Design
How to Embed Canva Presentations on Digital Signage
Designing graphical content can be a challenge. From social media posts to on-premise displays, there is an ever-evolving need for graphics and editing software. On top of that, everyone’s time is valuable, so a library of customizable templates quickly shifts from useful to indispensable. At Retriever Digital Signage, we have a huge library of professionally…
Retriever Users
3 Pro-Tips to Make the Most of Your Retrievers
Retriever Digital Signage is the most effective way to communicate to your customers and employees. We love to see our customers and their businesses thrive by using their Retrievers well. Here are a few suggestions on how you can make the most of our versatile system! Vary Your Message Even though it may seem counter-intuitive, it’s most effective to include a mixture…
Business Goals
Retrievers for Your Emergency Response
Businesses of all types have changed the way they prepare for a serious incident. From training the staff in emergency management procedures, active shooter scenarios, CPR, and First Aid, a team can never be too prepared for an emergency. We’ve equipped your Retrievers with several simple, quick tools that can be deployed as a part of…
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…
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…
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…
Marketing
Communicating Well: 4 Tips for Creating Substantial Content
We’re all guilty of it: just creating content to for content’s sake. After all, a decade ago businesses didn’t have to manage multiple social media channels, write blogs, create videos and more along with their actual work. So, maybe your social media posts have gotten a little fluffy, or maybe you’ve just been recycling old blog posts as new…
Small Business
Communicating Well: Brand Voice
For a small business, sometimes getting any content out is nothing short of a miracle. After all, you spend your days thinking about your clients before yourselves and next thing you know, months have passed and your own marketing has been neglected. Perhaps you’re lucky enough to have an in-house marketing professional or an agency telling your story…
Business Goals
3 Tips for Maximizing Productivity
We’ve all had weeks where we felt like we just couldn’t get a thing done. Between too many meetings, the never-ending inbox, and the ever-increasing to do list, “maximizing productivity” can sound a little bit like discovering a leprechaun. Luckily, it’s not as mystical as it seems, but increasing your weekly output can happen when you prioritize a few great habits for the 21st…
Design
Pro-Tips for Typing Great Messages
So, you have your Retrievers up and running and you’re already noticing that people actually know about the things you’ve been communicating – win! Ready to take it to the next level? Here are our pro-tips for signage that communicates effectively: 1. Choose your Typeface Wisely – Your message needs to be readable, so select a…
Retriever Users
5 Ways to Polish Your Digital Signage
You’ve already got your digital signage up and running and you know what you’re doing. Here are some tips to take your signage from good to great! 1. Proof-read The meaning of a sign with grammatical errors and misspellings instantly changes from the message you intended to “we don’t know what we’re doing.” In the…
Design
How to Turn Yourself into a One Person Graphic Design Department
No money in the marketing budget to hire a graphic designer? No worries! You can create eye-catching and beautiful signage simply, even if graphic design isn’t your thing. Here are three tips for amping up your graphic design for your Retriever screens: 1. Less is more Remember, your digital signs don’t have to be the encyclopedia – their job…
Retriever Users
Digital Signage Strategy Development
As you design your Retriever Digital Signage campaigns, you’ll want to make sure that you have an effective strategy for both the communication and the responsibility. First, decide how your logo will be displayed. If you have an organization-wide brand, you may want to incorporate the colors, text, and graphics into your slides. Perhaps the…
Retriever Users
Five Favorite Retriever Tips
Every so often, it’s a good idea to take a beat and look back at what you’ve learned. What better time than the middle of the summer? So while you’re preparing your Retriever Digital Signage slide show to run while you’re on vacation, let’s recap on some of our favorite posts from the last few…
Retriever Users
Know Thy Audience
To piggy back on last week’s post, let’s talk about language. Being aware of the intended audience for your Retriever Digital Signage is key in this post. If you have an organization that is geared toward millennials, you’ll waste your time making slides filled with 90s references. The same if your audience is primarily retirees….
Business Goals
Connections not To-dos in a Digital World
Your daily to-do list is probably quite long. Between managing your organization’s social media campaigns, scheduling your slide deployment, ensuring firewall effectiveness for your server, not to mention all the details that happen in your day-to-day office routine, your plate is quite full. In the chaos of that list, between all the phone calls and…