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How to Engage Employees with Digital Signage
For years, experts have stressed the critical role of employee engagement. Yet, despite some progress, only about one-third of US…
Improve Everyone’s Healthcare Experience with Digital Signs
At its heart, the healthcare industry is based on trust, so you want a facility that’s efficient and informative. It’s…
Create Engaging Content with These Practical Tips
There’s pretty much no limit to the kinds of things you can put on digital signs. There are incredible opportunities…
Event Boards Make Promoting Events Easy
Our workdays are consumed by meetings. While exact numbers vary, even conservative estimates suggest employees spend at least three hours…
Short Form Videos Engage Gen Z Employees
As Generation Z becomes an increasingly significant part of the workforce, companies need to adapt to their communication preferences. Gen Z…
Start Using Digital Signage for ESG
ESG factors are becoming increasingly important for businesses and organizations. Corporate communicators play a critical role in promoting ESG initiatives…
How Digital Signage Can Promote Career Development
Career development is a lifelong process that involves identifying your career goals, developing the skills and knowledge you need to…
How HR Can Use Digital Signage
Human Resources, or HR, is an essential department that’s responsible for everything related to employees. Their role has evolved over…
Best Practices for Office Neighborhoods
A powerful concept in the realm of workplace design and culture that’s redefining the traditional office setup is office neighborhoods….
Hotdesking Pros, Cons & Tips
Remote work and the hybrid office have kickstarted many conversations about how organizations can better utilize their spaces. One system…
The Future of Digital Signage
Digital signage has been around for many years, in no small part because of its versatility and effectiveness in conveying…
Understanding the Agile Work Environment
As work-from-home (WFH) and the hybrid workplace continue to gain traction, there’s lots of talk about how organizations can reconfigure…
Flexible Work: Making Space for More
One of the ways organizations are adjusting to modern expectations and needs is by adopting a flexible work arrangement (FWA),…
QR Codes for More Active Communications
In 2022, it’s estimated there were about 89 million QR codes scanned in the United States, and that number is…
Benefits of Office Hoteling
In today’s dynamic work environment, traditional office setups are going through significant transformations. One emerging concept gaining traction is office…
Using Digital Signage to Reinforce Company Culture
Company culture refers to the shared beliefs and behaviors that shape the way an organization operates. A strong company culture…
Top Benefits of Digital Signage for Universities and Colleges
In today’s digital age, universities and college campuses are turning to digital signage as an effective way to communicate with…
Visual Communications in the Hybrid Office: Enhancing Collaboration and Connectivity
As the modern workforce continues to evolve, so does the concept of the traditional office environment. In recent years, the…
How Corporate Silos Hurt Communications
In today’s fast-paced business environment, effective communication is critical to success. Communication is what allows companies to share information, collaborate…
How Digital Signage Can Bolster Business Strategy
In today’s business landscape, companies face a constantly evolving landscape of challenges and opportunities that demands effective communication with their…
Activity-Based Working: Definitions & Primer
In today’s rapidly evolving work landscape, traditional office setups are being challenged by new ways of working that prioritize flexibility,…
20 Conference Call & Video Conferencing Tips
So many of us are meeting virtually these days, we thought we’d share these tips for conference calls from PGI…
Digital Signage for Tourist Attractions
When people go out to spend their hard-earned money, they want things to be as easy as possible so they…
Email Management & Etiquette Tips
How much time do you spend on emails every day? Is that time being spent efficiently? We’re sharing these eight…
Benefits of Digital Signage for Quick Service Restaurants
Digital screens do amazing things for all types of organizations, and quick service restaurants (QSR) are no exception. QSR digital…
How to Predict & Promote Creative Performance
In his 2020 paper, What Is Creativity and Why It Is So Important?, Yousra Mazeh says: Creativity and resourcefulness come…
10 Meeting Tips to Save Everyone Time
We found a lot of valuable tips in The 21 Unwritten Rules Of Meetings on the Forbes website, and have…
15 Content Ideas for Retail Digital Signage
Retail outlets of all types and sizes are finding massive benefits using digital signs to engage and motivate their customers….
