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With the rising cost of living, Americans are buckling up their wallets and only opening them for necessary bills and expenses. Auto repairs and car maintenance aren’t on the list of necessities for most households either. U.S. drivers are putting off routine car maintenance and repairs, totaling $24.9 billion annually.
Why do drivers put off car maintenance, especially when it could lead to a safety hazard or more expensive problems down the road? The list includes busy lifestyles, strained finances, and a lack of knowledge about vehicle repair needs and safety precautions.
Fortunately, auto repair shops can cut through the fog by delivering accessible on-premise auto-repair education and more with cutting-edge technology.
First off, if you haven’t already, check out our ultimate guide to marketing your auto repair shop. We discuss in detail how to reach your customers in the most effective way. But if you’re looking to reach customers who put off car maintenance, you’ve come to the right place.
On the surface, it seems counterintuitive for any human to put off car maintenance and repairs (especially with the safety risks involved). However, there are many reasons drivers do this, starting with a lack of auto-education and awareness.
What’s another 1,000 miles to an oil change that’s past due? Or a road trip on a set of tires that should’ve been changed six months ago? These are some of the questions drivers may be asking themselves to avoid coming into your auto shop.
Auto Inc. car maintenance statistics tell us that 54.3% of drivers are too busy to take their vehicle in for a service or repair, with another 52.2% of drivers citing financial difficulties fueling their delay. Their reasons don’t end there.
It’s no secret that the vast majority of public schools in the U.S. don’t require classes in practical life skills like filing taxes or car maintenance. This lack of auto-education shows up in the statistics, too. For example, more than 60% of US drivers don’t know how to change a flat tire.
While some people may not worry until the check-engine light comes on, over 61% of drivers admit someone else notices their car issues before they do.
Most families are living paycheck to paycheck. When prices soar, consumers tighten up their spending by only budgeting for the essentials. Compared to groceries, housing and utilities bills, car maintenance doesn’t top the list of priorities. A recent report shows that delayed car maintenance and repairs will set back drivers an extra $1,200 over the lifespan of their vehicle.
That’s the irony, isn’t it? Instead of shelling out a fraction of the money for routine maintenance or a repair right away, any delay will only lead to a bigger bill with potentially more issues to fix later.
Today’s drivers are more on the go than ever. From juggling work and family responsibilities to personal appointments, financial affairs and a social life, there are only so many hours in a day to do everything we need to do.
Here is another interesting car maintenance statistic, unfortunately, more than 87% of drivers procrastinate on car maintenance. Some cite simply not having enough time, while others claim they can’t afford to sit in an auto shop waiting room for half the day.
It’s easy to think that when you don’t drive a vehicle, that its maintenance doesn’t need to be a top priority. What many drivers may not know is that when cars aren’t driven, tire pressure deflates, car batteries can lose their charge, keeping a near-empty fuel tank can draw moisture and so on.
The justifications don’t end there. Drivers will also avoid a car repair when they think it isn’t an emergency or when they don’t have a mechanic they can trust.
You probably already know the benefits of car maintenance, and the following are things you can inform your customers about whenever and wherever possible.
Drivers need to know routine car maintenance will keep their cars in better working order. Driver and passenger safety top the list of benefits. Whereas, when a car owner neglects regular maintenance, they could experience a malfunction when driving, an accident or a breakdown. With precious cargo on board, keeping on top of car maintenance is a non-negotiable for their safety and their peace of mind,
We like to think of putting off car maintenance as similar to avoiding dental checkups. If drivers put off either, they’re more likely to find major, more cost-heavy issues down the road. What could begin as an easily-fixable alignment issue could end up with the driver needing a full set of tires in the end.
According to a recent report from SP&P Global Mobility, the average lifespan of a vehicle has increased to 12.2 years. Regular car maintenance under the hood and on the exterior will give them a stronger chance at getting as many years out of their vehicle as possible.
Accessible auto-education, regular reminders and offering incentives are all effective ways to get your customers in for routine maintenance. You can use UPshow CONNECT to power your on-premise digital screens with all of this and more—creating an elevated customer experience they’ll drive back for.
With driver safety (and finances) on the line, you need a clear game plan to show your customers why it’s vital to keep up with car maintenance and timely repairs. UPshow CONNECT for the automotive industry will outfit your screens with the logistical, educational and entertaining content drivers need to grasp how their personal safety ties to car upkeep. Plus, you’ll get some fantastic marketing opportunities out of it.
Has a client rolled in with a flat tire? If they aren’t due for full-service maintenance for another two months, your best bet is to remind them while they’re there. This is best done in the waiting room, as this is the main point of contact customers will have with your shop.
You can use UPshow’s fixed panel and multipanel displays to keep critical announcements and reminders on-screen, while also playing educational and entertaining content such as:
You can use your digital screens to display vehicle maintenance and safety information your customers can benefit from while they wait. Keeping an annual car maintenance checklist accessible on-screen can make them more aware of what their vehicles need to run safely for as long as possible.
With UPshow CONNECT’s content creation and campaign management tools, it’s easy to generate educational content focused on car maintenance and more. It’s up to you how long you want to display this content on a screen-by-screen basis.
In today’s economy, your customers will appreciate a discount on their next car repair and maintenance. By doing this, you’re incentivizing their safety and showing them that you’re willing to reduce your fees to ensure their safety.
Easily link your customers to a car maintenance discount they can access on their devices via QR-code technology. You’ll enjoy insights and analytics that track their engagement to determine if you’ll need to adjust your offer, and more.
A well-maintained vehicle is a safer vehicle that has a better chance at a longer life span. Reminding and educating your customers about regular car maintenance are just a few ways UPshow CONNECT will help you prioritize their safety.
Contact UPshow for a custom demo and show customers that your auto shop is the one they can trust.
Auto shop layouts are about more than the number of car-repair bays or parts storage areas you have. Would you say your auto shop has instant curb appeal? Is your shop layout in a way that will deliver the ultimate on-premise customer experience?
Customer wait times may range from a few minutes to several hours or even the entire day. The last thing your customers want is to sit in a cramped waiting room sipping bad coffee while daytime TV blares in the background.
Today’s car service owners prioritize customer engagement—letting that steer their auto shop layouts to give their patrons an ideal customer experience.
The Automobile Association reports that a full-service car appointment can take up to three hours. Of course, repairs can take even longer depending on their severity, staffing and more. With most drivers waiting on-premise until their car is ready, auto shop layouts should have customer engagement and comfort at the heart of their design.
In our ultimate guide to marketing your auto repair shop, we cover everything you need to make your auto shop as inviting as possible for new and existing customers. Why is it important to have the right shop layout, though?
Take an inventory of your premises. Are you using every inch of functional space available? Can your mechanics easily access tools and parts? Do you have enough repair bays to accommodate every appointment? Auto shop layouts should be as functional for repairs and maintenance as they are comfortable for your customers. In fact, the two go hand in hand.
