Digital Signage and the 4 Steps of Crisis Management
Digital signage is an important tool for crisis management. Here are four ways that you can use your displays to prevent and respond to an emergency.
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Strategies for Passing Higher Ed Clients’ MNEC Tests
University emergency managers explain why there is no cookie-cutter solution for deploying mass notification/emergency communications on campus.
Kimray Inc. Applies All-in-One Mobile Emergency Notification App
With In Case of Crisis, Kimray can securely share institutional-specific emergency procedures, safety guidelines and business continuity plans with employees, including step-by-step actions to take in cases of fire, inclement weather, work-related accidents and schedule changes, among other possible situations.
Mass Notification Tool Proves Essential During K-12 Bomb Threat
When the Anna Local Schools found themselves faced with a bomb threat, having a mass messaging system was key to calming fears and reigning in help from the student body to try to catch the offender.
New Mass Notification Systems Can Help Prepare and Protect Your College
With mass notification technology on the rise, colleges have new ways to use their communication tools beyond typical crisis functions.
Digital Signage Deepens Security Awareness at West Virginia University
West Virginia University (WVU) uses digital signage for emergency notifications on campus. Their digital signage is a combination of Samsung displays and other vendors. X20 media provides the content management platform WVU uses to both manage and create its digital signage content. The displays are placed in high traffic areas like dorms, meeting spaces and dining halls and are tied to e2campus which the university uses for emergency text alerts allowing campus police to trigger the signage via SMS. Alerts are also sent to the WVU homepage as well as the campus TV network.
4 Tips for Using Digital Signage for Emergency Communications
Learn how to use digital signage effectively in an emergency situation.
Integrated Mass Notification Helps Texas A&M Get the Message Out Quickly
Using AtHoc Emergency Mass Notification Software, Texas A&M has the ability to integrate its mass notification systems and alert staff and students across 11 platforms. Most alerts can be sent out in minutes.
23 Tips & Tricks for a Successful Emergency Preparedness Social Media Campaign
Higher ed emergency management professionals share the tricks they use to attract followers to their emergency management social media pages. These tips helped University of Georgia increase its Facebook “likes” by more than 478 percent.
Inside 4 Critical Elements of an MNEC Solution
For any person involved in designing or procuring and effective mass notification emergency communication (MNEC) system, the following video tutorial is worth watching. Lencore, an audio, soundmasking and MNEC solutions manufacturer, taps into the fact that there remains a large learning curve when it comes to this all-too-critical category.