8 Quick Productivity Tips
We’re all busy and we all get stressed. Why not do something about that? We know there are lots of…
Digital Knowledge Management: A Primer
Sharing knowledge is at the heart of communications. Organizational knowledge is a term for all of the information in an…
10 Tips to Communicate Better at Work
Since we’re all about communicating better, we thought we’d share this quick list of tips to communicate better at work…
8 Benefits of Digital Signage for Retailers
Listicles like this are successful for the same reason digital signage for retailers is – there’s a lot of information…
The Value of Communications Analytics
If you’re managing communications for your organization, you’ve no doubt already heard about, or dabbled in, analytics. Even so, a…
7 Ways to Keep People Connected When Working from Home
With an increasing number of people working from home these days, stress seems to be on the rise. One of…
6 Tips for Designing Better Digital Materials
Many of us find ourselves working from home these days, and with that comes some unique challenges. One of which…
Roadside Signage Font Standards
Sure, you’ve got an eye-catching image to draw people’s attention to your billboard or other signage as they drive by,…
Ready-Made Digital Signage Content
Communicators are always busy, and sometimes trying to balance your task list with the need for beautiful, engaging content can…
How to Keep Virtual Employees Feeling Connected
Many companies are going to implement some sort of hybrid workplace structure soon (if they haven’t already), and more will…
Overcoming Change Resistance in 2021
Now here’s a funny thing: if you search for “overcoming management change resistance” with or without adding “work from home”,…
Rethinking Communications for Virtual Engagement
The “internal” in internal communications refers to within the whole organization, not just a particular room or building. With at…
Boost Inclusion & Build Culture with Better Communications
Organizations in every industry are working to foster an environment of diversity, inclusion, equity (often referred to as DEI). People…
New Technologies for Remote Engagement
More people working from home means remote engagement will be more important than ever in the future. Everyone in the…
Stop! Don’t Touch that OS
So, you’ve got a new digital signage media player from Visix. You unbox it, plug it in, boot it up…
What Does the Hybrid Office Look Like?
Most businesses will adjust to the post-pandemic world by going virtual to some extent. It might be that the majority…
Why You MUST Engage Remote Employees
Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, organizations of all types were already making efforts to engage remote employees and move at…
12 Ways to Improve Employee Communications
Effective employee communication allows everyone to stay informed and work toward shared organizational goals. It keeps employees engaged and eager…
How the Hybrid Workplace will Affect Internal Communication
With the hybrid workplace becoming the norm, it’s more important than ever to have an effective and engaging communications strategy….
6 Important Internal Communication Trends
Simplrr recently published their research titled State of Internal Communications 2021, looking at how internal communicators see their roles post-COVID…
Effective Safety Communication for Manufacturing
Effective safety communication is important for all organizations, but in the manufacturing sector it’s vital. Injuries in these environments can…
End of Life Notice for Flash and Microsoft Basic Authentication
Important! Update Information for all AxisTV 9 Clients Microsoft ended support for Basic Authentication for Exchange Web Services (EWS) on…
Get Started with Free Templates & Artwork
You have a fabulous new content management system. Now what? The first step is to create some beautiful digital signage…
Talk to Your Digital Signs Using a Voice User Interface
Organizations are constantly upgrading their communications offering, trying to anticipate what information their audience wants and how they want to…
How Digital Signage Can Help You Reopen Safely
Municipalities and organizations around the country are beginning to relax COVID-19 restrictions, but things can get confusing pretty fast for…
Using Mass Notification to Help Reopen Your Organization
This guest blog was written by our alert partners at Singlewire Software. REOPEN USING MASS NOTIFICATION While the coronavirus continues…
Our Commitment to You During COVID-19
Thank you so much for entrusting your visual communications to Visix. We take this responsibility very seriously, ensuring we deliver…
Why Your Wayfinding Signage Should Be Digital
Digital wayfinding is the modern way to help people get from point A to point B. We’re not talking about…
16 Reasons to Get Digital Signs for Your Business
If we told you there was a single product your business could buy that would save money, improve efficiencies, increase…
What are the benefits of digital signage?
You see it everywhere, your competitors have it, so you start thinking, “Maybe we should get digital signage, too.” It’s…
How Do Digital Signage Systems Work?
You see screens everywhere these days. In all kinds of public spaces, from shopping centers to corporate hubs, there are…
Best Free Digital Signage Software | Tools for Success
There’s a saying that basically says that if something is free, then you’re the product. This probably came from a…
Four Ways Room Signs Can Improve Your Business
Room signs are small displays that are mounted outside meeting rooms or shared spaces. They can show room and event…
Digital Signage Masterclass Guides Provide Practical, Step-by-Step Advice
For years, Visix has been researching best practices for digital signage, looking at and developing new features and examining trends….
