Once and for all I would love to clear up the confusion. FrameShop™ is a program that displays art framed and matted on all four sides as accurate and quick as possible for you, your co-workers, your clients, your pets.
I am an artist and picture framer for over 10 years with a university degree in two subjects. I have demonstrated and exchanged conversation of the program to over 1000 picture framers in several countries in dozens of trade shows over the past five years, so forgive me if I believe I know what I am talking about. Anyone else have more experience than that, please contact me.
Let's look at several (not all) the scenarios in which the program is or can be used (if you are creative and open-minded enough you may want to come up with your own)
Scenario 1: a customer walks into your shop and lays a work of art on your design counter. YOU choose the mats, frames etc.. You state: by the way ma'am how about a French Line or V-groove? In less than one minute you can display these ADDITIONS on the chosen mat(s) for display to your client. Good luck the old way. Stacked mouldings, tapes, fillets.etc. are easily added as well.
Scenario 2: Print up a copy of two or three options for them to consider. Print a copy for your framer to attach to the work order! It costs pennies.
Scenario 3: Customers have a hard time envisioning a 3,4,5 or 6 inch mat width (samples are only 2 3/4) simply show them the larger mat and several combinations first. You figure it out, more glass, more mounting, more frame, more mat, MORE MONEY!
Scenario 4: Create your own catalog of framed prints, including all the specifics of the framing order, and put it in a binder on your counter. Save wall space for smaller shops. Create a 101 WAYS TO FRAME A DIPLOMA catalog on your counter. Remember you never really framed them!
Scenario 5: The trade version of our program contains over 20,000 works of art from various publishers, the searching of prints has never been easier. Over 20,000 frames and mats and growing also.
Scenario 6: Several of customers have used the program as a marketing tool. In an ad in the Yellow Pages: which store would you consider first: one that has this high-tech visual imaging system or one without? The answer is obvious.
Scenario 7: If you want to create a website, simply create framed images in the program in minutes and export them to your website, it would take you approx. 5 to 6 hours to purchase the art, mat and frame it, (not to mention the cost) photograph it, develop the file on a CD-ROM and export the file to your website. A no-brainer
Scenario 8: Do you realize that alot of user's DO NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW about them using this software because they will lose a competitive advantage.
Scenario 9: Simply send out a Press Release to local papers, magazines and TV, I guarantee you will receive coverage. I have never been refused coverage by any media that I have contacted. We have dozens of cases of FREE coverage.
Scenario 10: Mobile frame shops, several of our users take our programs out on the road in a laptop computer right to the hotels, restaurants and offices for display to clients. You can email framed images all over the world for that matter. YOU NEVER REALLY FRAMED THEM!
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http://www.visionworksinc.com/ if you want to get started on the path to increased efficiency, time saving and profits
Now a very small amount of you are so concerned with us selling this to the "consumer", this consumer is mainly artists, photographers, interior decorators, architects, home enthusiasts, website and desktop publishers. Why the concern? They will have to OBVIOUSLY get their framing done by you. But wouldn't it be a refreshing surprise for your customer to come into your shop with a pre-concieved idea of a framing treatment and save you time? Knowing conservation practices? What a fillet is? A no-brainer again.
Question: do you walk into a paint store and ask the clerk what color you want your wall painted? Do you