Business Goals
How to Crowdsource Engaging Content
Creating fresh and engaging content for your digital signage on a regular basis will help to keep the people viewing it engaged, which can feel like a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be the case. Whether your digital signage is aimed to engage your customers, your employees, your students, or someone else entirely,…
Human Resources
The 4 Best Ways to Train Your Staff Using Digital Signage
We have run a small business for the past 35 years, and we’ve learned that when it comes to onboarding staff, you’re never quite done. Once you get someone trained and settled into their role, it’s time to hire and train someone else – either thanks to growth or due to typical turnover. Most small businesses don’t…
Digital Signage
Three Simple Ways to Keep Your Content Fresh
Our society has an insatiable appetite for fresh content. We literally have hundreds of thousands of movies and episodes of TV shows we’ve never watched at our disposal at all times. Our “to be read” lists are miles long, and we refresh our news feeds constantly. As a society, we are bored easily and tune out when…
Digital Signage
Maximizing Impact with Your Digital Signage
When you make the move to digital signage, you’ve already wisely selected eye-catching and engaging signage that will attract viewers instantly. But, if your signage isn’t getting the traction it used to, it might be time to make a few simple adjustments to maximize impact for your business. Whether you are using digital signage for internal communication with your team,…
Digital Signage
Retire Your Pushy Salesman – Adopt a Retriever!
One of our clients relayed this in-store experience she had while she was buying a new cell phone: I had ordered my new cell phone online and was picking it up in the local retail store. While I waited for them to bring the phone out, I was perusing the cases that they had in stock, thinking that…
Retail
Three Reasons Your Store Should Use Digital Signage
It comes as no surprise to any retail business that times have changed. Customers shop differently today than they did in any previous decade. Your store now not only competes with your local competitors, it’s a part of a worldwide marketplace that exists online simultaneously with your physical storefront. Your customers make decisions about your product and whether they’re…
Retriever Slides
Six Slides to Spice Up Your Playlist
If you’re a long-time Retriever user, you may be utilizing the same handful of slide templates, and it may be time to spice things up. If you haven’t dug into the categories lately, we wanted to take this opportunity to showcase a few of our favorite templates that you can sprinkle into your playlist for…
Retriever Users
Five Things to Avoid on Your Retrievers
When you invest in digital signage, you want it to be an effective communicator. Whether your Retrievers function as an internal communications management solution for your staff, or as an external tool used to communicate with your customers, there are a few common errors that can dramatically reduce your impact. Spelling and Grammatical Errors We’ve all made a typo or…
Human Resources
Ensuring Success for New Hires
The first 90 days of a new appointment is make it or break it for your new employees. Your company’s communication strategy is a critical element of your company’s onboarding process if you want to retain the great people you’ve recruited. “Your goal in every transition is to get as rapidly as possible to the break-even point,” writes Michael D….
Digital Signage
Five Creative Ways to Utilize Digital Signage
While many of our customers utilize Retrievers to replace their paper-congested bulletin board, there are also some creative, outside-the-box uses for digital signage that might surprise you! If you’ve considered integrating Retrievers into your communications strategy, you’ll want to consider some of these uses for your business. Digital Menus Whether you’re fast food, fast casual, or just running a concessions stand,…