An office notice board is not always the quick or easy purchase many think it will be, especially for businesses which want to make the most of the board(s) they buy. For that reason, here are 5 top tips for finding the right notice boards for your office.
- Size Things Up
Whilst it might seem reasonable to think the bigger the notice boar the better, and the better value for money, as this will provide an office with the maximum amount of space on which to write, pin and put messages and memos, it is worth remembering that the bigger the notice board the more chance there is that much of the information placed upon it will go unnoticed. This happens for two reasons.
Firstly, we’re all familiar with the phrase: can’t see the forest for the trees, and when buying notice boards this can definitely prove true; the more space there is to stick ‘stuff’ the more stuff will end up being stuck on there. And the more difficult it will be to organise the information a board becomes home to.
Secondly, and as reiterated via the Using Notice Boards Effectively PDF Guide published via the NHS website, there is a real risk and likelihood that a significant portion of the information placed on a notice board will go overlooked for the simple reason that information placed anywhere not at eye level often goes unnoticed.
Consequently, think carefully about the size of board(s) you are thinking of buying. Spending more on bigger notice boards to fill a large space or through thinking a bigger board is better value, could actually cost your business. Then, and instead, consider purchasing numerous smaller boards, perhaps with colour coded frames for different purposes. A great way to keep things better organised, smaller colour coded boards can all as well be placed at eye level, increasing the likelihood of the information placed on them being seen.
- Go Mobile
An alternative to a fixed notice board (that is, one attached usually to a wall) or in addition to using fixed notice boards is to consider investing in a portable white board. In offices in which fixed notice and white boards are constantly in use and as such cannot be cleared for use during meetings or briefings or otherwise put to temporary use, a mobile board can really prove useful.
Further, because movable white boards can be easily taken from room to room they can also be stored easily out of the way when not in use. Hence, this really is a office must have. Just remember: a mobile or portable notice board is an important office addition; it is rarely wise to replace all fixed white boards with portable ones as this is likely only to create chaos and clutter rather than achieve the opposite.
- Buy Online
A quick, simple and stress free means of saving time, money and effort when buying notice boards of all kinds as well as notice board accessories is to do so without actually leaving the office.
Shopping online via a UK supplier such as Noticeboards Online makes shopping for, budgeting for and ordering notice boards a far less onerous and time consuming business. Instead, buying online means notice board shopping can be done swiftly and without needing to even leave the office.
Further, because when shopping online you can see the prices, sizes and types of notice boards available, this makes setting and sticking to a budget far easier. As well, it makes showing and discussing selections with management or superiors super simple.
- Function vs. Style
Offices have changed in the last twenty years. Once drab, functional and utilitarian spaces in which workers toiled within make-shift cubicles, these days and with more clients than ever visiting offices in person, aesthetics have becomes an important aspect to consider when buying items such as notice boards in most office spaces.
For this reason, many modern businesses now opt to furnish their offices with showy alternatives to standard white boards. In particular, glass notice boards are currently proving extremely popular. But are glass notice boards really a good idea?
Ahead of opting for a standard white board or forking out for a far pricier glass version, there are several pros and cons worth knowing. To find out what they are and learn more about glass notice boards and their potential uses and functionality, head over to the Clarus website where you can find the article: Advantages and Disadvantages of Glass Whiteboards.
- Virtual Notice Boards
Even more modern than glass notice boards is the virtual notice board – which it is important to point out is not another term given to describe an interactive notice board (to learn more about interactive notice boards visit the Arc Document Solutions website); virtual notice boards occupy cyber space rather than the office wall. To reiterate; virtual notice boards in this context refer to notice board software, not hardware.
It is worth exploring whether a virtual notice board might provide a viable alternative or addition to office white boards, especially as much of the most popularly used virtual notice board software is cheap (even free in some cases) and comes with the added bonuses of being able to alert staff to new memos as well as upload images and videos.
For more information about virtual notice board software and what kind to consider implementing within your office, continue your reading via the Sixteen Nine website article: 25 Options for Free Digital Signage Software.
