The right chalkboard message in your store can help set the mood and drive sales.  We’ve set up a Pinterest board with creative marketing ideas to give you some inspiration for your small business.

When designing chalkboards for your store, you’ll want to consider the classic sales adage, AIDA.

A – Attention

I – Interest

D – Desire

A – Action

Great chalkboard signs arrest the attention of the customer with something eye-grabbing – humor can be really beneficial here. They provoke interest in your business, desire for your products and clearly suggest a call to action.  If you enjoy the sample below, make sure to follow our pinterest boards to stay up to date with all our store design tips.

1. Make Your Customers Laugh

Turn customer complaints into marketing gold with a chalkboard sign.

Customers love funny chalkboard signs.

Small Business Ideas: Funny chalkboard signs.

Small Business Marketing: Funny Chalkboard Signs

Funny chalkboard sign ideas for small business owners.

Is bad weather slowing down business? Attract customers with clever chalkboard marketing.

2. Talk About Your Product

Small Business Ideas: Use chalkboard paint and shelves to create a unique wall display in your shop.

Chalkboard Ideas for Small Business: Chalkboard Beverage Branding

Sunshine Park uses a chalkboard counter to display menus at their pop-up location.

Chalkboard paint denim wall at Good Genes in Amsterdam.

Chalkboard paint walls

3. Decorate Your Store

A little bit of chalkboard paint goes a long way. Use it to create accent walls for your products.

DIY Boutique displays with chalkboard paint over a cardboard back and replace store mannequins with coat hangers for a less than boring window display.

Chalkboard Ideas for Small Business: Confectionery Branding

Chalkboard Ideas for Small Business: Using a projector to create chalk art. Print your design on transparency paper, place on projector, trace with chalk.

Chalkboard Ideas for Small Business: Market to customers while they’re waiting for the restroom with chalkboard paint bathroom doors.

See All of Our Chalkboard Inspiration and Make Some of Your Own!

Follow ShopKeep POS’s board “Chalking It Up” Chalkboard Ideas for Small Business on Pinterest.

Paul Nugent

Paul Nugent

Paul Nugent is a small business advocate who uses his background in the startup space, along with his POS system expertise, to allow small business owners to make informed decisions within their specific budgets.