Background Music for Bars: 7 Tips for Opening Your New Establishment
Retail Media Measurement News: Data on the Industry’s Biggest Unlock
In-Store Retail Media News: New Data From Rockbot and Coresight Research
Lessons from the Field: Audio and In-Store Retail Media
Background Music for Bars: 7 Tips for Opening Your New Establishment
Key Takeaways Music Is Part of Your Brand: The sound of your bar should match its look and feel — get clear on your concept before you pick a single...
Retail Media Measurement News: Data on the Industry’s Biggest Unlock
Most retail sales in the U.S. still happen in physical stores. Whereas 18.5% of these sales are considered e-commerce, 81.5% are attributed to...
In-Store Retail Media News: New Data From Rockbot and Coresight Research
The latest in-store retail media news points to a booming category in flux. Investment is growing and advertiser objectives are shifting as physical...
Lessons from the Field: Audio and In-Store Retail Media
I've been in audio production for over two decades, in radio first, then retail. I joined Rockbot as Audio Services Manager in 2021, and since then...
Retail Media Trends 2026: From In-Store to AI, What's Driving the $203.9B Market
Key Takeaways Brand Building, Not Just Sales: Retail media networks are becoming tools for building brand awareness. 40% of media buyers now use...
Omnichannel Customer Experience and Unified Media: Key Learnings from CES 2026
I recently attended the Consumer Technology Association’s annual trade show (CES 2026) and was excited to hear so many leaders discussing the...
Retail Media in 2026: Why In-Store Is the Next Major Growth Frontier
The retail media industry has expanded and evolved rapidly over the last five years. What began with simple onsite sponsorships has expanded into...
Rockbot Rewind 2025: The Music & Media That Defined The Year
Since January, tens of thousands of businesses, brands, and places have used Rockbot to get important details just right – playlists that keep...
Meet the Rockbot Smart Amp: A Smarter Way to Power Audio
Given the significance of great business sound, commercial music hardware is often surprisingly antiquated. We’ve grown accustomed to remotely...
The Rockbot Smart Amp: Setup, Controls, and Troubleshooting
The Rockbot Smart AmpTM sets a new standard for commercial audio as the first all-in-one amplifier with Rockbot and BrightSign® Built-In. With...
Rockbot & TikTok Partner to Bring Digital Ads Into Physical Locations
Our partnership with TikTok, announced in our latest press release, brings creator content into the physical world through our nationwide network of...
retail media
How to Integrate Digital Signage for Grocery and Other Digital Touchpoints
Key Takeaways Growth Lever: Digital signage and in-store media enhance the shopping experience and transform traditional merchandising practices,...
Events
Top 5 Takeaways from IAB’s Retail Media Summit
I had the pleasure of speaking at the second annual IAB Connected Commerce Summit in NYC this week. It was such a privilege to connect with some of...
Restaurants
Touchdowns and Extra Pointers for Music at Your Business
As summer ends and the weather begins to cool, something does heat up—the unbridled passion for football season. Whether it’s high school, college or...
Business Tips
Improving Higher Education Environments with Digital Signage
You may think digital signage is more beneficial for the retail industry but higher educational environments are continually evolving, integrating...
Playlists
The Ultimate Music Playlists for Dads and Grads: Elevate Your Business Atmosphere
As June commences and begins to usher in the arrival of summer, you’re going to hear the combined term “dads and grads” a lot. The intention, of...
Marketing
Experiential Retail: How This Trend Is Shaping Customer Experience
Key Takeaways Customer Expectations: Physical retail still accounts for nearly $6 trillion in spending, but Gen Z customers (60% expect experiential...
Tips and Best Practices for Effective Digital Signage: Digital Menu Boards
Key Takeaways Digital Transformation: Digital menu boards are electronic displays that replace printed menus, helping QSRs and franchises maintain...
Business Tips
Retail Through the Ages: A Deep Dive Into the Evolution of the Customer Experience
The retail industry has undergone a remarkable transformation over the centuries, evolving from simple market stalls to sophisticated digital...
Playlists
Rockbot Employee Spotlight: Dallas Osborn, Head of Music Curation
Introducing Dallas Osborn, the driving force behind Rockbot's unparalleled music curation services. As the Head of Music Curation, Dallas is the...
Marketing
Digital Signage vs. Print Signage: Which Is Best for Franchises?
Key Takeaways Scale Efficiency: A 50-location franchise updating quarterly creates 200 print jobs annually; at 500 locations, that's 2,000 jobs....
employee spotlight
Rockbot Employee Spotlight: Leyla Alnasrawi, Director, Customer Support
In the heart of every successful organization lies a team dedicated to ensuring customer satisfaction reigns supreme. At Rockbot, this crucial role...
Strategies
Fitness Club Retention: How to Encourage Year-Round Engagement
Playlists
Strike Gold with St. Patrick’s Day Playlists for Bars and Restaurants
Marketing
Digital Signage KPIs: Choosing the Right Metrics to Calculate Impact
Key Takeaways Competitive Advantage: The right KPIs track performance and create competitive advantage. Companies that consistently use robust...
