Digital Signage Systems Prove Popular With Retailers

By Tanisha Berg


Signs are created with technology, and used in a variety of ways. Digital signage systems are located in many places these days to display all sorts of information like products and services in banks, marketing promotions in large department stores, schedules on university campuses, and flight schedules in airports. These systems can be used for virtually anything, given your imagination.

These digital sign systems have many different identifications. They include narrowcasting, captive audience networks, out-of-home television, electronic billboards, or retail TV. However, even with all these names, the main goal of the signs remains the same; they seek to provide information to patrons through videos, graphics, and audio. The graphics and videos are usually very high quality, and are placed in specific areas for a target demographic. For example, they can be placed within financial institutions like banks to occupy the attention of customers and to promote certain products and services. This raises revenues for these premises and provide a lot of visibility for the services.

Many companies have invested a lot of their budget to install these electronic signs. Doing so aided in the rise in revenues, both interactive and enjoyable experiences by patrons, faster communication of information, and more affective marketing and promotions. Many other sectors have caught onto this trend, and have also started to install the systems on their premises. They include facilities of the government, sports arenas, healthcare, entertainment and media, 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.

One content management server could be connected to many media players. Additionally, one media player could be connected to many displays. There are stand-alone signs as well that include all three components and don't use a network connection. Regardless, all these systems can run on various operating systems.

Using SMS systems through mobile phones, people could send messages to the displays. With Bluetooth, users can directly connect to the system and interact with the options on the screens. If the systems are additionally connected to a network, it can also allow for location-based or social media activity.

Digital signs significantly surpass the abilities of paper signs. Digital systems can be conveniently controlled with remotes, while paper signs require physical replacement and manual effort. Digital signs also don't waste resources and are environmentally friendly. They can also be animated and deliver sound, make them much more enjoyable 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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