Locations

Take Some Action!

Make things happen... inside, outside, or far away!

Text to Speech

Say something on the user's device or on location speakers. Many voices to choose from.

Sound Effects

Play special sound effects or music clips from an extensive sound library.

Custom Audio

Record a greeting or announcement to be played to the user or over location speakers.

Send a Text Message

Send a custom text message to the user, or to someone else

Send an Email

Fire off an email to the user or someone else

Make an API Call

Fire off an HTTP(S) GET/POST call to anywhere, even use a JSON payload. Including Zapier or IFTTT.

Track Metrics

Keep track of the user's trigger and actions over time to help you understand your relationship

Location Triggers

There are several types of triggers available for a location. Each has a variety of potential uses!

Selection Trigger

When: Location is selected from a list in the Announcr app.
Use: Send special offers, measure intent, early order pickup/concierge preparation

Passing Trigger

When: User passes into range of your location.
Use: Neighborhood greetings, drive-by audio messages

Outside Trigger

When: User is in range of your location and slows down or stops.
Use: Outside arrival greetings, play a notification inside the location, concierge preparation

Inside Trigger

When: User is about to enter your location/is very close to your location.
Use: Inside arrival audio, lighting effects, IFTTT routines

Exit Trigger

When: User was at your location and has left.
Use: Send satisfaction survey, send special thanks audio

Highly Versatile

Adjustable Triggers

Fine-tune activation ranges and frequency/reset times to account for your location's special needs

Definable Filters

Filter a trigger action based on a user property or defined tag. Useful for creating different experiences based on your relationship with the user

Multiple Uses

Have fun with friends, set up neighborhood tours, blast arrival announcements over loud speakers, let the family know you're arrived

FAQ

When will Announcr be ready?

A prototype mobile app is in final stages, as are the pre-built Announcr location speakers. Our plan is to do a soft release to the DIY crowd in early Q1 2021, followed by a more public release

How do I define a location?

Use the app and claim a set of GPS coordinates. Give it a name, pay a small monthly reservation fee, and set up your actions. Claim and control as many as you like!

Can I control the privacy of my location?

You can let your location be discoverable by anyone, or by just friends which you add from another platform, like Facebook or Twitter

What are location/trigger tags?

Tags are words you assign to a location which people can set their Announcr app to filter for. For example, you could put something like #PatriotsFans as a tag, and anyone looking for that tag as they drive by will activate your Passing trigger and hear your special message.

How does Announcr work?

A user selects your location and heads your way. This will begin to activate the various triggers you've defined, and actions associated with those triggers. You can use the actions to play sounds, play custom greetings for the user when they roll up and then something extra special when they walk inside.

How does Announcr play audio over speakers?

The Announcr system creates and sends audio over the Internet to an Announcr device connected to speakers. You can purchase one of our pre-built Announcr speaker setups, or build your own.

You can also have an Action send the audio the Announcr app as well.

How do I build my own Announcr speakers?

We have simple instructions for creating your own Announcr devices (which could also include display component potentially). You can use something as simple as a FireTV Stick connected to a pair of speakers, or get very fancy for an entire bog box store.

What kind of audio can be played on an Announcr device?

You can build any kind of audio announcement with text-to-speech, audio library clips, sound effects, or music. You can even use macros to insert tidbits of a user's profile (which they've marked public), or record your own special messages to make the user feel special.

Do Announcr devices support images/video?

You might want to play an awesome video as a customer arrives, or show their picture up on a screen. Announcr devices are based on Android/FireTV so are inherently capable of displaying video/images as well as playing audio when hooked up to a display. It won't make it into the initial release but will be come at some point.

Do I get data on visitors?

You will have access to basic metrics for a location, and we will most likely offer a Pro plan with advanced metrics on user visits

How does Passing/Drive-By work?

You might want to send friendly greetings to friends (or strangers) as they drive by your house. The world needs more cheer! A user can enter "Nearby" mode in the Announcr app, which will search for nearby public locations with the Passing trigger enabled. Conversely, users can send their own automatic messages to your location device, creating an automatic "wave as you drive by" scenario!

Can my location be set to Do Not Disturb?

You might want to not play audio messages inside your location during certain times, so we will have a Do Not Disturb function available for both scheduling and manual override.

Location-Based Actions