Sign Shops (Commercial Signage / Wraps / Print)
Higher Margins, Fewer Heroics for Sign Shop Owners
Sign shops are project-based businesses with many handoffs from sales to design to production to installation. Margins leak through quoting errors, rework, WIP blindness, and scheduling bottlenecks. We install the systems that make every job profitable and every handoff clean.
Common Symptoms We See
If any of these sound familiar, the Scorecard will pinpoint exactly where profit is leaking and what to fix first.
Quoting is inconsistent; margin varies wildly between jobs
WIP visibility is poor; jobs stall without anyone noticing
Production and install scheduling causes delays and rework
Materials purchasing is reactive; rush orders eat into margin
No weekly scorecard for job profitability, WIP, or throughput
Owner estimates every job and manages every install
What We Fix First
Ranked by impact. Implemented in the 30-day sprint.
1Standardize quoting with margin guardrails and templates
2Build WIP visibility with stage-based tracking and alerts
3Optimize production and install scheduling for throughput
4Implement materials purchasing controls and reorder automation
5Build a weekly KPI scorecard (jobs quoted, WIP, margin, throughput, backlog)
6Delegate quoting and production management with clear SOPs
Practical AI Quick Wins
Real workflows that remove toil and improve decisions. Not AI theater.
Quote/estimate drafting and job packet generation
Change-order detection and margin impact alerts
Production status update automation
WIP and margin alerts for at-risk jobs
Invoice and review-request triggers on job completion
KPIs That Run the Business
These are the metrics we track weekly. When these move, profit moves.
Quote-to-close rate
Average job margin %
WIP value and aging
Jobs in backlog
Production throughput (jobs completed/week)
Install schedule adherence
Material cost as % of job revenue
Rework / redo rate
Revenue per employee
Change order frequency
Customer satisfaction score
Days from quote to completion
What You Get in 30 Days
0-100 Scorecard across 5 focus areas with evidence-based notes
Top 10 Fixes ranked by impact for your specific business
90-day execution plan with owners, weekly metrics, and meeting rhythm
1-3 practical AI workflows deployed and adopted by your team
Weekly operating cadence and dashboards that stick
"No-heroics" playbook so the business runs without the founder in every room
Ready to make margin obvious in your sign shops business?
Book the Scorecard call and get your ranked Top 10 Fixes + 90-day plan.