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Who Uses static Cling Labels?
Associations - City, Regional and National
Auto Glass Service Outlets
Automotive Dealerships, Service/Repair Outlets
Banks and Financial Institutions
Business of all types
Churches
Communications Industry
Fast Food Chains
Hospitals / Health Care Centers
Hotels / Hospitality Industry
Manufacturers
Memberships / Organizations (profit or non-profit)
Radio and Television Stations
Restaurants
Retail Stores
Schools, Universities and Colleges
Veterinarians / Pet Stores
Many products, services and images can
benefit from the high visibility that static cling labels offer.
Here are some popular applications and uses:
Automotive Industry
Service reminders
Dealership promotions
Windshield repair warranties/warnings
Glass and Metal Products
Manufacturers
Highlight product or installation features
Issue a safety warning or warranty
Promote corporate identity
or the call service center
Window Displays/Storefronts
Post hours of operation
List accepted credit cards
Promote new Products
State business policies / announcements
Illuminate memberships / affiliations
Parking Permits
Schools
Hospitals
Parking stations and garages
Point of Purchase Signage
Food and beverage coolers to highlight
new
products, features and pricing specials
Eye-catching advertising for products or
displays with a metal or glass surface
Single Window Clings / Decals
Promote political candidates
Bestow accolades, raise awareness or
support a cause; more user-friendly alternative
to applications traditionally used by the
adhesive-backed bumper stickers
Advertising and Promotional
Campaigns
Inexpensive and effective promotional
giveaways for a wide variety of products
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How did bumper stickers come into existence? Obviously, cars
were first invented before the bumper stickers. And then,
when the first cars were manufactured, such as the Ford
Model T, there were no bumpers on which the stickers ought
to be placed. But, as 1927 unfolds, a car model, called the
Ford Model A, was sporting a bumper sticker.
During such time, which was before the Second World War,
bumper stickers were attached by wires. Thus, bumper
stickers appear like flags. However, a man named Forest P.
Gill utilized his ingenuity. Gill was originally a
silkscreen printer who hails from Kansas City. He made the
process of attaching the bumper stickers simpler by using an
adhesive that sticks to a surface when pressure is applied.
From then on, the use of bumper stickers became popular.
With popularity comes evolution. The early bumper stickers
are now replaced by new and better ones. And this is because
the bumper stickers must have special characteristics that
will make them stick fast ad strong on the bumper even when
the vehicle is moving fast or when there are extreme weather
conditions. That is, no one wants a bumper sticker that
peels off each time there is rain.
Most bumper stickers have the base material called vinyl.
But there are also less traditional bumper stickers, such as
the magnetic bumper stickers and the easy-to-remove bumper
stickers. If one wants to remove a bumper sticker, and this
sticker is not one of the easy-to-remove variety, then a
penetrating oil can be used.
The bumper stickers may voice out a social
and moral stand, such as "Pro-Life",
"Pro-Choice" or a political stand, such as the name
of a politician. 
A bumper sticker may also announce which alma
mater the owner of the vehicle came from. Or a bumper
sticker may just express humor, such as “I may be slow, but
I’m ahead of you.”
In a way, having a bumper sticker is similar to making a
final statement. It leaves the last impression about one’s
business or even one’s personality. And, inevitably, it
gives the car a specific personality. A bumper sticker makes
one’s car stand out from the rest. To choose an appropriate
bumper sticker, one should contact a label and sticker
manufacturer which offers a wide range of bumper stickers to
choose from. With
popularity comes evolution. The early bumper stickers are
now replaced by new and better ones. And this is because the
bumper stickers must have special characteristics that will
make them stick fast ad strong on the bumper even when the
vehicle is moving fast or when there are extreme weather
conditions. That is, no one wants a bumper sticker that
peels off each time there is rain.
Most bumper stickers have the base material called vinyl.
But there are also less traditional bumper stickers, such as
the magnetic bumper stickers and the easy-to-remove bumper
stickers. If one wants to remove a bumper sticker, and this
sticker is not one of the easy-to-remove variety, then a
penetrating oil can be used.
The bumper stickers may voice out a social and moral stand,
such as “Pro-Life” or a political stand, such as the name of
a politician. A bumper sticker may also announce which alma
mater the owner of the vehicle came from. Or a bumper
sticker may just express humor, such as “I may be slow, but
I’m ahead of you.”
In a way, having a bumper sticker is similar to making a
final statement. It leaves the last impression about one’s
business or even one’s personality. And, inevitably, it
gives the car a specific personality. A bumper sticker makes
one’s car stand out from the rest. To choose an appropriate
bumper sticker, one should contact a label and sticker
manufacturer which offers a wide range of bumper stickers to
choose from.
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Professor invents
'ripeness' sticker
TUCSON, Ariz. - A University of Arizona professor has
invented a sticker that can tell consumers if a fruit or
vegetable is ripe. The stickers will be available to growers
next year and should make their way to supermarkets within
two to three years, said Mark Riley, a UA assistant
professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering.
He said growers and grocers throw out thousands of bushels
of fruit each year because it ripened faster than it could
get to market or be sold.
With no simple way to tell whether fruit that looks good on
the outside will taste good on the inside, consumers often
buy peaches, pears and melons they can't eat because they're
under-ripe or overripe.
"Right now, picking fruit is more of an art than it is a
science," Riley said.
A marker on Riley's RediRipe stickers detects a chemical
called ethylene gas, which is released by fruit or
vegetables as they ripen.
As that happens, the sticker turns from white to blue.
The more ethylene gas the fruit produces, the darker the
blue, Riley said.
The color shift is not instantaneous once a sticker is
attached. It takes about 24 to 48 hours, depending on how
fast the fruit is ripening, Riley said.
And there are still bugs to be worked out: The stickers do
not change color to reflect an overripe or rotten piece of
fruit. Also, not all fruit produces enough ethylene to be
detected by the sticker, said Jim McFerson, manager of the
Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission, a growers'
research group that helped sponsor the research.
"There is still a lot of research to do," McFerson said.
Each sticker is expected to cost growers and grocers about a
penny, Riley said.
There is a patent pending for the
stickers through the UA.
Riley said when RediRipe goes to market, the university will
keep the patent and the company will license the product.
Research on ethylene's use in fruit ripening began in the
1940s, and the gas is used to ripen fruits and vegetables in
storage.
Riley has done multiple small field tests on his stickers —
including at an apple orchard in Willcox — and plans a much
larger field test this fall in Washington.
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Information from: Arizona Daily Star, http://www.azstarnet.com
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