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11
Sep
2018
American Architects Listings at the AIA

A listing of all architects in the AIA (American Institute of Architects)

Finding an architect in your area just got easier. The AIA has a complete searchable listing of all of its members by name, zip code, city, state, and building type. This makes it easy to find any architect in the United States.

About the American Institute of Architects

The American Institute of Architects has been around for over 150 years and has over 90,000 members, making it the largest architect organization in the United States. We are proud supporters by sponsoring events from local chapters AIA Palomar, and San Diego. To read more about the structure and history, check out the their Wikipedia page.

About Convert2AutoCAD

We convert paper or PDF plans to fully layered AutoCAD DWG files. For a free quote send over your files. Convert2AutoCAD is part of the Del Mar Blue family. We are a small business located in California.

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Posted by Michael Mellor
19
Jul
2018
5 Ways to Grow Your Business

5 Ways to Grow Your Business

There are so many fun things to do in the summer. We all want to have fun, but grow our business at the same time. Here are some things you can do to improve business this summer.

  1. Reinforce your brand with signage. We can help you with signs at your job sites, and offices. Your business will benefit from custom signs. We print our signs in-house and can help you with design. We can print on a variety of materials such as foamcore, gator board, coroplast, and even plexiglass acrylic. Check out the options here.
  2. Send direct mail. I know, you’re reading a piece of digital marketing, and not a mailer, but let’s not dismiss the effectiveness of direct mail marketing! Direct mail marketing tends to be more trusted, and is more likely to be viewed. We can help you with your mailers and even add all the mailing addresses. You can read more about direct mail vs. digital marketing here.
  3. Business cards are still essential. They are not going away. I always keep at least 10 business cards in my wallet. We can set you up with a design, and print business cards for you. Here are some statistics on business cards designs. Also, be sure to get out to as many networking functions as you can.
  4. AutoCAD conversions. This is one of our fastest growing services. We can take your old plans, and give you a fully layered AutoCAD file. This is a game changer for architectural, engineering, construction, and any other design firms. This saves you so much time, and can be done in as short as next business day. We even offer discounts for bulk orders. Send over a file, and we can get you a quote right away.
  5. Vehicle and window graphics. Increase your visibility. We can add your logo, slogan, and contact information to your vehicle. At Del Mar Blue, we have a digital vinyl cutter, and can add lettering and logos to vehicles, glass, and smooth walls. We have done it on our vehicles and the windows of our headquarters. Check out some examples we’ve done here.
Posted by Michael Mellor