Playlists
Spread Love in All Its Forms: Rockbot’s Ultimate Valentine’s Day Music Guide for Your Business
February ushers in the season of love. Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate love in all its forms – romantic, platonic, familial, and self-love...
In the dynamic realm where storytelling and music converge, one individual stands out as a maestro orchestrating harmonious audio experiences. Meet...
Marketing
Using Retail Digital Signage to Create Immersive Customer Experiences
Key Takeaways Physical Stores Still Dominate: While 86% of shoppers research online, 64% shop in stores weekly and 76% of purchases will happen in...
Marketing
The Benefits of Personalization in Retail
While retail success has historically been achieved by price, product quality, and exemplary customer service, personalization and targeted consumer...
Strategies
Shopping Habits Continue to Change — Here’s What Retailers Can Learn From 2023 Retail Trends
Economic uncertainty, supply chain disruptions, talent shortages, rising inflation, and the cost of living in general continue to influence consumer...
News
Rockbot Employee Spotlight: Emily Hassard, Recruiting Lead
In the dynamic world of talent acquisition, few individuals embody the spirit of transformation and growth as much as Emily Hassard, Rockbot's...
Holidays
Tis the Season: Holiday Music for Business
The holiday season is here and businesses far and wide are queuing joyful, festive music selections. One of the most effective ways to engage...
Pubs
How to Identify the Best TV Content for Your Business
There are a lot of factors to consider when managing or launching TV media at your business. For example, you need to choose the right TV provider,...
We recently sat down with Rockbot software engineer Nicole Wallace to learn more about her and her career. From the highs of innovation to the...
Playlists
Elevate Your Halloween Vibe with Rockbot's Spooktacular Music Playlists and TV Channels
The start of the spooky season is here, with cobwebs being spun at nearly every corner! Rockbot offers a variety of expertly-curated music playlists...
Pubs
Best Practices for Playing TV at Your Business
Have you ever sat in a waiting room only to find that all of the TVs were off? Or that there was an annoying waiting room TV volume? Maybe you’ve...
Marketing
Rockbot's Evolution: From Music Platform to a Multi-Product Powerhouse
We are thrilled to share an exciting transformation that marks a pivotal shift in Rockbot’s identity. Today, we proudly unveil our revamped brand...
Background Music
A Beginner's Guide to Purchasing a Commercial Sound System
Opening a new business is hard, and the last thing you want to think about is navigating your way through figuring out what kind of commercial sound...
Playlists
How Walmart, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, and Lucky Strike Turn Music into an Experience
Nothing sets the tone for the in-store media experience quite like the music playing overhead. Some music selections make customers feel fabulous and...
News
Rockbot and AccuWeather Partner to Provide Businesses with Engaging Weather TV Content
Live weather content belongs on screen in places of business.
audio messaging
5 Ways Rockbot Helps Walmart and Sam’s Club Create a Better Retail Media Experience With Audio Messaging
Thousands of retail-focused professionals flooded Chicago last week for 2023's Retail Innovation Conference & Expo, hosted by Retail TouchPoints, to...
Restaurants
20 Questions: What You Need to be Asking When Evaluating New Restaurant Technologies
Evaluating software is a difficult, time-consuming process for every industry, not just the restaurant industry. What makes the restaurant industry...
Restaurant
Hosting Restaurant Events That Make a Lasting Impression
How do you bring in new guests that have never been to your bar before? It's tough, right? Competition is everywhere, marketing dollars are few and...
Marketing
Five Local Social Media Tactics to Build Your Restaurant Brand
Your restaurant has a great menu, a great concept, and great customer service. So what’s next? Whether you’re a niche fast casual joint or a...
Playlists
Sounds for a Fun & Nostalgic Holiday Season
It’s hard to believe that the holiday season is right around the corner! We can almost smell the ginger and taste the eggnog, but what customer...
Bars
Helping Business Keep Customers Informed this Election Season
As we all get ready to exercise our important right to vote this year, it's more important than ever that we stay in the know no matter where we go....
Bars
Rockbot TV has the Best of College Football this Season
College football is back! Every week there are a plethora of games airing across the nation, making it nearly impossible to show them all at bars,...
Playlists
The Soundtrack to Your Perfectly Festive Fall
From pumpkin-spiced lattes to plaid flannel shirts, to corn mazes - the signs of fall are here! Whether you’re a pumpkin farm, Halloween store, or...
Bars
UFC on Rockbot TV is Landing All the Punches
This past weekend, UFC Fight 252 closed the door on an epic trilogy between two champion fighters - Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier. If you missed...
Playlists
Make it a Hot Summer with These Playlists
Summer is in full swing and businesses across the country have been keeping their warm-weather and happy feels rolling. To help them out, we have...
Playlists
Helping the Fitness Industry Move (and Groove) Online During COVID
With gyms and fitness locations closing their doors during the COVID-19 crisis, many are adapting by providing their members with daily online...
Introducing Rockbot Remote
This week, Rockbot introduced a brand new Remote Control application to replace the Rockbot Manager app. Rockbot Remote is the fastest, easiest way...
EMV Compliance For Restaurants: What You Need To Know
By now, every restaurant owner knows that the October 2015 EMV compliance deadline was not the finish line for EMV implementation. In fact, although...