When your auto repair building design is efficient, and your team has access to the supplies they need to do the job, they’ll also work more efficiently. Their efficiency can equate to a shorter waiting time for your customers.
Consider each of your customer touchpoints. From the waiting room to private consultation areas and restroom facilities, would you want to spend a lot of time in any of these places? Are they comfortable? More importantly, do they have the modern customer experience in mind?
To achieve an appealing maintenance shop layout, take into account the following factors:
UPshow CONNECT is enhancing auto shop layouts worldwide by centering the customer experience above all else. It is the leading on-premise performance marketing cloud designed to revolutionize your digital screens into an educational, engaging and entertaining experience for the modern auto-shop customer.
Your team and customers have a legal right to be safe on your premises. While there’s no doubt you follow safety regulations, such as OSHA auto-shop compliance guidelines, here are some other ways to make your shop layout extra safe:
As an auto shop owner, your mission is twofold. First, you want to achieve the ideal auto body shop layout that will make your customers comfortable and happy. Second, you want to keep customers driving back for all of their automotive-repair needs.
Does the thought of creating (or revamping) your mechanic shop organization design leave you feeling lost? There’s no need for a shop overhaul all at once. Instead, start small by dividing your premises into functional zones to make the customer experience positive.
For easier accessibility, consider designating some of the following zones in your mechanic shop layout:
Not all customer consultations will take place in the waiting room. Sometimes, your customers want to see the mechanic’s progress in the repair zone. For their safety, you’ll want to maintain clear pathways through all areas where a customer might venture. Not only will they feel safer navigating the premises, but their safety is also less of an insurance liability for you.
As an extra safety precaution, use UPshow CONNECT to digitally display a map of your premises to make navigation easier. You could also display QR codes linking your customers to an interactive map and safety precautions on their personal devices.
Your waiting room receives more customer traffic than any other area in your mechanic shop layout. Since customers spend the most time here, you have an opportunity to enhance their experience with UPshow CONNECT for the automotive industry.
Whether your waiting room is a 16x16 feet space lined with a dozen chairs or an entire floor glassed in with repair bay views, you can leverage UPshow CONNECT to power your digital screens and give your customers the on-premise experience they deserve by:
Engaging your customers begins in the epicenter of your auto shop layout: the waiting room. With UPshow CONNECT powering your digital screens, you can deliver the ultimate customer experience anywhere on your premises.
Contact our team today for a free custom demo of UPshow CONNECT. Let us show you how to revolutionize your mechanic shop layout and customers’ on-site experience with digital signage.
Have you ever stepped into your auto-repair shop’s waiting room and felt the tension? Customers look up from their magazines, hoping the news you’re about to deliver is good—especially for their wallets.
Adding to this, almost 92% of drivers report they’ve stalled on getting a car repair or service they needed. The reason? Many fear the financial fallout, potential waiting time for the repair and more.
Visiting your shop when an issue arises is ideal for your clients’ safety and budgets. Their on-premise experience should be as stress-free as possible, too. To retain your clients long-term, you need to know how to market an auto repair shop the right way. Let’s put you in the driver’s seat of your marketing journey with our ultimate guide to auto repair marketing, headlighting the way toward success.
Word-of-mouth marketing, handing out business cards or roadside billboards are no longer the go-to ways for auto repair shops to drum up new business. In today’s digital climate, these methods, while not jalopies in marketing, shouldn’t be the cornerstone of a modern, revenue-driving marketing strategy either.
Today’s auto-repair businesses are tapping into digital marketing strategies to secure new clients and earn their loyalty. From social media campaigns and email marketing to maintaining an SEO-optimized website and on-premise auto signage, think of your auto repair marketing strategy as a game plan meant to:
It’s one thing to drive in new customers, but it’s another to put on the breaks and keep them with you long-term. When it comes to digital marketing for auto repair shops, channeling your efforts into building a loyal customer base is easier and even more cost-effective than new customer acquisition.
What’s driving this? Two words: established trust. Returning customers already have a positive experience with your auto shop. If they’ve returned, then they trust the services you’ve delivered.
New customers, though, are starting with a clean slate. You’d naturally spend more time and resources building a rapport with them so they’ll return for their next service.
AAA reports that over 75 million drivers don’t have a go-to auto shop they can trust. Your loyal customers are your best brand ambassadors to direct this traffic into your shop. If family or friends ask them for a recommendation, you’ll likely be referred to.
The benefits don’t end there. When you keep your loyal customers comfortable and in-the-know on your premises, you’ll also:
How would you describe your auto shop’s reputation? Dependable? Transparent? Trustworthy? All of the above? Yet AAA tells us that two out of three drivers in the U.S. don’t trust auto shops.
The reasons range from less-than-stellar past repair experiences to unexpected overcharges, unnecessary service recommendations and more.
Collecting customer reviews is vital to auto shop marketing, especially for building trust later with potential clients. To begin, comb through your current reviews. What have your customers said about your services? How do the reviews compare on your website versus Google, Yelp or elsewhere?
Take a complete inventory of what these reviews say. Notice any patterns or trends throughout them. For example, have several customers complained about long wait times or unexpected charges?
You can first strengthen your auto shop’s reputation by addressing any issues stated in those past reviews. Then, take a proactive approach and put the pedal to the metal by:
Today’s customers are busy and on the go. Gone are the days of waiting in an auto shop waiting room half the day while the local news plays. They likely need to return to work or their families,
The J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Customer Service Index (CSI) Study reveals an overall decline in customer service satisfaction throughout the auto-repair industry. Customers point to longer appointment waiting times, ineffective communication with their auto shops and more as the root cause of their dissatisfaction.
Topping the list of auto repair shop marketing strategies is customer retention. One of the most effective ways to keep your customers returning to your business is by creating a positive customer experience while in your auto shop. Digital solutions for the auto industry are giving auto shop owners innovative ways to engage, entertain and communicate with their customers.
Sometimes, long customer wait times in your auto shop are inevitable. Maybe your client’s repair plan requires importing a rare part from another shop. Perhaps their vehicle needs extensive work on multiple systems. That means they’ll need to be comfortable in your premises.
Your auto shop should run like a well-oiled machine. The physical layout of your premises can inhibit the efficiency of your team and the comfort of your customers.
Consider giving these touchpoints in your auto shop a facelift:
No customer wants to wait hours in a waiting room sitting on a plastic chair without access to WiFi, adequate entertainment or other basic comforts. Besides making your waiting room comfortable with quality seating and drinks or snacks, think of this space as an opportunity to educate and engage your customers.
How often has your team witnessed a customer bring in their vehicle too late? They would have had a cheaper repair bill if they had brought it in earlier when the leak or tire damage was minor. A recent study finds that putting off vehicle maintenance will set back the average U.S. driver close to $1,200 over their vehicle’s lifetime.
