BarBoards provides an AI‑powered platform that replaces dead air on venue TVs with targeted content, allowing operators to schedule promotions, control screens, and generate additional revenue. By activating during TV breaks, the system keeps guests engaged longer, boosting spend and repeat visits, and offers a single dashboard for managing all venue displays.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Hospitality venues lose guest attention and revenue during television broadcast breaks and other dead air periods, leading to shorter stays and reduced on‑premise spending.
Solution
BarBoards offers an AI‑driven command center that monitors idle TV screens and automatically inserts targeted promotions, ads, and interactive content during downtime. Operators can schedule and control content across all venue screens from a single dashboard, turning otherwise silent moments into engagement opportunities. The platform leverages audience data to deliver personalized media that encourages guests to stay longer, order more, and return in the future. By converting dead air into measurable revenue streams, BarBoards helps venues maximize the value of existing display assets without additional hardware.
Target Audience
BarBoards is aimed at bar owners, restaurant managers, hotel lounges, and sports‑venue operators who want to boost guest engagement and on‑premise sales through their existing television displays.
Features
- Centralized dashboard for scheduling, content selection, and screen management across multiple venues
- AI engine that detects TV breaks and triggers context‑relevant promotional media in real time
- Ability to insert targeted ads, cocktail promotions, and interactive overlays during dead air
- Analytics reporting on engagement metrics, sales lift, and audience reach per screen
- Integration hooks for existing POS or digital signage systems to synchronize promotions with inventory