The Best Digital Signage is Localized
In his 1915 book Cities in Evolution, Scottish scientist and pioneering town planner Patrick Geddes said, “Local character… is attained…
Best Practices for Your Digital Signage Call to Action
When asked why their organization has a digital signage system, most people say something like “to inform people about things.”…
ADA Compliance for Digital Signs
TecAccess founder Debra Ruh once said, “Accessibility allows us to tap into everyone’s potential.” Isn’t that really the point of…
Where to Place Digital Signs for Visitors
When considering a digital signage system, you have to think about not just who your audience is, but where they…
Gamification and Digital Signage
Flow is a concept by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi – a state of mind people enter when they’re totally immersed in a…
Any Facility Can Benefit from a Virtual Concierge
Digital signage is a great tool in helping create a more consumer-like experience for people who visit your facility. This…
Drive Home Corporate Communications on Digital Signs
You’ve spent all this money on a digital signage system, and put in many hours of work to craft attractive,…
Plan Your Digital Signage Communications Strategy
Just as you plan your marketing program or your calendar of events, you should outline your digital signage communications strategy in…
Digital Building Directories – A Multifunctional, Cost-Efficient and Customizable Solution
Engraved plaques are out, digital directories are in. Digital building directories allow for more options, are easily changed and updated,…
Upgrade Your Restaurant with Menu Boards
Everyone needs to eat, which is why many places offer on-site dining options. Whether it’s a company cafeteria, a student…
Supersize Your Video Walls with these System and Design Tips
When planning your digital signage, consider key factors like aspect ratio, orientation, resolution, and display size. Stretched or pixelated images…
How to Do Digital Wayfinding Right
The digital world and the physical world are becoming more and more integrated, and nowhere is that clearer than with…
What K-12 Students Want to See on Digital Signs
Most school digital signage systems are run by admin staff who have a lot to balance. Their bosses are telling…
12 Advantages of Enterprise Digital Signage
Free digital signage. But is it, really? Oftentimes, companies give away their software, but the proprietary hardware that goes with…
More Common Mistakes to Avoid in Messages for Digital Signs
As we said in our previous blog, making mistakes when creating messages for digital signs can detract from the authority…
Top 20 Language Mistakes in Digital Signage Message Text
Digital signage is a visual medium, and much of the information you wish to impart can be done with images,…
10 Reasons to Switch to AxisTV Signage Suite
AxisTV 9 is a tried-and-true platform with simple workflows for importing, scheduling and managing content. But simpler isn’t always better….
Past & Future: Digital Signage Strategy for the New Year
The classic New Year’s song Auld Lang Syne starts of with the rhetorical question “Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and…
Data-Triggered Digital Signage Content Explained
Data-triggered digital signage is where automated content feeds and data visualizations meet. We know that showing progress towards goals has…
Increase Audience Engagement with a Design Contest for Digital Signs
Reinvigorate your digital signage system by launching a design contest for digital signs. Give your audience a chance to try…
In Banks We Trust: Building Trust with Financial Digital Signage
Former Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee once said that “Trust is built with consistency.” When a financial organization like a…
Tablets vs. Professional Room Signs for Space Management
Digital room signs have really taken off in the past few years, and there are now literally hundreds of companies…
Create Immersive Experiences with Multi-Sensory Digital Signage
Claude Debussy said, “Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate…
Emphasize the “Active” in Interactive Digital Signage
You want your audience to engage with your organization’s digital signage messages – that’s why you spend time crafting each…
Use Digital Signage for Student Recruitment
It’s important for universities and colleges to attract students who will not only thrive in the environment provided, but who…
40 Digital Signage Statistics That Prove It Works
Digital signage is a huge market – many organizations either have already adopted it or are planning to in the…
How to Measure Digital Signage ROI
Calculating ROI Return on Investment (ROI) is a financial term, often calculated using a simple formula: sale profit from an…
Refresh Your Digital Signage Software Training
Maybe you’ve had your screens for a while and feel pretty proficient at using your CMS. But nothing stays still…
Engaging Digital Signage from Day 1
While you’ll always be adjusting and tweaking what you put on your digital signs and how you use your screen…
Simplify and Diversify Your Layouts for Digital Signs
Digital signage is awesome! It allows targeted content to be published over a wide physical area. Layouts for digital signs…
Free PowerPoint Resources for Digital Signage Content
There are several ways to create good-looking messages for digital signage – a designer or design team can use Photoshop…
Revitalize Your Audience with a Content Refresh
When people are repeatedly exposed to the same stimuli, they stop noticing it. This is because of something called sensory…
Social Media Subscriptions for Digital Signage
Social media subscriptions for your digital signs are an easy content source because you likely already have everything set up…
Using Audience Feedback to Improve Digital Signage Content
You’ve gotten some important audience feedback through surveys, a walkthrough audit and so on, and now have some valuable information…
Improve Your Digital Signage with a Walkthrough Audit and Surveys
You need to find out how effective what you’re doing is. And you can figure that out by conducting a…
Digital Signage for Libraries – What to Show
Libraries are synonymous with civilization; they’ve been in existence at least since the third millennium BCE. Sure, today libraries can…
Your Monthly Digital Signage Plan
Visix has declared this the “Year of the Customer” – why don’t you do the same? This year, focus your…