Incorporating educational resources that will also engage your clients is a surefire way to make their wait time rewarding and show them your team invests in their safety.
Car mechanic magazines or leaflets about how to check your tire tread or why regular oil changes are essential won’t entertain today’s auto shop customers. Instead, auto shop owners are using digital auto signage to create an inviting and engaging waiting room experience.
With UPshow CONNECT, you can power your auto shop’s digital screens with countless educational and entertainment opportunities, such as:
Your auto shop customers will continue returning to you based on the quality of your repair work (and their experience). Sweetening the deal with a loyalty program will enhance the customer experience and keep them coming back for more.
An auto shop loyalty program is a rewards-based system for your most tried-and-true customers. The more often they return to your shop for a service or product top-up, the more reward points they’ll accumulate. Whether you choose punch cards or a tiered-points system, you want to make their participation worthwhile.
The driving force behind the success of any auto shop loyalty program is the reward at the end of the road. Unsure what to offer your loyal patrons? Consider giving them one or more of the following rewards based on the number of visits, the scope of services they come in for or how long they’ve been a customer:
The best way to get the word out about your loyalty program is by advertising it on your on-premise digital screens. You can display and track your loyalty program in several ways with UPshow’s auto digital signage solution.
First, you can use UPshow’s multi-panel display feature to spotlight your loyalty program alongside other relevant content, such as in-shop product specials or car maintenance tutorials.
You could put your customers in the driver’s seat by using the QR code campaign creator to link them to your loyalty program sign-up page and social media channels. This way, they can access the ins and outs of the program from their own devices.
A loyalty program isn’t a one-way street that only benefits your customers. To prove effective for them and your bottom line, you’ll need access to detailed insights and analytics to:
Did you know that over 31% of US drivers keep driving knowing their oil change is past due? The same research shows that 27.3% of drivers continue operating their vehicles with worn-out or bald tires. Talk about a clear safety hazard for your customers and likely an (unnecessarily) expensive repair down the line.
While people put off car maintenance for many reasons, lacking basic auto knowledge is fueling some of it. Research shows that 36% of American drivers can’t even change a flat tire.
Making your customers aware of the safety risks associated with delayed maintenance and mechanical errors can motivate them to act on routine, preventative upkeep—bringing them into your shop sooner and more regularly.
Plus, by investing in customer education and safety, you’re showing them that your shop is trustworthy and stands for more than just growing your business. They need reassurance that they and their passengers will be safe whenever they get behind the wheel.
To get the most out of your auto shop’s digital screens, you’ll want to generate accessible educational content that engages and informs drivers (or passengers) of all ages.
Let’s explore some top tips for creating engaging educational content for your auto shop:
The last thing you want is for your customers to dread coming into your shop, so it’s vital to ensure their on-premise experience is as positive and rewarding as possible. Well, who better to tell you what would give them a positive experience in your shop than your customers?
Start by leveling up the way you communicate with your clients. Using digital client feedback forms and post-visit surveys will create a two-way avenue of communication. Your clients will feel heard, and their input will give you a clear idea of what would improve their experience.
When you inventory what’s working for them and what isn’t, you can make customer-centric changes throughout your auto shop. Above all, show them you’re listening and serious about giving them the best customer experience possible.
You can lead your auto shop customers to your feedback forms, but can you make them fill them out? The short answer is yes if you make your feedback forms clear and easily accessible.
With UPshow’s QR Code campaign creator, you can generate a unique QR code for your feedback forms or surveys and display them on your front-of-house screens. When you do, visitors can access them from their phones or other devices, capturing feedback faster. Plus, when you capture feedback immediately, their experience is still fresh in their mind, leaving you with more accurate feedback.
You’ll want to keep these tips in mind for capturing and analyzing customer feedback:
As of this year, 281,434 auto repair shops are operating in the U.S. New customers have many options about where to go for auto services. Knowing how to market an auto repair shop the right way to reach those customers will take planning and an ironclad strategy.
When your existing clients have a good experience in your shop, they can be your best auto ambassadors. Create a customer referral program that encourages and rewards them for bringing new clients to your garage.
Build your client referral program by keeping these tips in mind:
Whether you run a mom-and-pop auto shop in a small town or a three-story auto-repair establishment in a major city, you need an online presence to expand your reach.
To drive in new customers, you’ll want to:
Unleashing a paid digital marketing campaign is an effective way to target new customers. From email marketing, social media marketing and pay-per-click (PPC) ads, you can use any or all of the above to drive new business and revenue. With any of these types of campaigns, the goal is to encourage clicks and engagement to maximize your ROI.
To do this, consider the following factors to make the auto-marketing process seamless:
Once you have a solid auto-repair marketing strategy in place, you’ll need to maintain it for the long haul. The key is to remain open to change so you can pivot when necessary to accommodate the diverse needs of your auto shop customers.
Armed with client feedback and UPshow’s robust insights and analytics tools, you’ll be able to:
There’s no best way to approach auto repair marketing; however, now that you know how to market an auto repair shop from A to Z, the key is to focus on creating the most engaging on-premise experience for your customers.
With UPshow CONNECT powering your screens, you’ll keep your customers entertained, engaged and driving back for more. Put the pedal to the metal by signing up for a risk-free, custom demo of UPshow CONNECT today.
Patients of all ages experience stress and anxiety about receiving vaccinations. Their needle anxiety can culminate into vaccination hesitancy or even an Immunization Stress-Related Response (ISSR).
Research has shown that stress can negatively impact the immune system’s response to a vaccine. Making your immunization center as stress-free as possible can help patients relax before and during their appointment—leaving them better prepared to reap the benefits of their vaccinations. That way, they’re more inclined to return for their next dose.
Keeping stacks of pop-culture magazines on your waiting room tables while the local news channel plays won’t create the stress-free immunization center that today’s patients need.
Digital technology solutions are making stress-free patient experiences more accessible and simple to create. With UPshow Health, you can transform your waiting room into a stress-free space for patients to prioritize their health.
When patients enter your immunization center, they may feel on edge for any number of reasons–fear of needles, anxiety about potential side effects from a vaccine and more.
Research shows that playing certain forms of media in your clinic, such as nature sounds and classical music, can reduce stress and positively impact the patient-provider experience. UPshow Health can power your screens with stress-reducing content to help quell patient anxiety.
To get started, here are some of the most effective ways to make your immunization clinic a more tranquil and inviting space for patients:
Unlike other medical specialties, your immunization center likely sees patients from all age groups. Choosing the right entertainment that will please everyone may seem difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. UPshow Health comes with over 500 entertainment channels to choose from, including hyperlocal channels and sports.
For your immunization clinic, you can choose from curated entertainment channel packs focused on health and wellness themes, or a range of other entertainment options. Giving your patients access to on-demand entertainment options can help them pass the time and reduce stress at the same time.
