Spotify Import Is Live on Custom Channels: Here’s How It Works
Spotify Import Is Live: Bring Your Playlist Into Custom Channels Yes. You can import a Spotify playlist directly into Custom Channels Control and use it to start your business playlist. Spotify Import is live now on the new Custom Channels dashboard. If you already have a playlist you use and like, you do not have […]
Why Does First-Party Data Make In-Store Audio Smarter?
Why Does First-Party Data Make In-Store Audio Smarter? First-party data – like traffic patterns, loyalty trends, and regional behavior – helps businesses time and target in-store audio messaging more effectively. Rather than personalization, it drives relevance: playing the right message at the right time in the right store, then measuring performance to refine future campaigns. Retail […]
How AI Is Transforming In-Store Audio
AI Personalization in Retail Music AI is showing up in almost every part of retail. It helps with forecasting, pricing, staffing, inventory, and marketing. Now it is starting to shape in-store audio too — but not in the way many people assume. When people hear “AI and audio,” they often picture robotic voices or machine-generated […]
In-Store Audio Has Changed: Here Is the New Standard
For years, in-store music has been treated as something you feel, not something you measure. Music set the mood. Messaging played when it played. And most businesses simply trusted that it was working. That expectation has changed. As retail media becomes more measurable everywhere else, in-store audio is no longer exempt. Today, knowing what played, […]
In-Store Audio Is Becoming Retail Media
Retail media is one of the fastest-growing categories in advertising. For years, that growth lived almost entirely online — sponsored search results, product listings, digital placements. That is changing. As brands look for ways to influence customers closer to the point of purchase, physical stores are becoming part of the retail media conversation. And one […]
Latest Music Trends for Businesses
Music Programming Trends If you run a retail store, restaurant, hotel, or any physical space where customers walk through the door, 2026 is shaping up to be a turning point. Music for business is no longer just about filling silence. In-store audio is becoming media. It is becoming measurable. And it is becoming one of […]
AI In-Store Messaging for Retail
For all the attention ecommerce receives, physical stores remain where buying decisions actually happen. Research shows that nearly 70 percent of purchase decisions are made after customers enter the store. That makes the in-store environment one of the most influential moments in the customer journey. Yet many businesses still rely on static signage, screens that […]
Best Music System for Hotels
What Should Hotels Look for in a Multi-Zone Music System? Hotels should seek out a hotel music system that delivers zone-specific, licensed background music across the lobby, spa, restaurant, bar, gym, and pool from one centralized dashboard. Unlike consumer apps like Spotify, it bundles PRO licensing, hardware, and scheduling, improving guest experience while keeping every […]
The Hidden Costs of Dealing with Legacy Audio Equipment in a Commercial Setting
Why So Many Businesses Are Still Dealing with Old Audio Equipment When a business takes over an existing space, there is a lot to manage. The new owners might repaint, redesign, or rebuild entire sections of the building to match their brand. But one system that often gets overlooked is the commercial audio system. Old […]
Affordable Audio Solutions for Businesses
Budget Audio Systems When a business moves into an office building and starts converting that space into a customer-facing location, audio is often one of the last things on the checklist, but it makes a big difference. A great sound environment helps your new space feel polished, welcoming, and on-brand without adding major costs to […]