The Year of the Customer: Take Advantage of Digital Signage Services
You know you need to engage your audience, keeping them interested while informing them every day. And that takes more…
Digital Signage Trends for 2018
2017 was an innovative year for digital signage, and 2018 promises to have even more going on. Both organizations and…
The Big Picture: Photography Tips for Digital Signage Screens
The old adage says, “a picture is worth a thousand words”, and while our brains process text differently than images,…
e Ink and ePaper: A History, Room Signs and More
Electronic paper, or ePaper, is not a term for a substance, but for a display device. Not to be confused…
Human-Centered Digital Signage Strategies: Prototyping and Implementation
Putting people at the heart of communication is the main idea of Human-centered Design (HCD). We’ve already covered the Inspiration…
Use HCD Ideation for New Signage Ideas
In a tech-driven world, it’s easy to forget that everything we do is about people communicating with people. Human-centered Design…
Inspire People with HCD for Organizational Digital Signage
People are at the heart of all communications in every kind of organization. That’s why it’s important to have some…
5 Ways to Increase Revenue Using Digital Signage
A digital signage solution can sometimes represent a hefty financial outlay, but the cost of digital signage can be offset…
Connect People and Create Community with Digital Signage Profiles
A 1968 brochure in Sweden for some of Andy Warhol’s work famously said, “In the future, everyone will be world-famous…
The Message Matters – Top Digital Signage Text Tips
Your digital signage solution is great – it’s visual, it’s dynamic, it grabs attention and helps get your message across…
11 Ways to Fail at Digital Signage
Many different types of organizations of all sizes are now using digital signs to engage and inform their employees and…
Digital Dashboards for Employee Engagement & Motivation
Dashboards are a powerful way to present large amounts of data quickly and easily to your audience, engage employees and…
The 3 Ms of Efficient Space Management
Efficient space management affects multiple levels of an organization, especially the bottom line (for example, rooms require electricity and climate…
How a Digital Signage Strategy Can Impact K-12 and Higher Education Students
This guest blog was written by our integration partners at AVI Systems, Inc. Education, and the world for that matter,…
Digital Signage Leads to Citizen Engagement
With over 62% of Americans now living in urban centers, it’s becoming more important to improve life in cities and…
Leveraging Digital Signage for Emergency Notification
This guest blog was written by our alert partners at Singlewire Software. Reaching Everything to Inform EveryoneWhen an emergency occurs,…
Top 10 Benefits of Digital Wayfinding
People today are accustomed to having some degree of freedom in how they access information. Institutions of all types can…
Interactive Touchscreens: The Basics
People use touchscreens every day – smartphones, tablets, some laptops, sometimes even the screens for their desktop computers. We see…
Digital Signage in Schools Can Chase Away the Summertime Blues
You already know that digital signage in schools saves you money during the academic year – no more costs for…
Web-Based Digital Signage Helps Knit Together a Remote Workforce
The workforce is changing and so is the modern workplace. Companies are finding ways to accommodate the preferences of 21st…
Use Digital Signage for a More Collaborative Workplace
Collaboration is an important part of any successful business. Employees want it – according to The Economist Intelligence Unit, 33%…
Top 6 Mistakes When Buying Digital Signage
It’s easy to confuse buying digital signage with buying a TV. After all, they share the common denominator of the…
Digital Signage is the Bridge Between Offline and Online
As people today spend more and more time connected to the web through their devices, the lines between the digital…
Digital Signage Engages Your Sales Team
Whether they’re working in-house (generating leads, sending and responding to emails, doing various administrative tasks) or out on the road…
Improve Your Space Utilization with Room Signs
Regardless of which business sector you’re in, you spend a lot of time organizing and holding meetings. And a lot…
Omnichannel Thinking Applied to Digital Signage
The line between customers’ experiences online and offline has been blurred to such an extent that they’re really now two…
The Customer Always Comes First: Use Digital Hospitality Signage to Prioritize Visitors
More people are traveling today than ever before – people from all generations, from all over the world, are going…
Employees Prioritize Sustainability Initiatives
Sustainability as an employee priority is nothing new. A 2014 study by the Society for Human Resource Management said that…
Combine Digital Signs, Touchscreens and Kiosks for an Info-Rich Guest Experience
People today are constantly interacting with devices to get the information they need and want. Combining hotel digital signage with…
Digital Signs are Visual – That’s Why They Work
Humans are primarily visual creatures – 90% of the information sent to the brain is visual, and we process visually-presented…
Let Current Marketing Trends Inform Your Digital Signage Strategy
Current trends in digital marketing can be applied to your digitals signage strategy, to help you get the most out…
Finding the Right Word: Tools for Digital Signage Message Creators
We’ve talked about using keywords in your digital signage messages, and in this article, we’re giving you more resources to…
Keywords Grab Attention on Digital Signs
We all know that keywords are important for websites, especially SEO, but they’re also a key factor in crafting your…
Why You Need Video on Your Digital Signs
Video is everywhere these days. The average American adult watches well over an hour of digital video a day, especially…
Using School Digital Signage to Solve Educational Challenges
Today’s world is connected world, with information and technology in more and more aspects of our lives. When educating young…
Modern Hotels are Switching to Digital Hospitality Signage
The hospitality industry is big – really big. The US has almost 5 million rooms available, with around 62% of…
How Digital Signage Can Help with IFMA Core Competencies