Although studies show that the length of time patients spend in the waiting room is a strong predictor of patient dissatisfaction, you can improve their waiting room experience (and perceived wait time) with UPshow Health by:
Medical misinformation is a growing problem, and today’s patients may not know which information to trust. Patients may not have access to credible resources to help them understand the importance of vaccinations or how to handle side effects from their immunizations.
You can use UPshow Health to give them access to patient-friendly educational resources and help patients gain more control over their health journeys. Studies reveal that patient education is an acknowledged predictor of high patient engagement and positive treatment outcomes. To give your patients the best chance at experiencing those same benefits, take full advantage of what UPshow has to offer by:
Healthcare clinics like yours can’t function well without engaged clinical staff. Recent studies reveal a positive correlation between staff engagement and patient safety. Utilizing UPshow SHIFT to improve employee communication and make continuing education opportunities accessible will keep your immunization center running smoothly and efficiently.
As the COVID pandemic unfolded, government guidance and regulations governing protocols were continuously changing as medical researchers and scientists learned more about how it was spreading and how best to treat patients. This moment revealed the importance of continued training and education in all fields of medicine.
To keep your clinical staff up to date about the latest guidance, research and training opportunities, UPshow SHIFT makes it possible to display live updates and other critical announcements on your clinic screens.
If your staff work in shifts, you can utilize the fixed panel and multipanel displays to leave vital information on the screens at all times while also rotating out content to ensure all staff, regardless of their shift, stays in the loop.
Whether you operate a 24-hour immunization center in a major city or a small clinic with limited hours in a small town, your healthcare staff experiences occupational stress. They may carry extra shift duties due to staff shortages, handle difficult patients or internal communication barriers on any given shift.
Research tells us that workplace stress can negatively affect your healthcare staff’s mental and physical well-being and quality of life, but the negative impact doesn’t end there.
Another study reveals that in addition to staff facing patient-related trauma and an increased risk of suicide, their occupational stress adversely affects their patients by inhibiting the quality of care they can perform.
To fight occupational stress, you can use UPshow SHIFT to create content geared toward staff-tailored interventions customized for their unique needs. UPshow’s in-app Canva integration can make generating staff-tailored digital interventions easier.
Let’s take a closer look at some of the most effective strategies you can use to create displays that help staff members manage stress and increase resilience in your immunization center:
Internal communication among your clinical staff should be as fluid as possible to avoid medical errors and to ensure that staff have the right information to treat patients effectively. UPshow SHIFT can make staff-to-staff and staff-to-patient communication smoother and simpler by:
Making your immunization center as stress-free as possible will benefit your patients and clinical staff. With UPshow’s digital signage software solution, you can improve the patient experience one screen at a time.
Sign up for a free demo of UPshow and discover how easy it is to make your clinic stress-free.
Health-care-induced anxiety and trauma are common among pediatric patients. When children enter your physical therapy facility, they may be in pain and experiencing various negative emotions, including anxiety or fear about their condition or treatment.
To make them comfortable and offer a better patient experience, pediatric physical therapy services can create a more welcoming and appealing clinical environment. If you want to connect with and engage today’s pediatric patients, a digital signage solution may be the answer.
Visiting the doctor isn’t always a positive experience for many children, regardless of the reason for their appointment. They may associate visiting your physical therapy clinic with their last appointment at their pediatric doctor’s office, where they endured three shots and a throat culture.
Children may associate waiting rooms with unpleasant experiences, setting up parents and practitioners for treatment sessions that are filled with anxiety and resistance. Plus, depending on their age, they likely won’t understand the PT procedure or treatment they need, which may only exacerbate their apprehension and anxiety.
Even though pediatric patients comprise 13% of the general PT clinic population, your clinic must be as inviting and kid-friendly as possible, starting with your pediatric waiting room.
For kids, long wait times in a dull room can feel like a lifetime. Creating a positive experience from the get-go can put your youngest patients in the right headspace for their session.
In fact, 73.3% of patients undergoing committed treatment plans will likely visit your PT clinic at least twice a week, which makes it especially important that your waiting room is a place they don’t mind spending time in. Add to this the reality that up to 70% of PT patients do not complete their treatment plans, and the necessity for your pediatric patients to have a positive patient experience in your clinic becomes even more critical, especially for patient outcomes.
Up to 80% of children who endure a painful injury will also, as a result, experience traumatic stress reactions. When you combine this with the anxiety they may be feeling about their PT appointment and treatments, that’s a lot for anyone to handle, especially pediatric patients.
Creating a positive environment in your pediatric physical therapy clinic may seem daunting, especially when it comes to figuring out how to create something that will please all of your patients, not just a select few.
While a “positive environment” seems highly subjective, new and innovative technology offers flexible tools that can be used to calm pediatric-patient anxiety. For instance, studies have shown that interactive technologies can improve medical outcomes in pediatric patients.
Another study even consulted pediatric patients directly about their ideal design and features in a clinical setting. The children valued “a colorful and creative physical environment”. Powering those displays with engaging content can make patient engagement and their overall experience in your clinic even better.
Pediatric patient engagement is the extent that children participate in their care, treatment and decisions governing their health. Because they are minors, the adults in their lives represent and advocate on their behalf, but that doesn’t mean pediatric patients shouldn’t be informed or engaged in their healthcare.
You’ll want to outfit your clinic with accessible and engaging educational materials and resources for children and adults. For instance, using your TVs or screens to show exercises or equipment demonstrations can ease medical anxiety in pediatric patients while educating them about their treatment journey.
Also, providing opportunities for your patients to practice active or passive distraction techniques during a painful PT procedure can engage them while also quelling patient anxiety.
Transforming your clinic into an inviting and engaging space for kids and their parents doesn’t have to be complicated. UPshow Health is the leading digital signage software solution that can power your clinic’s digital displays with entertaining and educational resources and so much more.
To set up your pediatric patients for success and better health outcomes, patients and parents alike need a clear understanding of their treatment plan and how they can actively participate in their healing.
With UPshow Health, you can create and display pediatric-friendly educational materials on your screens, such as:
Passive distractions like quality, on-screen entertainment can reduce pediatric-patient anxiety. UPshow Health will give your patients access to more than 500 entertainment channels, and more, including:
Engaging your pediatric patients can be entertaining and educational. With UPshow Health, you can create PT-themed trivia they can interact with in your waiting room or even back in the treatment area.
Personalizing the patient experience will help them reach their PT goals. You can use the QR Code campaign creator to display digital QR codes that will link patients and their parents to polls, surveys and patient feedback forms that you can use to customize their experience even more, setting them up for successful outcomes at the end of their PT journey.
Kids don’t handle fear or anxiety in the same way adults do. A welcoming and engaging clinical environment can give pediatric patients a more positive patient experience and improve patient outcomes.
UPshow Health is the digital signage software solution your pediatric physical therapy clinic needs to support patients in their treatment journey.
