We added an Invite Friends option to our sidebar menu, so you can share a personalized referral link without leaving the app. If you know someone who could use Promota, send a custom invite in a few quick taps. How to Invite Friends to Promota 1. Tap and select the menu icon ≡ at the top left corner of the app. 2. From the menu, select Invite Friends. 3. A referral page will appear. Choose from five sharing options: Text, Email, Facebook, Copy Link, and More Ways to Share. We

We've added new templates to cover even more business types. In addition to existing industries (food & drink, retail, hair & beauty), there are 11 new ones: Food & Drink: meal · sweets · beverages Fashion: clothing · shoes · accessories Hair & Beauty: skin · nails · spa · personal care Entertainment: photography · music · art · video Professional Services: finance · legal · consulting · tech Health & Fitness: workout · healthcare · wellness Automotive: auto repair · wash · d

Nothing attracts new customers like a good promotion, but it can hard to come up content that's compelling, creative, and cost-effective for small business owners. Here are some strategies from local businesses and Promota partners that hit all three marks. 1. Make a Limited Time Special Seasonal items are ideal for building hype and creating demand. No doubt you've heard — maybe even said — the phrases "Limited Time Only" and "While Supplies Last." Used strategically, they c

No matter what time of year it is, promotions are a great strategy to bring in more business. Promota was made to help you streamline content creation and gain visibility in-store and online. Here are three easy steps to get more eyes on your next sale or special. 1. Design a promotion. There are hundreds of digital signage templates in Promota that are free to use. Promote everything from sales to specials, new items to limited-time offers. Pick any pre-made layout you like

How much does it cost to install and use digital signage for your business? It depends on how complex a system you're looking for. With hundreds of signage systems on the market, it can be daunting to invest in one — especially you're unsure of what the return on investment will be. At Promota, we revolutionize small business digital signage by providing a free app. We remove most barriers to entry in order to provide our users (most of which are independent business owners)

How much do you spend on promotions, advertising, and marketing? This is a tough question for a businesses of any size. Of course all companies want the biggest bang for their buck, but it's even trickier for small businesses that have limited resources. Small business owners want to bring in customers and generate sales, but often can't afford to invest much in case a strategy doesn't work. Enter digital signage. No matter what industry you're in, advertising displays can ge

Would your promotion would get a better response if you launched it at a different time or day? Fivestars examined this question by studying over 7 million promotions. With these findings, you can decide what experiments to run with your own business. When's the best day of the week? According to the study, Monday and Tuesdays are when customers claim the most promotions. It drops bit by bit every day after that, and reaches the lowest levels on Saturdays and Sundays. The rea

To highlight the best of your business's reputation and image, we added a new type of template. With 94% of small businesses using social media as a marketing tool, we found a way to display social posts in-store as well as online. Besides your own pictures, you can add in customer photos from Instagram and reviews from Yelp. It's a quick and easy solution create a testimonials, give recommendations, and build trust with your clientele. Using the Template 1. Find the template

Huzzah! Promota is ready to use on an tablet near you. With the new iPad version, you can now display your signboards on an even bigger screen. The iPad version is meant to be used with the app's Fullscreen Mode, which lets users display digital signs and play slideshows fullscreen on a phone, tablet, or Apple TV. New digital sign templates have also been added for the holidays, including ones for retail shops, spas, and salons. What's Fullscreen Mode? After sending out a fee

Green Bakery & Cafe is a family-run business located at the heart of Silicon Valley, and has been well-loved by the local community for many years. They recently revamped under new management with a fresh interior design and menu to promote. To call attention to their featured menu items, Green Bakery took advantage of Promota. Using the Promota app for digital signage, they quickly made slideshows of signboards that showcased their specials, then casted them onto digital dis

You can now be post digital signs directly to Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. With our new social sharing feature, we're making it easier for businesses to create social media content, relay their promotions to customers, and post more frequently. We're also opening the door to web- and home-based businesses who rely solely on online activities for promotion. Changes to Signboard Options To make room for the Share button, we changed up the Digital Sign interface options. Sh

Our latest update introduces Fullscreen Mode (formerly called Play Mode), which lets users display digital signs and play slideshows fullscreen on a phone, tablet, or Apple TV. New signboard templates have also been added, including ones for Salons, Spas, and Retail Stores. New Industries Covered: Retail, Hair & Beauty We've been seeing an increasing number of signups from business owners working in Salons, Spas, and General Retail Stores. To serve our growing userbase, we've