Back in 2009, the largest international association for facility management professionals, IFMA (the International Facility Management Association) interviewed professionals from…
10 Things to Show on Digital Hotel Signs
Digital signage can help improve your customers’ experience and increase their satisfaction by displaying things on screens that they need…
Use Digital Signs for Polling Your Audience
So, you’ve already done lots to get your message out there on your digital signage with engaging content – created…
Digital Signage is Integral to Integrated Campaigns
You’ve heard the old adage retailers have about consumers – the customer is king (or queen). But for many organizations…
Entice Viewers with Long-tail Campaigns for Digital Signs
Turning digital signage messages into stories, with characters and some sort of narrative, is a great way to interest and…
Storytelling on Digital Signs Builds Interest and Encourages Action
Think about how you craft communications for your digital signs. Usually, it’s a single message with a few carefully chosen…
Easy Webpage Messages for Digital Signs
You’ve already put in lots of time making a beautiful website with tons of informative things on it – so…
Planning Your Digital Signage Cost Over the Long Run
You’ve made a sizable investment up front to get your digital signage system up and running. But you need to…
Digital Signage Transforms Facilities Management
You’re no longer limited to placards and signs for building directories, wayfinding arrows to guide people, safety sirens for alerts,…
Make a Great First Impression with Digital Signage in Your Lobby
Your lobby is more than just people’s first impression of your organization, it’s your “voice” – where you tell visitors…
Help Students Learn Your Campus with Digital Signage Scavenger Hunts
School is starting. New students need to get oriented while returning students might need their memories refreshed. Use your campus…
Connect the Back Office and the Factory Floor with Digital Signage
Manufacturing facilities are becoming more integrated all the time with new Ethernet and automation controls, and the difference between IT…
BYOD Digital Signage for Mobile Marketing
Not only are more people connected to the web than ever before, but more and more of them are connected…
Digital Signage CMS Maintenance Tips
Your digital signage system is dynamic, which means it’s always on the move – your content is frequently changing as…
Improve Your Digital Signage by Lurking
You can improve your digital signage with an easy experiment. Go to one of your displays during a high traffic…
Use Digital Signage Dashboards to Engage and Educate
Many organizations, especially those in the higher education market, have taken to using digital signage dashboards to display real-time information…
Using Digital Signage to Boost Your Campus Athletics
Campus sports not only help shape the bodies of students, but their characters as well. The school also benefits, gaining…
Digital Donor Boards Do More Than Just Say Thank You
Someone, an individual or organization, has generously donated to your organization– how can you show them your thanks, encourage them…
Use Interactive Digital Signage in Government Offices to Assist and Engage
Interactive is the name of the game these days. With 68% of US adults owning smartphones, and 45% owning tablets1,…
Use Digital Signage to Motivate Government Employees
The primary purpose of digital signage in government offices is to get information to people efficiently in a timely and…
Manage and Promote School Events with Digital Signage
There are a lot of school events going on outside the classroom: sporting events, plays, concerts, assemblies, field trips (even…
Using Digital Signage Templates to Recognize Student Achievement
Modern educators know that their work is much more than just putting information into kids’ heads. A large part of…
Engage Employees with Metrics on Digital Signs
Money’s great – who doesn’t love money? And yet there’s another “m” that’s far more powerful – Metrics. Specifically, performance…
Using Digital Signage for Workplace Safety
Safety is vital in a manufacturing work environment. In 2012, almost three million workplace accidents were reported, accounting for over…
Get Learners Involved Using Digital Signage for K-12 Schools
Students today are digital residents – they’ve grown up with technology all around them and are used to getting information…
Building Community with Digital Signage for Government Offices
No matter what level or branch of government you are in, you know that you work for the public good….
Modernize Your Chamber of Commerce with Digital Signage
Businesses join a chamber of commerce to increase their visibility to potential customers, network with other businesses, and get access…
Reducing DOWNTIME with Digital Signage for Manufacturing
DOWNTIME – The Eight Muda A lot of manufacturing is about moving things and people from one place to another….
Increase Campus Events Participation End-to-End Using Digital Signage
An obvious use of your campus digital signage is to promote events. Whether these are school-sponsored or originate with student…
Six Places to Use Digital Signage on Campus
To maximize the impact of your digital signage on campus, where you put your displays is as important as what…
Engaging Different Generations in the Workplace with Digital Signage
There are currently four generations in the workplace – four very different generations. So, engaging different generations is a new…
Which Wayfinding Option is Right for Your Organization?
Good wayfinding signage is critical for any building or campus with visitors who need help to get where they’re going…
Show Your Google Docs on Digital Signs
Webpage messages are a great addition to any digital signage strategy. They are auto-updating, so you only have to set…
DIY Digital Signage Themes
As we discussed in our custom digital signage themes blog, it’s always best to use layouts and templates tailored to…
Why You Need a Custom Digital Signage Theme
Your website doesn’t use the same colors and graphics as everyone else. Neither does your newsletter. So why would you…
Show Real-Time Financial Data on Digital Signs
For businesses today, staying current means everything. That’s why your digital signage always needs to be fresh and full of…
Digital Signage Champions: Every Company Needs One
If you have a digital signage system, you know that keeping your content fresh and engaging is the primary goal….