Sign up for a free custom demo of UPshow Health today and discover how digital signage can make your young patients’ in-clinic experience positive.
For deskless employees in hospitality and healthcare, workplace stress is commonplace. Unfortunately, the tools and resources to cope with workplace stress may be less common.
Research tells us that prolonged workplace stress can lead to exhaustion, burnout, job dissatisfaction, increased turnover and many other consequences for employees and your organization. Remedying these outcomes, or better yet, taking proactive measures to prevent them, should be a top priority.
Offering your deskless employees stress management training is one of the best ways to do this. With the help of a cutting-edge employee engagement platform, it doesn’t have to be a stressful undertaking either.
No employee will be on their A-game when they’re under mounting stress. When it comes to job performance, stress can decimate progress made and derail future performance goals.
Some of the most common ways stress can affect employee performance include:
Your employees need tools and mechanisms to help them cope with varying stress levels. Stress management training is meant to equip them with those tools. The benefits for them and your business don’t stop there, though.
Are your most reliable and dedicated employees calling out of their shifts? Or do you find negative energy on the floor or back of house? All signs point to stress. Stress management training can negate their need to call in for a mental-health day to recharge, and can create a more positive environment that they look forward to being around.
Remember, too, that stress management training isn’t a short-term process and will likely require that you make core changes to your work environment to lower absenteeism and boost rates of employee satisfaction. As you start mapping out their stress management training, consider including these practices to boost employee morale:
When employees experience stress and burnout, they can feel physically and emotionally depleted. It’s no wonder their productivity suffers as a result. Stress management training can address the underlying issues hampering their productivity and give them the tools to manage and endure.
As part of their stress management training, provide them with practical stress-management activities to get their productivity back on track:
The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes workplace burnout as an “occupational phenomenon” resulting from chronic workplace stress that employees haven’t managed successfully. When high-stress levels continue, and workers don’t receive the support they need, they’ll tend to look for greener grass on your competitor’s side of the fence.
Stress management training can curb employee turnover and help staff feel supported. The Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) agrees and tells us that employees are more prone to continue working for an employer that “promotes a low-stress work environment.”
What should your stress management training program include to make a difference for your employees? And how do you curb your stress when tackling such a critical endeavor? The answer? UPshow SHIFT.
UPshow SHIFT is the leading digital employee engagement platform, allowing you to plan, execute and display your training program across all your digital screens.
Because deskless employees aren’t stationary, nor do most even have a company email address, conveniently accessing stress management training can be challenging. But it doesn’t have to be, so long as you put their needs at the forefront of your design and display efforts.
Your deskless workers are on the move. They don’t have time to read, much less click through several stress management training modules. Instead, their training needs to mirror their needs. Ensuring it’s easily consumable is your primary task.
With UPshow’s Canva integration, you can build a stress management training program stocked with the following:
Consider setting up a teamwide social media page or a stress-management app as part of your long-term stress-management plan. UPshow SHIFT allows you to do all of the above plus more, like gamifying training with stress-management trivia games or teamwide competitions.
With UPshow’s QR Code campaign creator, you can empower your employees to take the reigns in stress management by giving them hands-on access to countless resources. All they need to do is use their device to scan the QR code you’ve displayed on one of your digital screens. Once they do, they can access these resources and engage at their convenience.
Recognizing and rewarding your team members' successes as they embark on their stress-management journeys is one thing, but creating a supportive workplace culture is another.
Once you encourage your employees to set short-term and long-term goals during their training, it’s important to celebrate individual and team-wide participation and successes at all stages. You can use UPshow to this by:
It’s impossible to eradicate all workplace stress for your employees. But with the help of UPshow SHIFT, you can design and distribute a stress management training program that meets their needs and puts the right tools and resources in their hands.
Try a risk-free demo of UPshow and let us take the stress out of stress management training for your team.
Gen Z students have never known a world without the Internet. With affordable PCs and the latest research at their fingertips, some may think Gen Z has it easier than their predecessors.
But, the reality is, that even the students of today’s generation face the same stress of meeting deadlines, performing well on exams and even worrying about the future that lies ahead for them.
According to the American Psychological Association’s Stress in America Survey, however, Gen Z is more likely to speak up and seek help for stress and other mental health issues than any other generation.
To better support them, their institutions can make stress management support accessible. The most effective way to spread the word and make stress management techniques for students available is digital which means using your on-premise screens.
Stress can be a positive motivator, up to a certain point. When students find coping difficult or impossible, the short-term and long-term effects of stress can take their toll and may include:
Stress management techniques for students are categorically designed to help kids of all ages and grade levels curb these symptoms.
We all have our way of responding to (and managing) stress. Some methods will work for some students, while others may not. While it’s a trial and error process, there are five stress management techniques every student can benefit from trying.
Mindfulness means living in the present moment by moment without worrying about the future or dwelling on the past. Harvard University reports that students who practice mindfulness techniques can curb their stress by calming their minds and bodies. When they do, they’re more likely to engage with their academic work and stay the course.
By investing in a cutting-edge digital signage solution, school campuses can display mindfulness exercise tutorials, video clips and other resources on digital screens campus-wide.
Behind so many students are a team of teachers, guidance counselors, supportive professionals and social groups rooting for them. But today’s students are always on the move. And sustaining a familiar, much less constant support system may prove difficult and even unmaintainable.
To meet students in the middle, school systems and higher education institutions can use digital signage to make stress management techniques for students more visible. Some of the most popular ways to do this include:
The mind-body connection is powerful and keeping active is one of the best stress reduction techniques for students. Maintaining physical health means more than just going outside for a 30-minute recess or participating in a semester-long tennis course.
Physical wellness is multidimensional and includes the following components:
Broadcasting your school's latest health initiatives, from free health screenings and vaccinations to sharing information about club sports, can help all of your students be more conscious about the health resources around them.
Research from The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry reports that, on average, teenagers spend nine hours daily on a screen. The screens themselves aren’t the issue, though. It’s what students are viewing that can be stress-inducing.
Social media is a top contender for stress-inducing screen time. TikTok, Snapchat and other platforms are not only time-consuming, they’re distracting. The National Education Association reports that social pressure is widespread across social media, too.
Although it may be easy to shrug off that finding as “typical” of the teenage experience, it’s bad news for students’ mental health. From bullying to gossip mills, research shows that the more time students spend on social media, the greater their anxiety. So setting boundaries around social media time and limiting their exposure can ward off those effects.
The phrase “just breathe” isn’t just a song or a cliche. When facing a stressful situation, our biological response is to either fight, flight or freeze. Using a grounding exercise like deep breathing can get a stressful situation under control which is why this is one of the most effective stress relief activities for students.
Deep breathing benefits students because it’s calming and can transport them from a stressful mindset into a more present, mindful one. Also, they can practice it discretely any time they need to.
