flag display. Flags are being displayed on poles or a staff which can be either immobile or being carried for displays as well as parades. And on the sea, the flags are being put on the ship’s mast.

The stationary flagpoles are made out of wood or metal, with cord and pulley being affixed to it for the purposes of rising and lowering of the flags as required. Flags are also being created with grommets wherein there is a cord being affixed. The poles are with a ball on top or flat plate known as a truck, which was also created to hold on the wooden pole and make sure it wouldn’t split.

There are also objects used for decorating pole’s end part such as a star, eagle or a spear tip. And as recorded these days, the known tallest freestanding pole for flags is situated at Tajikistan named as Dushanbe, 165 meters in height. A flag pole that is too towering like this one, needs support and wires as well.

There are also portable flag poles that can be utilized for displaying flags as well as banners. Most of the poles today are made out of aluminum or fiberglass; and they are also made customized to suit the requirement of the flag that will be on top of it.

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by: The Flagman

Tuesday, November 1, 2011
When you are into the sport of golfing, being a top scorer could be a great achievement on one’s life. But do you really know the equipment that can be found on golf courses especially when competitions are being held? Well, let’s take a look at golf flags and learn something about it.

In golf, flagsticks had been used to tag holes for centuries now, but the name flagstick was first utilized on a rules guide in 1875 which was evolved by the so known Royal and Ancient Golf Club, it’s the golf game’s first ever ruling body. And as years went on, the golf courses have elaborated on the specific kinds of flags to help players during the game. But then there is one place wherein you wont really find those flags, it’s the traditional Merion Golf Club situated in Pennsylvania, which is know to be popular because they opt to use small, red baskets placed on the flagsticks top part.

Usually, on professional tours, the golf flags are into its steady colors, being magnified with the tournament’s or the sponsor’s logos. As the USA Golf Association flags, they had been using the simple one, a yellow flags designed with block letters for the numbers of the hole and the name of the tournament. The flags don’t give any mark or indication as well for the location of the hole, the players as well as their designated caddies takes charge in utilizing yardage books and more often than not moved off at the yardages especially during their practice sessions.

As the world revolves, golf courses have also been unfolding different golf flag colors and their meanings that they use for various tournaments.

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by: The Flagman

Saturday, October 29, 2011
Whether you belong to an organization, a school, a company or an intimate cell group, custom flags may be something worth considering.  Not only do custom flags make your logos more celebrated, they also communicate meaning.  Communicating meaning is what flags are for and to give groups a certain cohesion or rapport, this might turn out to be a brilliant strategy.

Take a look at companies or groups that take advantage of this.  They not only have something to represent themselves in order to easily identify them from the lot, they are also able to sustain a kind of loyalty from their members, especially if the design is memorable and beautiful.

So yes, the design must be first. It has to be something that everyone in the group can relate to. Follow up with good material and good launch timing. And voila! You’ve got solidarity there, evidenced by custom flags. People have the tendency to want to be part of something.  Give them exactly what they want and see the benefits that custom flags have given to many organizers out there.

If you think that it’s not that easy, just think this way: try to think of a company that does not have such a flag.  In the first place do you remember what the name or logo looks like?  If the answer is no, it is probably because there is no medium to help retain this information.  The importance of custom flags is very basic - it is in fact a matter of advertising and self-promotion.

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by: The Flagman

Tuesday, September 20, 2011
In every school and government offices, flag poles can be seen. It is a common fixture in campuses and buildings but then let’s take a look at this familiar piece. In simple definition, the flag pole or a staff is usually where flag is being displayed or hang. Vexillologists or those who studies and collects flags would rather use the name staff and on the sea, it is a mast.

The concrete pole or staff is placed on the top by a truck; it is a metal plate or wooden block which was meant to avoid the splitting of the pole. Pulley or sheave are placed there where the ropes of the flags are being attached to it. Finial is often mistakenly described as the same with this, which is this piece, is a cast ornament or decorative carved that is usually being placed at the topmost of the pole. Usually a finial is an ordinary ball, it can be a crown, cross, crescent or spearhead.

Custom flags are usually being raised and lowered with the use of a rope termed as a halyard. Flags have a piece of rope put into the flag and which the flag is actually bent on to the halyard. The inglefield dips are usually the responsible piece in attaching the flag to the halyard and it has an eye and a double tapered gap that can be seen in the beak part and are already being attached to the bottom of the halyard. The other dip is being attached to the hoist line and the dips make it easy for rapid hoisting.

Flag poles are often have the most increased number of accessories and hardware needed. Its durability and stability is on top priority to ensure that these flags are being displayed in a proper and safe way.

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by: The Flagman

Tuesday, September 6, 2011
The week of June 14 is designated as National Flag Week, and this is  a great opportunity to enjoy and celebrate a burst of patriotism and take part of make your own Flag Day celebrations. As United States citizens are asked to fly the flag for the week, those who take part in the celebrations must make sure that they have the right flag accessories in hoisting the stars and stripes.

The crucial part in participating in Flag Week, is to hang your own flag. Choose a spot on your lawn or a good part of your home to affix a pole. Residential flag poles can be affixed to your lawn or your house using the right flag accessory. You can also choose to mount your flag poles on the roof. If you decide to affix the pole to your front porch post or beneath your second floor windows, choose a bracket that will be able to carry the weight of the pole and the flag. If you want an all out celebration and hang your flag in style, you can order a flag pole for your lawn. You will need to order a rope or a halyard to hoist the flag, as well as flag clips. You can even install lighting for your flag.

Get into an even patriotic celebration by throwing a Flag Day Party, with a red, white and blue theme. Food and drinks can take on a patriotic twist by having a stars and stripes theme. Need a souvenir? Give away decorative flag accessories such as an eagle shaped finial. Cap it all off with a flag raising and folding ceremony right on your lawn.

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by: The Flagman