Take Advantage of the Visix Learning Management System
What is the Visix Learning Management System (LMS)? In August 2015, Visix implemented a web-based Learning Management System (LMS) for…
6 AxisTV Features You Should Be Using
AxisTV software has an extensive list of enterprise features and tools to help you streamline processes, maximize your screens and…
Why News-in-Pictures is Better than Cable TV
Your digital signage has to show things people care about, and current news is one of the best attractors. It…
Stay Updated with Automated News Feeds
You need some eye candy to draw your viewers in. To keep audiences engaged, you have to grab their attention…
AxisTV Design – Are You Using It?
Have you updated to the latest version of AxisTV? We have lots of new tools and features to help you…
Tips for a Good Digital Signage Pilot
A good digital signage pilot lets you test your equipment, processes and content in a small-scale environment before rolling it…
Best Practices for Digital Signage Playlists
Do you only listen to one playlist on iTunes or Spotify? Of course not. Then why are you only showing…
Why You Need More Than One Digital Signage Layout
A digital signage layout is the arrangement of items on your display. It’s made up of a background image that…
Save Time with Digital Signage Message Templates
Not everyone in your organization is an artist, but you want lots of people to contribute content for your big…
8 Tips For Effectively Deploying Your Digital Signage Solution
Digital signage can be a great resource for engaging your employees and clients, as well as emphasizing your brand identity….
6 Ways to Boost Company Morale
When company morale is up, employees are more productive. There are many ways to boost morale, and many businesses use…
Three Ways to Engage Your Millennial Employees
There are roughly 80 million millennials in the United States today, and half of this number is in the workforce….
Thank Patrons with Interactive Donor Boards
Many organizations depend on donations. Whether they’re funding healthcare research or educational initiatives, supporting the arts, or supporting community programs,…
Welcome Visitors with a Mobile Wayfinding App
In another post, we talked about ways to let people download your maps and other information using QR codes, SMS and…
Show Wayfinding Maps on Mobile Devices
We’ve talked about the advantages of digital wayfinding, but what happens when your visitors walk away from the screen? With…
Why Local AV/IT Integrators Matter
Visix has been partnering with a network of digital signage resellers for over 20 years. Regardless of whether or not…
Solutions to Engage Employees in Multiple Locations
Communications and community are key to fostering an environment that allows everyone to openly share and grow. According to Forbes,…
Why Digital Signage Training is Important
Although our software is easy to use, that doesn’t mean that you’ll be able to pull it out of a…
Meet the Visix Implementation and Success Managers
In this post, we want to walk you through the digital signage implementation process and tell you a bit about…
What Comes After Digital Signage Installation?
You’ve finished the digital signage installation. You’ve taken the training. Now what? We’ve talked about implementing digital signage and our…
Show Your SharePoint on Digital Signage Screens
We’ve talked about webpage messages before. But, did you know you can also show your secure SharePoint site on your…
Live Data Integration: Excel and XML Messages
Data drives decisions. Real-time data is critical to tracking and adjusting your work, and motivating the stakeholders who affect your…
Show Beautiful Weather on Digital Signs
Weather is the second most popular piece of content you can put on your screens. (The first is date and…
Tips for Digital Signage Images
We’ve talked about where to get digital signage images, but we still see some formatting issues out there in the…
Advice on Digital Design for the Color-blind
Estimates say that about 8% of men and 0.5% of women are born color-blind. These numbers may seem low, but…
Digital Sign Hardware Trade-In Program
As we discussed in our previous post about Hardware Considerations for Software Updates, older digital sign hardware needs to be…
Hardware Considerations for Digital Signage Software Updates
If you’re planning digital signage software updates, don’t forget to also update your hardware. We often encounter clients who want…
Digital Signage Software Updates, Migration and Backup
We’ve talked about the advantages of upgrading your digital signage software before. In this post, we’ll cover all the ins…
Unique Hot Spot Applications for Interactive Digital Signage
Interactive digital signs are ubiquitous now, and touchscreen content is a great way to engage your audience. But, you also…
Best Practices for Social Media on Digital Signs
Social media meets all the criteria of engaging content: It’s modern. It’s social. It’s real-time. It’s auto-updating. In this post,…
Show Digital Queuing Systems on Electronic Signage
One of the greatest benefits of digital signage is that it shows information in real-time. If you have a digital…
Show Real-Time Shuttle Mapping on Interactive Digital Signs
Let’s talk about how you can integrate content that already exists on the web or in another system you’re using….
Top 5 Reasons to Replace Your Paper Signs with E-Paper Room Signs
We’ve talked about how room signs can improve your business, but today we want to focus on e-paper room signs….