When unmanaged, stress can lead to (or exacerbate) many mental health conditions, including anxiety and depression. Students from grade school through graduate school need stress-management support from their campuses to cope.
You can leverage UPshow’s digital signage solution to give your students the mental-health resources they need anytime they need them.
Consider the number of digital screens on your campus. Where are they located? Are they in high-traffic spots or dwelling points where students spend a lot of time?
Create and display content that can help students cope with their stress, such as:
Providing everyday stress management techniques for students on your campus screens can recenter them and make coping and healing within reach.
With UPshow, you can broadcast stress-management resources campus-wide or on as few screens as you wish. As for your digital displays, you can change them anytime and anywhere when new, more effective techniques emerge.
Consider displaying some or all of these stress management resources to show your students you prioritize their mental health:
Students can feel pressure and stress when faced with due dates, projects and activities. Giving them the tools to prioritize tasks and organize their school work and schedules can relieve the pressure.
Giving them access to a scannable prioritization list or student calendar can also help them visualize what tasks to complete and when. Or, try linking them to a student-friendly time management app they can access on their devices from anywhere might be an addition to their stress management toolbox.
Students of every grade level need a stress-free and supportive learning environment to thrive. Using your screens to disseminate stress management techniques for students in high schools and colleges will show them the breadth of your commitment to their mental health and well-being.
Try a risk-free demo of UPshow and discover how easy it is to put your students’ mental health first.
Are your top team members calling out sick more frequently than usual? Has productivity gone downhill? Is there an air of negativity in the ranks? If so, it may be time to shake things up.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines a healthy workplace (in part) as one that offers “opportunities for employees to enhance their physical and mental health and social wellbeing.”
Creating an employee wellness program is an effective way to invest in your team’s overall well-being, but not just any wellness program will do. Knowing how to create an an employee wellness program that is sustainable and invites employees to engage is the best way to accommodate their needs. Not only this, but it can set them up for a more satisfying work-life with your company well into the future, too.
If creating an employee wellness program that your staff will participate in for the long haul, then you’ll need to do some planning.
Who better than your employees to tell you what they need to be as healthy as possible? Each person will have their own needs, so start by surveying them to identify what they are.
With UPshow’s digital signage solution, you can post QR codes on your screens that link employees to a wellness planning poll or survey, inviting them to weigh in and ultimately co-create their wellness program with you.
Consider including the following questions on your digital surveys to gain deeper insights into their interests so that you can tailor your wellness program in a way that appeals to them:
With deskless employees, sending PDF attachments or lengthy emails about the ins and outs of their wellness program isn't practical or ideal. Instead, give all of your employees easy-to-read and view information that they can consume quickly in passing.
That’s where digital signage comes into play. You can give your employees countless videos, infographics, and other wellness resources, reinforcing the fact that the company has developed the employee wellness program to prioritize the staff’s well-being. Here are some wellness-oriented content ideas you can make available on your screens to get you started.
Some of your health initiatives will appeal to some and not to others. Getting your wellness program right will take some trial and error. As your employees participate in the program, they’ll also learn what works for them and what doesn’t.
Digital signage allows you to sustain ongoing, two-way communication where you can seek feedback via questionnaires or polls linked to QR-codes where they’re free to leave commentary.
To maximize communication with your digital signage, consider following these best practices:
Using digital signage to create an employee wellness program has several advantages traditional programs don’t have — including direct access to engagement analytics. You can make adjustments in real-time by viewing how often employees engage with your wellness content.
Once your wellness program is off and running, remember to acknowledge their participation, not necessarily their results. Each employee will participate at a level that works for them. Some will take it one session or day at a time, while others will set clear goals and continuously raise the bar.
Regardless of their approach, you can use digital signage to incentivize and even praise their efforts–because it’s the fact that they’re showing up that counts the most.
UPshow SHIFT is the top-shelf on-premise performance marketing cloud transforming your screens into engaging, wellness-driving machines for your employees.
You’re busy enough running your business and creating an employee wellness program that has an impact to worry about graphic design or the nitty gritty of content scheduling and distribution.
UPshow’s Canva integration will simplify the process, giving you pre-made design templates customized for health and wellness or for your industry — whichever you prefer. Since you’ll continuously be offering new and updated wellness content, these templates will make content creation even faster, saving you time and allowing you to give your employees the latest content they need.
No matter the nature of their jobs, today’s employees are always on the move. Putting wellness resources in their hands is practical and shows your company values their time. With UPshow’s QR Code campaign creator, you can give them unbridled access to well-being materials, such as:
Once your wellness program is in place, remember it’s a work in progress. You may need to adjust or change aspects of your program to make it more accessible, practical or relevant to your employees’ needs. This is where robust insights and analytics tools come in handy.
For example, if your employees tend to take advantage of wellness coupons and promotions in the community, you’ll see that by how often and how quickly they scan the QR codes you’ve set up.
UPshow’s insights and analytics will provide you with granular-level data that is easily downloadable, so you can study it and make any necessary changes to your program.
Knowing how to create an employee wellness program for your employees with the best digital signage solution on the market will get everyone closer to their wellness goals. As for the long-term outcomes? Employee engagement and retention will see an upswing, too.
Schedule a demo of UPshow SHIFT, and experience how easy it is to rally your team behind next-level well-being with digital signage.
With your deskless employees on the move, they are often the last to reap benefits that are often readily accessible to your other team members. From wellness programs to training courses, it may require some flexibility and creativity to get your workplace initiatives in front of your deskless team members. Failure to do so can lead to low levels of engagement, high turnover rates and decreased levels of employee satisfaction.
In fact, a recent Gallup poll shows that less than 50% of US employees believe their employers are interested in their well-being at all.
Here are some tips for laying that statistic to rest and helping your deskless employees get more out of your employee wellness programs.
Wellness doesn’t only refer to your employees' mental and physical health. It also applies to their financial, social and workplace well-being. When each need is taken care of, they’re more likely to feel at their best and produce their best work, and that’s just the beginning.
If you want content employees who’ll stay with your business, you’ll need to embed wellness initiatives into the fabric of your workplace culture. A wellness program should equip them with the tools, resources and support they need to feel their best. Employees are more likely to engage and remain loyal to your business when they do.
Consider building some or all of the following wellness initiatives to improve employee morale:
Consider the role of each of your deskless employees. Are they medical staff on the front lines of life-saving emergencies? Or are they servers who are trying to keep your customers satisfied so they return again and again? Stress has many faces, and your deskless employees all experience their fair share. Case in point, 88% of deskless workers say they battle stress daily, according to QSR Magazine.
You can reduce stress levels by creating a customized employee wellness program tailored to their unique needs. Regardless of your industry or sector, consider the following simple yet effective stress-reducing measures:
Absenteeism means more than just calling out sick or missing a few work days. It can also refer to tardy employees, employees who leave early or even those who check out mentally during their shifts. It’s also a clear sign of disengagement.
