Rico El-Lis goes VIRAL!

Rico El-lis was spinning on a nice normal day in Houston, entertaining traffic for Gables River Oaks. A stranger approached and asked to film Rico’s talent. This is not out of the ordinary for an above average sign spinner like Rico. What happened next was definitely extra-ordinary. His video was uploaded later that evening, and…

The Life Of A Los Angeles Sign Spinner

The sign spinner is no longer an obscure urban creature. Drive through any city and you’ll see one toting a pendant advertising a new apartment complex or a low-rate tax preparer: sign spinners are a specific type of person. They’re all over Los Angeles too, from Echo Park to Miracle Mile to Baldwin Hills: you…

Funsport – Sign Spinning (Germany)

  Justin Brown is a professional sign spinners. (Hanna Eder) In the U.S., everything is a show. Why sign holders as paid just stand on the street corner? Through the use of acrobatics and a good breeze Californian joy of signs is an art form – the “Sign spinning”. It could be the most boring job in the…

Merchants Put New Spin on Advertising

Faiza Elmasry July 01, 2013 ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA — Twenty-five-year old Horacio Moreno stands on a street corner in a Washington suburb, with a white and red sign made of heavy cardboard. He twists it behind his back, then tosses it above his head, doing some dance moves before catching it and twirling it again. He has…

Pat’s Run

The 9th annual Pat’s Run was held on April 20, 2012 and AArrow Advertising was there to help out. We sponsored the event and had a spinner at each mile spinning a mile marker sign. The run was fun for everyone, as it gave back to the Pat Tillman Foundation.