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How To Create Effective On-Site Signage For Your Visitor Guide App
If you’ve recently created a digital tour guide app to enhance your on-site visitor journey, but you’re struggling with low adoption rates, it might be time to think strategically about your on-site signage and marketing. Learn some tips and tricks from the STQRY team!
March 2021: Apps Gone Live
The STQRY Customer Success Team launched some interactive apps we can't wait to use. We are honored to work with clients from all around the world, from libraries to museums and even a chocolate factory!
Case Study: Cultural Roadmapp Enterprises Ltd.
Cultural Roadmapp is a travel technology startup company on a mission to reinvent the road trip. Their first initiative, created on the STQRY platform, is an app called Road Trip: IRELAND. It includes a series of GPS-triggered audio tours exploring seven counties along Ireland’s 1500-mile Wild Atlantic Way driving route, starting with County Clare.
February 2021: Apps Gone Live
In honor of February being Black History Month, we are highlighting two of our latest projects as part of our apps-gone-live series-- Strides for Social Justice and Road to Freedom.
How much does it cost to create a professional tour guide app?
Tour guide apps are valuable digital resources that enhance the visitor experience in multiple sectors. However, many organizations aren’t sure where to start when budgeting. From software to content, here is a total breakdown of costs and what to expect.
The George Eastman Museum Goes Touchless
The George Eastman Museum, located in Rochester, NY, was one of the earlier STQRY clients who adapted digital experiences into their pandemic strategy. This early integration allowed them to go completely touchless in 2020 and now into 2021.
Creative Digital Solutions Drive Art Institution Success During COVID-19
During 2020, virtual connection was the only way for museums to stay in touch with visitors, donors, and staff, which meant that many institutions around the world had to get creative and implement digital solutions practically overnight. Check out some of the amazing initiatives many museums launched to remain in constant contact!
The 2020 Impact On Museums & The Future of Digital Experiences
In part two of this three-part blog series, we take a closer look with SEMC Executive Director, Zinnia Willits at the 2020 impact on museums and the future of digital experiences.
Marketing Your Experience
Creating a digital experience is the first step to connecting with your visitors, but what is step number two? Step two is telling visitiors about your experience by marketing your app! However, it's not always the easiest step. Here are some marketing tips from our team!
SEMC Creates Comprehensive Response to COVID-19 Shutdown
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the Southeastern Museum Conference soon realized they would need to shift their approach from a single event to member engagement and support. In this three-part blog series, STQRY sits down with SEMC Executive Director, Zinnia Willits to discuss the museum industry, digital experiences and the future.
Case Study: Preserve Louisiana and the Old Governor’s Mansion
The COVID-19 pandemic created unique challenges for cultural organizations, most of which had to completely shut down all operations for months. Fortunately, the Old Governor’s Mansion was well-suited to handle the pandemic with the STQRY app, becoming one of a few cultural institutions that was able to remain open (virtually), charge admission and bring in revenue during the pandemic.
January 2021: Apps Gone Live
The year is off to a great start. Learn more about the newest apps we launched in January. From walking tours to educational games, we are thrilled to bring these stories to life and help our clients around the world launch digital experiences.
Distanced and Isolated in the Museum
In this short essay, Dana Michealovich explains how even with the effects of the pandemic, museums can help their visitors attain this unmistakable feeling of a valuable, rich tour.
December 2020: Apps Gone Live
We are kicking off the new year by looking back at some of the last apps the STQRY team helped launch in 2020. From New York’s Staten Island to Australia’s Victoria Park, we are fortunate to work with clients located across the globe!
November 2020: Apps Gone Live
The Customer Success Team at STQRY helped share a lot of stories this past month! Today, we are highlighting some of our latest projects including the Westfield State Campus Tour, Sydney Open, and St. Mullins Heritage Village. Read on to learn more about our November apps-gone-live.
October 2020: Apps Gone Live
During the month of October, the customer success team at STQRY launched several new mobile and web applications for clients across the globe ranging from museums to apple orchards! Learn more about our growing collection of STQRY family members and their amazing stories to share.
Press Release: City of Immortals, Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris
City of Immortals
Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris: GPS Tour App in French and English Celebrates the Rich and Beautiful History of the World’s Most Famous Cemetery and its Iconic Residents
An Insider’s Guide to the Legendary Parisian Necropolis and Tourist Destination
Digital Media and Holocaust Museums in a Post Survivor Era
Using modern technology to help educate visitors and share difficult histories can be a sensitive thing to navigate for many organizations. In this week's STQRY Sessions, guest speaker, Julia Zungri gave an overview of digital media & holocaust museums in a post-survivor era.
Case Study: St. Louis Public Library
The St. Louis Public Library sees over 2 million visitors per year. With limited full-time docents at their Central location, library staff embarked on a mission to create a self-guided experience that will walk visitors through the 107-year-old building on an immersive architectural tour.
September 2020: Apps Gone Live
The customer success team at STQRY launched many new apps in the month of September, from neighborhood walking tours to a virtual music festival, national forests and more. Check out our September apps gone live!