According to a recent study, one of the top benefits of a workplace wellness program is that it can reduce your absenteeism rate by over 25%. The key is to provide access to resources that address some of the root causes of absenteeism.
Take a look at some of the most common types of resources you can incorporate into your wellness program:
You can invest in every popular wellness initiative on the market, but that doesn’t mean your deskless employees will take advantage of them. A significant aspect of meeting your employees’ wellness needs is providing access to resources in a way that works for them. Because of their on-the-go workstyle, they don’t have the time or capacity to review long emails or lengthy wellness pamphlets.
UPshow SHIFT is a digital signage solution and employee engagement platform designed to bring your deskless employees the tools and resources they need to perform at their peak.
Your deskless employees don’t spend eight hours at a desk or a chunk of their day answering emails. How you present your wellness initiatives is as vital as what you’ve included in them. For your deskless workforce, that means making the information accessible and easily digestible while they’re on the move.
With UPshow’s in-app Canva integration, you can use industry-relevant templates to create catchy announcements and display resources with royalty-free photos, videos and audio that will grab their attention.
You can also take advantage of the fixed panel and multipanel displays to keep essential updates, such as training announcements, on your screens for as long as necessary while also changing the content on other parts of your screens (on a screen-by-screen basis) as you see fit.
Since deskless workers are on the move, they may not have time to review and reflect on the wellness information you’ve made available on your displays.
By using UPshow’s QR Code campaign creator, you can create a QR code that links to a resource right from an employee’s mobile device. By posting the QR code on the screen, they can scan it with their devices, making wellness content and other resources accessible whenever and wherever they want to read them.
While logging in thousands of steps each week or consuming the recommended water intake are admirable outcomes, only some employees will reach the wellness goals they set.
And that’s more than okay.
When employees dedicate themselves to a wellness program, their commitment is worth celebrating. And if they hit their goals, that’s just a bonus. You can use UPshow’s insights and real-time analytics to track their participation and success by:
Your employees’ wellness doesn’t begin or end the second they punch in or out. Maintaining their well-being takes continuous effort with all hands on deck. Opt for an employee wellness program that can address their needs in a way that works for them.
With UPshow SHIFT, you’ll deliver the wellness content they need on your screens. With the help of QR code technology, communicating with your deskless employees and making wellness and other resources available has never been more convenient.
Sign-up for a risk-free demo and discover how easy it is to prioritize and commit to the health and well-being of your deskless workforce.
Businesses across industries use interactive digital signage displays to elevate the customer experience because digital signage is more engaging than traditional print marketing material and can meet the dynamic needs of modern consumers.
Research shows interactive digital signage “captures 400% more views, unlike traditional static displays”. That level of engagement leads to tangible benefits, like a 33% spike in sales and a 46% boost in buyer satisfaction.
To put your business in the best position to reap similar benefits, you’ll need the best interactive digital signage solution to transform your screens into customer-engagement powerhouses. But, what are interactive digital signage displays, how do they offer such amazing advantages, and how do you leverage them? Let’s find out.
Interactive digital signage is an electronic screen that displays dynamic and engaging content. It allows businesses to advertise to new and existing customers, and share educational, marketing and entertainment content. It can even help build customer loyalty in a meaningful way. That’s only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the benefits of interactive digital signage displays, though.
If you’re in the healthcare industry, you know the importance of educating patients about treatment options and preventative care. Or, if you run a restaurant, you understand that sharing information about your dishes or which pints pair best with your appetizers can help upsell special menu items.
You can use interactive digital signage displays to do all of this and more.
Some of the most common types of content businesses, schools and medical facilities display include:
The longer customers stay in your establishment, the more likely they are to continue making purchases. Research indicates that every 1% increase in dwell time leads to a 1.3% increase in sales.
Creating content that is fit for your patrons is key to seeing a return on your interactive displays. With a top-shelf interactive digital signage display, you’ll have access to content-creation tools to create dwell-time boosting displays your customers can engage with, no matter your industry, which may include:
Add to this, the right interactive digital signage display software for your business will offer diverse entertainment options to engage your patrons while increasing dwell time and driving sales. UPshow’s digital signage software, for instance, comes with the following:
One of the many ways an interactive digital signage display differs from its paper counterpart is its communication capabilities. You can interact with your customers, and they can do the same with you in innovative ways.
The first is by seeking customer feedback to discover what you’re doing right and what may need improvement. UPshow’s interactive digital signage display solution enables you to gather feedback via QR-code technology — directing your customers to feedback surveys so you can witness their experiences and then make any applicable changes.
And, if you’re like most businesses, you have one (or many) social media accounts. Interactive displays allow your patrons to share their posts on your screens by using special hashtags or contributing to your business's social feed. It’s the perfect way to get everyone in on the fun.
Using your interactive digital signage displays to give your patrons the ideal experience they’re looking for will take some planning. Here are a few simple ways to get started.
Whether your screens sit in waiting rooms, bars or elsewhere, gamifying them will appeal to visitors of all ages. UPshow’s interactive digital signage solution puts gaming in the hands of your customers, allowing them to participate from their cell phones or personal devices.
You can customize UPshow Trivia to test their knowledge of industry-specific terms and phrases, or even stick with standard pop-culture trivia to lighten the mood. If your customers would rather hedge their bets on something a little more high stake, UPshow’s sports-betting features are sure to keep them busy. UPshow’s Sportsbook allows patrons to deposit funds, place bets and more right from their cell phones.
UPshow even makes it possible to get staff in on the fun. UPshow SHIFT turns upselling, completing training and receiving positive customer reviews into team-wide competitions. It can help you engage your team members and even stir up some back-of-house competition to boost productivity and increase employee engagement. An interactive digital display board is, a win-win for everyone after all.
QR-code technology can serve as a portal to information you may not want to display directly on your screens, like interest forms, long reads or patient education materials. It not only frees up your displays, but it also offers your patrons to access information they may need on their own time, from their own devices.
For example, with UPshow’s customizable QR-code technology, you can link your clients to in-depth educational videos they can watch from home, your social media accounts, detailed product and service history and more. Not only will this information be in their hands, but they’ll also have access to it long after they leave your business.
Social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok and Instagram entertain the masses around the clock. According to research, as of April 2023, over 59.9% of the global population uses social media.
Your business can engage loyal customers and discover new leads on those platforms by:
A static advertisement or display won’t cut it for today’s consumers. Customers want an experience when they shop, dine or seek services from you. That begins with equipping them with what they need whenever they need it.
UPshow’s interactive digital signage display solution ticks every box if you want to serve up a memorable visit with anyone who walks through your doors.
Contact UPshow for a risk-free demo, and see how easy it is to engage with your customers and gain their loyalty interaction after interaction.
When patients enter the lobby of your clinic, they’re likely experiencing a range of emotions — apprehension, anxiety or even fear. Waiting rooms are made up of the many emotions that are tied to the many outcomes your patients may be facing, both good and bad.
