September, 2014 | InspiredLED Blog

Sep 29, 2014

Employee Spotlight: Tanner Leland

Tanner is our Engineering Manager, the brains of the operation, as I like to call it. He can frequently be found making innovative new products, writing programming functions, and drafting the next big thing here at Inspired LED. Tanner has been a key player in making the company what it is today! Let’s find out more of what Tanner loves about Inspired LED! A huge Congratulations to Tanner! You have been with Inspired LED for three years this month! Thanks! I quietly crossed the three year marker on Tuesday – time sure flies. What is your favorite part about your…

Sep 26, 2014

Retail Lighting: Part 2

The first blog of the Retail Lighting Series was all about Jewelry Cases, Kiosk, and Rotating Merchandise displays. We looked into our RGB Color Changing Flexible Strips to attract a fun atmosphere, the Ultra Bright Flexible Strips that can bring out in depth detail of a product, as well as the Angle Adjust tubes that rotate while your inventory changes throughout the day. In this Part 2 Series we will look into a few more applications to hopefully inspire you to update your retail or restaurant location. Why Wood you not? If your retail location, restaurant, or bar has any…

Sep 24, 2014

Fall Buying Guide: What you need now!

Summer has come and gone. Those long days are slowly getting shorter, which means more time will be spent inside your home. It may seem a bit early to be thinking about the weather changing, leaves falling, and the holidays that will soon be approaching. To give you a head start we have complied a short list with our fall buying guide of rooms within your home that can be transformed with just a few simple changes! 1) Home Office School is back in swing, which means homework and lots of it! Proper lighting over a desk is a great…

Sep 22, 2014

Buying LEDs : What is really important?

As LEDs are continually gaining popularity and more people are converting over their household lighting: we have found there is an abundance of misconceptions and areas of needed clarity when it comes to buying LEDs. Hopefully our simple guide to narrow down what should and shouldn’t be important when choosing LEDs will be the solution you are looking for. What is CCT? CCT, also known as correlated color temperature, is an important factor when choosing LED lighting. We prefer to simply refer to is as the color. We offer both Warm White and Cool White, which can be a little…

Sep 19, 2014

Retail Lighting Part 1

Frequently we come across great retail locations with fantastic products for sale, but they are often overlooked by consumers because they aren’t displayed properly. Does this describe your store, or a specific display case you have in mind? We have many solutions for your every need when it comes to retail lighting and display cases to ensure your products stand out to your customers. Jewelry Often display cases without in-case lighting can make a product look dull and lack its true potential. However, given the right amount of lighting and drawing attention to the case can make it look much…

Sep 18, 2014

Getting Connected with Inspired LED: Social Media Part 2

As I mentioned in the first blog of this series: Getting Connected with Inspired LED: Part 1 , social media has grown tremendously within the last decade. It has now evolved from connections of friends and family: and has managed to brake human boundaries to where people are connecting and following businesses. Below are a few more examples of social media platforms we utilize so you can get connected with us! Linked In Linked In is a social platform that is mainly used for business purposes. This platform is great for reaching out to old friends, job hunting, reading articles…

Sep 15, 2014

Getting Connected with Inspired LED: Social Media Part 1

Social Media seems to be running the world these days! We are increasingly becoming more mobile, while still needing to satisfy the feeling of being connected to others. Social media allows for people to be connected all the time, and almost anywhere. With expanding mobile optimization, new apps, and new trends there is always something unfamiliar on the horizon. For us, we utilize many social media platforms to reach a variety of customers. Every week we are constantly posting, uploading, asking questions, and sharing with those who matter the most! Blogging Blogging is a great way to share information, videos,…

Sep 12, 2014

LED Lighting: In a City Near You

City Trends A new trend is developing among many cities nationwide, which will affect the way your streets are being lit. The benefits of LED lighting are heavily being recognized: the quality of light, life span, and energy efficiency, just to name a few. For example, the town of New Haven, Connecticut just established a street light program funded at 2.1 million dollars to reduce the energy consumption city wide. After running the numbers, they found that over the span of 3 years, the amount of money saved will pay for the lights entirely and reduce energy costs for a…

Sep 10, 2014

Specialty Project: RV Lighting

Seeing as you have already installed your under cabinet kitchen lighting: you are ready to take on another specialty project. Why wouldn’t you? You have become a professional installer, a wizard at hiding cables, and well educated on the subject of LED strip lights. We encourage you 100% to take on any mission that your creative mind has thought up. Go ahead and start at the drawing board and decide how you are going to execute this notion of ingenious artistry, and if you need a little sideline coaching, our team of talented designers are here to help you create your…

Sep 08, 2014

Before and After Giveaway: WINNER!

First and foremost a huge thank you to all who participated in the Before and After giveaway! We had many wonderful submissions, and we’re so excited to see such stunning homes with great lighting! After our random selection, a winner was chosen for the $500 gift card: Congratulations to ANDREA SMITH! Let’s take a tour of her now extremely well lit crafting and sewing room! Before and After: Andrea’s Craft Room Andrea started out with no lighting in her craft room. She had a dark closet, a dark fabric cutting board, and a dark counter for all of her sewing…

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