The HootBoard Blog
Ideas on community displays, wayfinding, smart cities, and the road to better visitor engagement.
Aug 6, 2026·HootBoard
Do Not Replace the Screens: Modernizing the Kiosks, Signage, and Video Walls You Already Own
Your screens are probably fine. What ages is the software behind the glass. How destinations modernize existing kiosks, signage, and video walls with a software-only upgrade: what qualifies, what migration involves, and when hardware truly is the problem.
Aug 6, 2026·HootBoard
7 Signs Your Visitor Kiosk Needs Replacing (and One Reason It Might Not)
Stale content, climbing renewals, visitors who touch once and walk away: the seven signs your visitor information technology is due for a change, and the one expensive part of your setup that probably is not the problem.
Jul 30, 2026·HootBoard
Kiosk Funding Ideas for 2026: 12 Ways Organizations Pay for Interactive Kiosks
Twelve real ways destinations, municipalities, main streets, and museums fund interactive kiosks in 2026: grants, advertising revenue, sponsorships, lodging taxes, crowdfunding matches, and the budget move that skips funding entirely.
Jul 30, 2026·HootBoard
The Open Integrations Manifesto
Your screens should work with the tools you already use, and staying with us should be a choice, never a constraint. Here's why we built HootBoard so both of those are true.
Jul 30, 2026·HootBoard
Managing Your HootBoard Kiosk Is Ridiculously Simple
No IT department required. No site visits. Here's how day-to-day kiosk care works, right on the screen or from anywhere in the world.
Jul 27, 2026·HootBoard
Tourism Grant Deadlines DMOs Should Watch in August and September 2026
The late-summer grant cluster is here. Federal, state, and corporate tourism funding windows closing in August and September 2026, verified dates, award ranges, and what qualifies.
Jul 27, 2026·HootBoard
How to Fund a Visitor Information Kiosk: A 2026 Guide for DMOs
Real grant money exists for visitor kiosks and destination technology. A practical guide to the five funding sources, with named programs, award ranges, and application tips for DMOs.
Jun 24, 2026·HootBoard
HootBoard Wayfinding: get anyone to any door — building or campus
Campus wayfinding turns any HootBoard kiosk into a guide that gets visitors to the right door — in a hospital, courthouse, corporate campus, hotel or university. Visitors follow step-by-step directions to any room, indoors and across the grounds, while your team maps it once and keeps it current.
Jun 4, 2026·HootBoard
HootBoard CityGuide: visitor wayfinding & local guide that visitors love, that's just as easy to run
HootBoard CityGuide turns any kiosk into a local guide visitors actually use — and it's as easy to run as it is to browse. Build and curate from one dashboard, organize places into neighborhoods, craft curated itineraries, and let visitors build a trip to take on their phone.
Jun 2, 2026·HootBoard
Flyer Templates: from quick posts to designed flyers
Posting to HootBoard has always felt like posting to social media: choose a type — Announcement, Event, Photo, Deal — add your content, and it's live on the board in seconds. That ease is a big reason boards stay current and worth…