The waiting room is an important place for practitioners to pay attention to when considering their patients’ comfort, especially when taking long patient wait times into account. In fact, research tells us that the average clinic visit clocks in at 85 minutes, and with every ten minutes they wait over that point, patient satisfaction drops by 3%.
Using the digital lobby signage in your practice that informs, entertains and engages your patients can counteract that decline and help put patients’ minds at ease. To put patient satisfaction back on the upswing, you’ll need the best digital signage solution to help you do it, stat.
Think of your lobby area as an opportunity to connect with your patients before their appointment begins. Digital lobby signs can create a welcoming space that centers around patient comfort and engagement.
Your lobby area likely has TVs hanging on the wall or nested away in entertainment units. Investing in a waiting room digital signage software solution allows you to use the screens you already have to engage your patients.
The placement of your lobby screens is critical when it comes to visibility, readability and also for encouraging interaction. In short, you want to position your screens at key touchpoints so patients experience more than a passing glance.
Some of the most effective areas to position digital lobby signs include:
Spend five minutes searching for lobby TV display software, and you’ll see a wide range of solutions with various features and capabilities. To narrow the playing field to find the best digital signage software for your practice, start by taking into account the following factors:
The content you show in the lobby displays will likely be as diverse as your patient population. To showcase the type of content your patients need (and want), you’ll want to consider the following criteria:
Once you have a clear sense of the type of content that would benefit your patients the most, zeroing in on the right lobby digital signage solution, complete with user-friendly content creation tools and features, is your next goal.
UPshow’s in-app Canva integration simplifies the content creation process, making it as easy as dragging and dropping the content you want to see into a premade template. With hundreds of preloaded, health-related and other industry-specific templates to choose from, generating and changing over your content will be a painless process.
Waiting room digital signage is anything but a one-trick pony. You can also modernize and prioritize patient education to drive positive health outcomes, and that’s just the beginning when it comes to digital lobby signs.
Whether your patients are waiting for five minutes or fifty minutes, the content you share should be entertaining to some degree. Entertaining content doesn’t mean it needs to lack educational value, either. To outfit your displays with the appropriate content, consider the age and interests of your patients. Showcasing entertaining content in your lobby screens might include the following:
You can use UPshow’s fixed panel and multipanel displays to keep critical announcements and other content on the screen for a specific duration while simultaneously showing otherwise entertaining content.
Patient engagement doesn’t have to end when your patients are no longer in the same vicinity as your screens. You can interact with them while they’re on their own devices with the help of QR-code technology.
With UPshow’s QR Code campaign creator, you can link your patients to countless websites, resources and more to engage them and drive positive health outcomes. Many practices are using QR code technology in the following ways:
Some patients may not want to watch a video or read about medical topics, especially if they’re feeling anxious about their appointment. Research shows that music is an effective way to reduce symptoms of stress and anxiety. By playing music through your digital lobby signs, you may be able to take the edge off so patients can later focus on their treatment and care during their appointment.
UPshow’s Premium Audio solution comes with over 50 ad-free audio stations that will put your patients at ease. For an immersive waiting-room experience, you can pair music with your content displays, heightening their appeal to a level that inspires engagement.
While most patients will have a specific appointment time with their clinical team, their initial encounter with your practice begins in the lobby. Strategically placing digital lobby signs in high-traffic areas can help you tailor your patients’ experiences from the get-go.
UPshow’s digital signage software solution can engage patients the moment they enter your lobby. With extensive education and entertainment options, you can relay vital information on a screen-by-screen basis, giving your patients what they need when needed.
Sign up for a free custom demo and let UPshow engage your patients from the moment they enter your waiting room.
Today’s restaurant goer is looking for a full-on restaurant experience.
At the end of the day, they want to feel “engaged, empowered and heard when they step into your establishment.”
But you'll need to think outside the box to give them the experience they're after.
Digital signage solutions for restaurants continue to set the bar high for customer engagement and experience. In fact, the best digital signage solutions on the market are redefining the guest experience by giving patrons so much more than just digital menus and nightly special displays.
The right digital signage solution for your restaurant will help you engage your patrons in meaningful ways that drive loyalty and keep patrons coming back for more.
Restaurants and cafes no longer rely on outdated ways to entertain their customers. Instead, they are pivoting towards on-demand entertainment options where guests spend the most time. You can leverage your restaurant’s screens with a digital signage solution to entertain your diners at key dwelling points, like in the waiting or bar area.
UPshow’s on-premise digital signage solution for restaurants offers over 500 entertainment channels, including hyperlocal content, to keep diners of all ages engaged before, during and even after their meal. You can even create an immersive entertainment experience with music. UPshow offers over 50 premium audio channels of streamable ad-free content.
It’s always a good sign when patrons ask the bartender for another round. One of the best ways to keep them ordering for as long as possible is by keeping guests engaged. This is why so many bars and restaurants are incorporating sports betting opportunities or designated trivia nights into their dining experiences. Hosting trivia nights, in particular, can boost your bar’s profits, too, according to CNBC.
There are endless possibilities when it comes to using your digital screens for entertainment. UPshow’s digital signage solution can help you facilitate any number of events, including:
With the technical work made simple, all that’s left to do is to start moving people in through your doors.
Using your screens to engage your patrons is one thing, but using QR-code technology to communicate with them on their devices is next level. QR codes make it simple to link them directly to all of your social media platforms, offers and promotional items and more.
With UPshow’s QR Code campaign creator, you can:
We know you only let a dish or drink leave your kitchen or bar if it's up to par. The same should go for your digital screens. Giving your diners the best dining experience warrants best-in-class digital signage software.
You’re in the restaurant business, which means you already know something about content creation. From menu design to seating arrangements and more, that part may come easily to you and your team. Creating content for your digital screens shouldn’t add complication to your day-to-day operations.
Using UPshow’s in-app Canva integration is simple, freeing your time and energy for your neverending to-do list. To create content that sizzles, you’ll have access to the following:
Pleasing guests can sometimes feel like a guessing game. Any tools that you can use at your disposal to eliminate some of that guesswork will always be an asset. Believe it or not, your digital signage may be the perfect tool for the job.
With UPshow’s insights and analytics, you’ll have a clear picture of what your patrons prefer, so you can keep giving it to them. Robust campaign tracking and options for sharing feedback forms and surveys will keep you out of the dark about how your patrons feel.
If you want to give your patrons a dining experience they'll always remember, you must ensure you've checked all the right boxes.
UPshow’s digital signage solution for restaurants is any restaurateur's best tool for creating just the right dining atmosphere. Beyond displaying digital menus, UPshow’s entertainment features will keep diners of all ages engaged before your waitstaff even makes it to the table.
Sign up for a free custom demo and discover how UPshow can give your diners the type of restaurant experience sure to satisfy every palette.