Digital Signage Isn’t Just for Lobbies Anymore
In our last post, we talked about placing your displays in public areas with some basic tips about screen height…
Top 5 Tips for Placing Digital Signage Displays
As we all know from advertising, location is key to reaching your audience. The same goes for daily communications on…
5 Most Popular Digital Signage Media Types
Let’s talk about different types of digital signage media you can work with. We’ve picked just a few from the slew…
Save Time with Auto-Updating Digital Signage Messages
We’ve talked about how to create original messages, but why not save yourself some work with auto-updating digital signage content?…
Creative Content: Lessons from Burma Shave
Today we’re talking about episodic advertising – using a digital signage series to tell your story. Do you remember the…
Digital Signage Solutions are about Human Connections not Network Connections
We talked about digital signage engagement in a previous post, and we’d like to continue that theme here. Although digital…
Digital Signage Engagement is the Primary Goal
Gallup’s State of the American Workplace study shows that companies who engage employees have higher productivity, profitability, and customer satisfaction….
Three Ways You Can Boost Digital Signage Effectiveness
We talk a lot about improving content designs for your big screens. Here are three strategic considerations that can help you boost…
Extend Your Brand Guidelines to Digital Sign Content Designs
We’ve posted before about Brand Standards for Digital Signage, but we want to go into some more specifics about brand…
Activity-Based Workplace: New Kinds of Shared Workspaces
You may have heard of Activity-Based Working or Activity-Based Workplace (ABW). The concept has been around for several years now,…
Boost Morale with Employee Recognition on Digital Signs
Thanks to Cutting Edge PR for a terrific article on employee recognition. We’ve liberally borrowed from their prose here (but…
Using Color Psychology to Design Digital Signage Messages
Artists, advertisers and interior designers have long used color to affect moods and emotions. The field of color psychology is…
Without Integration CAP Alert Notification is Useless
Sean Matthews of Visix contributed this article to Digital Signage Today couple of years ago, and we think it bears repeating. It…
Digital Signage Hot Spots: Why You Should be Using Them
Touchscreens are becoming ubiquitous in convention centers, transportation hubs, and on college and corporate campuses. You don’t have to consider…
Simple Digital Signage Layout: Less is More
Have you ever noticed that the digital signage that really draws your eye is the one with a single, full-screen…
Digital Signage: Content Marketing 101
You may have heard the term “content marketing”, but aren’t sure what it is. “Content marketing is a marketing technique…
Digital Signage Best Practices: Designing for Accessibility
We stumbled upon some terrific Digital Signage Best Practices published by the University of Michigan Information and Technology Services. Here’s…
Digital Signage Alerts: CAP Explained
By definition, a crisis is an unexpected and detrimental situation or event. A thorough crisis communications plan that includes digital…
Hoteling vs. Hot Desking
Although many sources cite office hoteling and hot desking as synonyms, they should not be used interchangeably. Hoteling is reservation-based unassigned seating,…
Office Hoteling Defined
During the past 10 years, organizations have noticed a shift in employee work habits. In response, there has been a…
Digital Sign Layouts: Animation Equals Attention
We all know that motion draws the eye, so why not animate your digital sign layouts to draw attention to…
Digital Signage Managers: Who Does What?
In a simple set up, you may have just one person managing your digital signs. More likely, your distributed network…
Digital Signage: Call to Action is Essential
You may think we’re repeating ourselves, but we feel this subject is important enough to cover it again. Including a…
SaaP vs. SaaS: Digital Signage Software Delivered
Visix offers AxisTV digital signage software as both SaaP (Software-as-a-Product) and SaaS (Software-as-a-Service). It’s important that you understand the differences…
Digital Signage Backgrounds: Often Seen First
When creating messages for digital signage, we often concentrate our efforts on the text and select the background as an…
The Real Value of Digital Signs
Most people recognize that communications can be more art than science, but they also know that there are tangible benefits…
Digital Signage Messaging: Keep it Short and Sweet
In our daily communications, we strive to be creative and grammatically correct when we write. However, we need to be…
Digital Signage Graphics: Where to Get Them
Do you struggle to find new digital signage graphics to keep your communications exciting? You may have graphics at your…
Digital Signage Content Tip: Easy Text Resources
Continuing the theme of digital signage content tips, this article looks at fast, accessible text resources for messages and tickers. Press ReleasesDoes…
It’s Time to Update Your Digital Signage Software and Hardware
Keeping your software current is crucial. It not only patches security flaws but also enhances features, fixes bugs, and boosts…
Benefits of Using Digital Signage Themes and Templates
Excuse us for using some of our own jargon in this article, but we think it will be pretty clear…
Mobile Messaging: Deliver Digital Signage Content to Smartphones
Effective communication involves not only the message itself, but also the medium that carries and delivers it. Digital signage doesn’t…
Creative Income: Turn Digital Signs into a Profit Center
Most organizations view their digital signs as valuable communications assets – but also as an expense item in terms of…
Adding Room Signs to your Digital Signage Deployment
We know this blog is bullet-point heavy, but these lists tell you all you need about adding conference room signs…
