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Prior to the installation of digital signage network, there are many factors that need a lot of consideration. In the given article, we try to focus on some of the major areas before going in for configuring your network.

 

Initial assessment for a digital signage network:

 

Before you begin configuring your digital signage network, you should start with the initial assessment of the idea and the value of the project. Some points that need to be considered are given below:

 

Objectives: are you specially looking for sales lift? Are you looking for enhancing customers experience or want to make the customer aware about the new product line? Do you need to draw the attention of the audience with a news feed? Would it be possible for you to sell ad space on your digital signage network so that you can earn some revenue for your business?

 

 Probable cost saving:  a practical viewpoint on the potential cost saving is a part of the ROI analysis. Will digital signage provide an aid in reducing traditional advertising cost? Where will you see the savings?

 

Installation:  where will you deploy the hardware? Who will offer the content?

 

After the final assessment the next step is to move ahead towards the detailed plan.

 

Digital signage network – Detailed Plan

Before you go for a formal plan, various aspects of installation are to be kept in mind. While you start creating your plan, make sure to include following points:

 

Exterior: what are the chief factors that you would like to include in your digital display? Would you like to divide content in different areas? What are the bottom lines that will help you to decide when you have to change the content?

 

Frequency: how often will your content be played? What will be the length of each segment? You also pay attention to the average length of the time that the potential customer is expected to spend while watching the display when deciding how frequent the each “loop” of content should be.

 

Sales data: it also forms an important part of your configuration and enables you to target specific customers at times when they are most likely to be in shopping mood. This will help you in considering the incorporation of valuable data.

 

Content: what is the source of your content? Is there any internal source for content creation or will you have to outsource that content?

 

Your whole plan should be cost based and should be cost-effective. For this, a detailed budget is required which may be based on the following:

 

Project administration: digital signage should require ample of resources for configuring and management.

 

Content: make sure that you are aware of the content type, whether it is plain text, 3D, animated, video, with or without audio.

 

Technology: this not only includes the hardware but also the software for running of network as well as the training of how to use the hardware and software and its deployment. Also keep in mind the budgeting for technical support.

 

With the proper digital signage configuration and an adequate budget, you can ensure that your digital signage network achieve the goals and provides you with good investment returns.