{"id":14766,"date":"2021-05-11T23:07:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T11:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/?p=14766"},"modified":"2021-05-11T23:07:04","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T11:07:04","slug":"secretary-note-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nzsda.org.nz\/index.php\/2021\/05\/11\/secretary-note-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretary Note | May"},"content":{"rendered":"

Future Trends Revealed and Competitive Challenges Ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n

During 2020, and post Covid-19 the realisation of the world as we know it suddenly dawned on us all, and like it or not we all came to a realisation that the way we had lived and worked prior 2020 would now reach an unknown chapter in our lives, one that we all had not yet experienced.\u00a0 However, it did give us the time to reflect, regroup and revise what we had been doing, to take the best of what works now and move forward with new skills and attitude for a better, more simplified and directive pathway for the future of our livelihoods and industry.<\/p>\n

The Great Kiwi Sign Survey also allowed us to take a more in-depth look into our industry to track what our current sign shops look like now, what is planned for the future and the importance of detecting future trends that may have occurred on the cusp of COVID or because of it.\u00a0 Finding out the nitty-gritty helps us understand reasons for change and drivers that make the industry success of sign shops, now and beyond.
\nThe survey covered many topics, with varying outcomes, some obvious, and a few surprises, but overall mostly inspiring with a lot of focus on the future of developing and investing into the industry.\u00a0 This showed us that we have a bunch of good sorts out there, inspiring each other, investing in their trade and business, being resilient and embracing change when needed\u00a0 – looking forward and not back, making the best of a changing economy.\u00a0 One really nice surprise was how important the supplier relationships are to you all, with the top two values being, availability of stock and then working relationships.\u00a0 Price came in at number three, but my point here is there is no dollar value can be placed on a good connection and a trusting relationship.<\/p>\n

Those that participated in the Sign Survey will be receiving the report in the next few weeks.\u00a0 This has also been made available to our members on the private members website.\u00a0 Our goals were achieved with this survey, the industry engaged and connected with us, we were able to reveal some future trends and understand better the reasons for change.\u00a0 We now know the importance of a good supplier relationship and what matters the most, but I guess the biggest issue that many face and was our most obvious was the lack of trained and skilled sign makers and the overworked current employees.\u00a0 How do we fix this \u2013 its simply – train your own.\u00a0 Enrol in Signee Industry, get them qualified with an apprenticeship or industry training.\u00a0 Inspire success and achievement, imagine what could happen to the industry if we all gave our time and support.\u00a0 Let\u2019s do this together so we can lead developmental changes, support each other and provide what is needed to make a stronger, more connected future for sign making.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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