Retail
Digital Signage: Keeping Retailers Vibrant in a Changing Economy
The retail industry is being forced to reimagine its business model as it faces the persistent challenge of serving local customers in worldwide marketplace that includes online competitors. Nationwide, retail stores are closing at an alarming rate three times that of even a year ago. National brands like Payless, The Limited, Sears, and dozens more…
Retriever Users
Five Pro-Tips on Mastering Your Signage
It’s the perfect time to step up your digital signage game! Whether you’re a pro already or a novice to digital signage, these five resources will make it simple for you to make a maximum impact with your digital signage, no matter your industry. Create Substantial Content We’re all guilty of it: just creating content to for…
Schools
Back to School Ideas for Your Digital Signage
There’s nothing like the first days of school to reset your routine and start some great habits for the new year. This school year, engage your students with your compelling and interesting digital signage. We recommend incorporating these elements: Sporting Events Whether it’s details for attendance, highlights from the last game, or great photos from recent events, your…
Schools
Students Create Relevant Digital Signage
Employing digital signage across your campus is the smart way to get and keep students engaged. If you really want to keep students engaged, get them involved in the content creation for the digital signage. After all, who knows better than students what students want to see and will respond to? By engaging your students in your digital…
Design
3 Free Tools to Step Up Your Signage
Whatever your message may be, it’s always a good time to spruce up your photos or videos. Since most of us don’t have a graphic designer on our team, and even if you do, a few handy and free (or close to free) tools can really change the game when it comes to eye-catching displays. Here are a few…
Restaurants
Fine Dining Loves Digital Signage
When a small restaurant is great, the owners have to plan for a comfortable wait time for guests as they arrive without a reservation. Adequate seating and space is job one, of course, but once a restaurant’s guests have settled in, you have an opportunity to engage them before they ever see the menu. Malabar Farm Restaurant is a…
Other
Digital Signage Increases Pet Adoptions
The Richland County business community is coming together to partner with the Richland County Dog Shelter to ensure that every pet finds its family, thanks to the Retriever Digital Signs throughout the region. “It’s important that we have many outlets to reach out to the community. One of the top ways for us to be successful…
Healthcare
Multiple Locations, Unified Message
Whether you’re in Marketing and Communications or Human Resources for a healthcare system, one of your biggest challenges is ensuring a unified message and brand across numerous locations. Spending your days carting signage from location to the next is a waste of your time, but it has to be done… doesn’t it? There’s actually a better…
Higher Ed
Getting the Message Across to University Students
Fans of the television show “The Office” remember a hilarious idea that the character Ryan, the entrepreneur, came up with an idea called WUPHF! – a way to send a message to every communication portal a person had. Today, it feels like we need to WUPHF! to get anyone’s attention long enough to get the message across. As recently…
Communication
Communicating Well: Choice Words
Whether you’re writing a quick promotion for a digital sign or an e-book, words are important. They’re vital to getting your point across clearly and effectively. Have you ever had a misunderstanding with a friend or loved one via text or email? I frequently use the words “pal” and “buddy” to refer to my friends…