Judging the Success of Your Digital Signage Messages
Several clients have asked us how they can improve their digital signage messages and media. As you look at your…
Digital Signage Advice: Color-Code Your Messages
When our clients ask for digital signage advice, a common point is the challenge to relate information in just a…
Data Visualization for Digital Signage: Inform to Influence Behavior
Wikipedia defines data visualization as “the study of the visual representation of data, meaning information which has been abstracted in…
The Advantages of Digital Wayfinding
Wayfinding has been around for a long time, but more and more facilities are moving to digital wayfinding instead of…
Digital Signage Content Idea: Loyalty Programs
Looking for some digital signage content ideas? You may never have thought about loyalty programs other than when you swipe…
Digital Signage ROI: Planning for Return on Involvement
When you’re planning a creative campaign for your digital signage…. Wait a moment…Do you plan when you’re creating your campaigns?…
Best Digital Signage Layouts: Designs for Three Types of Viewers
We spend a lot of time talking about the best digital signage layouts and content for your audience. But what…
Meeting Room Signage: 7 Tips for Simplified Facility Scheduling
Whether you’re booking space for paying customers or internal departments, you want to make the reservation process quick and painless…
Naming Conventions for Digital Signage Systems
To effectively manage your digital signage system, you need to begin with naming conventions, or standards, that make sense. Naming…
Digital Signage “How To” Tips: Share the Knowledge
Why not develop a digital signage how to tips series for your screens? You can engage and educate your audience…
Easy Digital Signage Content: Converting Print to Pixels
Why not convert those handbills to messages? If you’re printing posters or direct mailers, how about publishing them on your…
The Advantages of Upgrading Software for Digital Signs
By keeping your software for digital signs current with the latest releases, you gain new features and access to optional…
Enhancing Digital Signage Communications through Storytelling
When designing digital signage communications, you don’t have to stick to one-off announcements. In fact, viewers often prefer a campaign,…
Design Content for Digital Signs with ROI in Mind
We’ve written several articles about measuring the success of your messages for digital signs. In this one, we’re giving you…
5 Steps for Implementing Digital Signage
You need to do some planning before you install a digital signage system, and these five easy steps for implementing…
Keep Moving: Capture Attention with Video
The best digital signage systems let you pull in a variety of media types. Showing video on your screens is…
Deliver Community Communications on Digital Signs
Does your local government or organization partner with the local community or charitable groups for fundraising and special events? If…
Top 7 Mistakes Once You Have Digital Signage
Let’s talk about the top mistakes with digital signs that we see people make after they’ve bought a system, and…
Software for Digital Signage: Native vs. Web Applications
If you’re shopping for software for digital signage, there are lots of options. One of the most basic questions you’ll…
Brand Standards for Digital Signage
Your company has worked hard to establish an identity. It’s important to carry over those brands standards for your digital…
7 Steps to Crisis Communications Planning
In a crisis, reaching your employees and customers is key. The safety of your audience depends on how quickly and…
Digital Signage Helps Your Office Be Eco-Friendly
Digital signage can significantly reduce the environmental footprint of your organization. By incorporating digital signage into your office spaces, you…
Digital Signage Benefits for Organizational Communications
We’re all used to digital signage in banks and restaurants, but a lot of folks are still unsure about the…
Pixel to Pixel: Easy Digital Signage Content You Already Have
If you’re looking for some easy digital signage content, how about some simple pixel-to-pixel content sharing? PowerPoint Your department teams work hard to…
12 Elements of Great Managing: Employee Engagement is Key
In 12: The Elements of Great Managing, by Rodd Wagner and James K. Harter, Ph.D., the authors show significant correlations…
8 Digital Signage Content Ideas
It’s easy to get into a rut with your messages and we all know that showing the same old stuff…
Content Tip: Audio or No Audio?
Many of our clients often ask us about using audio with their digital signage. A lot has been written about retail…
Design Advice for Digital Signage
The way people perceive and respond to digital communications is quite different than how they react to printed communications. It’s…
Use SMS Voting with Digital Signage
Interactive Digital Signage doesn’t have to mean touchscreens. We can use SMS technology to involve our audiences in the communications…
Understanding Aspect Ratios for Digital Signage Design
We get a lot of questions from people designing content for digital signage about how to work with different digital…
6 Tips for Training New AxisTV Users
At some point, you’re likely to have to provide some training to new users of your AxisTV digital signage software….
10 Steps to Digital Signage Policies
Publishing policies for your digital signage can streamline workflows and improve your content if you have more than one person…
ROI – Measuring Content Success
When we talk about digital signage content success – we mean ROI and it can be return on investment, return…
10 Digital Signage Start-Up Tips
Digital signage is a big investment, so you’ll want to be sure your implementation goes as smoothly as possible. These…
Why Use Digital Signage? Democratize Your Communications
Watch our Why Use Digital Signage? (The Benefits) video here When we talk about democratizing communications, we just mean getting…