Use Digital Signage To Influence Your Customers

By Tanisha Berg


These days, technology is used to create signs. These digital signage systems are used to show information in many different locations. This includes marketing promotions in department stores, flight schedules at airports, product services in banks, safety or class information on school campuses, etc. The extent to which these digital signs can be used for is endless, only depending on one's imagination.

There are a number of ways to call these systems such as retail TV, narrowcasting, captive audience networks, electronic billboards, out-of-home television, etc. Regardless of the terminology, they all word to deliver information in the form of videos, graphics, audio, etc. Most these signs are in high-quality displays and are targeted at specific audiences at specific times. For example, a bank might show new services and products to its patrons using these digital signs as promotions. This would drive up sales and allow customers to observe something while they wait in lines. It's been proven that retailers have increased their revenues and product visibility using these systems.

With more marketing and advertising budgets shifting towards these systems, retailers and other companies are able to create more enjoyable and interactive experiences for their patrons. Having these signs speeds up communication, provides more effective marketing, generates more revenue, and influences customers' decisions on what to purchase. Industries other than retailers have also started to install these signs including healthcare facilities, sports venues, public transportation, government, etc.

There are many ways digital sign systems can be configured with various components. Systems can have multiple media players, displays, or content management servers; all depending on the retailer's preferences. They can all be installed together on one device if so desired. However, usually, a standard system will be controlled through a single network and media player, and include a display and server.

Content management servers can support many media players. Similarly, a media player could support large amounts of display screens. If you don't have a network connection, you can also install a stand-alone sign with all three components. The operating systems you use for these systems can also vary, depending on preference.

Mobile phones can be used to interact with the sign systems. SMS messaging and Bluetooth technology are both great ways for people to send messages to the displays, or even directly use options on the monitors. This pulls attentions to the signs even more. People could even use social and location-based networking in systems that are connected to a network.

These digital signs are highly convenient with the use of remotes, while paper has to be manually replaced and might require brief travel. Since digital signs don't need replacement every time information changes, it is environmentally friendly as well. They are also much more vivid and animated than paper signs.

Before you install your sign system, organize all your information. Make sure you know what content and text you want to be displayed, and what demographic you'd like the target. Make sure your files are saved in the same formats as well. It is smart to also think of future content so that you don't have to think of them later.




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