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GENERAL: IKE: Spike Wins New Product of the Year Award in Sign Market
For Immediate Release March
15, 2016
Spike Wins New Product of the Year Award in Sign Market
Alliance Franchise Brands Sign & Graphics Division
announces award at its annual signage convention
BROOMFIELD, Colo.--ikeGPS announces that Spike has received the New Product
of the Year award at the annual Alliance Franchise Brands Sign & Graphics
Division Convention in Jacksonville, Florida.
Prior to voting for the New Product of the Year award, Alliance Franchise
Brands staff members narrowed down each category to five finalists.
Franchisee members then used the Alliance Franchise Brands convention app to
vote for the winners, which recognizes vendor excellence in a variety of
categories.
"Our franchisee members recognize any product that offers time savings as a
huge plus," says Steve Hoyle, director of franchise services for Alliance
Franchise Brands Sign & Graphics Division. "Spike is an invaluable tool that
helps our franchisee members conduct more surveys in a day and better manage
their time. Along with the time savings Spike offers, it's also more accurate
than getting on a ladder and trying to capture measurements from that angle."
According to the International Sign Association's 2014 Economic Impact of the
Sign and Visual Communications Industry study conducted by Ernst & Young,
more than 200,000 professionals work in the U.S. sign market, and the
industry as a whole purchases an estimated $10 billion in goods and services
from suppliers yearly. A report from research organization IBISWorld also
finds that the U.S. sign industry is projected to grow to $14 billion a year
by 2020.
"We're proud to offer a product that has helped so many sign shops work more
efficiently and save on their bottom line," says Jeff Ross, chief marketing
officer of ikeGPS. "The fact that our franchisees selected Spike for this
honour means a lot to the company and shows how impactful Spike has been to
the sign and digital graphics industry.
Spike allows sign and digital graphics professionals to quickly capture
accurate measurements of the width, height and area of signage locations from
a smartphone or tablet picture. A ladder, bucket truck and tape measure are
no longer required to create estimates, saving sign companies time and
overhead costs on a traditionally lengthy process.
For more information on how Spike has helped sign and digital graphics
professionals more efficiently and cost-effectively conduct site surveys,
visit www.ikegps.com/sign-graphics/.
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About ikeGPS
ikeGPS is changing the way the world is measured, utilizing its smart laser
measurement solutions to capture, record and export measurement data.
Numerous vertical industries and field data collection-based professionals
use ikeGPS products to modernize the way measurements are taken and shared.
ikeGPS's product portfolio includes IKE and Spike.
IKE is an all-in-one, configurable hardware and software solution that
increases accuracy and quality while reducing costs for electric utilities,
communication companies and engineering service providers engaged in aerial
fiber deployments, joint-use applications and utility pole-related
construction projects. IKE solutions have also been successfully adopted by
public safety, civil engineering, transportation, federal and city
governments, and intelligence agencies for a variety of field data collection
needs.
Spike is a comprehensive but simple-to-use smartphone measurement solution.
The Spike device, Spike mobile and Web apps, and commercial smartphone or
tablets work together to change the way measurements are taken and shared.
From a Spike photo, a user can capture measurements, including height, width,
area, length and target location. Measurements and location data are saved
with the picture and can be easily shared in real time or uploaded to the
Spike cloud for further analysis. Spike has been rapidly adopted by numerous
industries, including construction, real estate, and sign and graphics for
property inspection and building measurements.
ikeGPS is headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand, and is listed on the New
Zealand Stock Exchange under the stock symbol IKE. The company's global
sales, marketing and customer support teams are based in Broomfield,
Colorado, with a regional office in Seattle.
About Alliance Franchise Brands
Alliance Franchise Brands LLC is a world leader in marketing and visual
communications, linking nearly 600 locations in North America and the United
Kingdom. Independently-owned and operated franchises provide national,
regional and local businesses and organizations with a one-stop resource for
technologically advanced and strategically sound solutions for their graphics
communications needs.
Contact
Glenn Milnes, CEO
+1 720.418-1936
[email protected]
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