REVIEW
Introducing the New Rockbot Music Dashboard
We have released our new music dashboard, designed to be smarter, faster and easier than ever. We have updated everything from the way you view what...
Gyms
What You Need to Know About CrossFit Music
What music are some of the top CrossFit athletes listening to while they work out? Thanks to the Reebok CrossFit Games Website, we got a little taste:
Restaurant Music
Your Restaurant Needs Music. Here's What to Look For in a Restaurant Music System
Music is so important in all restaurants and bars, but because it's not directly correlated with driving revenue, it is often overlooked. But, in...
Bars
What You Didn't Know About The Role Sound is Playing in Your Restaurant
Welcome to the intersection of brain science and marketing, a combination that you were probably not thinking about with all the stress of opening...
Restaurant
The Owner's Guide to Crafting Restaurant Promotions That Win
Restaurant promotions are the first words that come to mind when you're trying to figure out how to get more people through the door. This is called...
Restaurant Marketing
Using Instagram as Part of Your Restaurant Marketing Strategy - A Case Study on Sonic
Sonic just made a huge marketing decision to double down on Instagram at this year's Coachella festival. By using Instagram's "buy button"...
Bars
Restaurant Innovation Report - Featuring Panera, Taco Bell and Chick-Fil-A
We've seen it happen in every industry. The big players rise and fall. Some go through full re-branding. Others shut down completely or get bought....
Restaurants
SeatMe vs. OpenTable: The Best Restaurant Reservation Services
As you know, many restaurant reservation services want to make it easier for a) customers to pick restaurants and make reservations, and b)...
Bars
How Restaurant Payment Solutions Affect Your Bottom Line
Peace of mind = Piece of wallet. That's what they say. The restaurant industry dates back to 18th century France. That’s a long time to test the...
Pubs
3 Inspiring Examples of Restaurants Using Music to Build Their Brand
Music is a powerful tool. It can help you build your brand, spark social change, and bring people together.
Bars
5 Key Things To Know When Opening a Hookah Bar - Laws and Regulations
Hookah bars are notoriously difficult to open. Navigating through not only state, but city-wide "no smoking" legislation is not an easy task and just...
How to Use Restaurant POS Analytics to Increase Revenue
It's no surprise that an all-in-one POS system can streamline operations at your restaurant. That's, after all, the point of an all-in-one system....
Bars
Are Your Restaurant Technologies Saving You Money?
Most restaurants are managing up to 10 different technologies to help run their business. There are POS systems, inventory systems, employee...
Restaurant Technology
Data Security in Restaurants | A Crash Course
We'll cut right to the chase. Your wifi network, your website and your hardware are three things that are susceptible. Here is a simplified crash...
Restaurants
Your 2015 Restaurant Resources Round Up | From Beacon Implementation to Social Media Tactics
2015 was a break-through year for restaurant technology! Over the course of the year we created a number of restaurant resources to help you through...
Bars
"We Know When You've Been Sleeping" and Other Strange Ways Rockbot is Exactly Like Santa...
Rockbot is in the business of providing you with in store music that your customers actually like! There is a lot going on behind the scenes to make...
Bars
A Lesson From Gabriel Stulman on Restaurant Turnover and Employee Engagement
Owning and managing restaurants is a 24/7 job. One thing that can make this time a bit easier is hiring the right people and actually keeping them...
Retail
From In Store Music to Community Engagement - How These 4 Retailers are Driving Traffic to Their Stores
Warby Parker, Urban Outfitters, Lululemon, Nike. All of these brands have something in common.
Bars
5 Things the Restaurant Industry Can Learn From the Top Pizza Chains
The Pizza industry is on the move. New players are popping up fast and many long-standing original brands are looking to quick innovation to help...
Restaurant Marketing
Digital Signage for Restaurants: How to Engage Guests and Enhance Business Value
Key Takeaways Digital Signage Is Table Stakes: The restaurants building lasting margins are the ones that have made screens a core part of how they...
Restaurant Payment Processing | How to Cater to your Customer's Thirst for Convenience
This week we are happy to welcome Payfirma's CMO, Robin Jones who will be talking about how implementing modern payment solutions will make things...
Restaurant Marketing
Could This Data Help You Put Your Restaurant Patron's Mobile Obsession To Use?
Arguably the #1 technology that's being used by customers inside your bars and restaurants today? The mobile phone. This makes having a restaurant...
Good, Better or Best? Your Guide to Purchasing a Restaurant Sound System
When you’re thinking of purchasing a restaurant sound system for the first time or upgrading your existing system, do you feel equipped to make those...
Restaurants
9 Things You Didn't Know Experts Were Thinking About When Designing a Restaurant Atmosphere
A restaurant's ambience and atmosphere are critical to its success. Operators need to know what mix of entertainment, technology, sound and decor is...
Restaurant
Secrets Revealed: Engaging Customers at Your Restaurant
In restaurants, superior food and service are, without saying, one of the best ways to keep your customers coming back. But once they're there, how...
Future-Proofing | Planning for Expansion at Your Brewery
Craft beer sales grew over 17% in 2014. They contributed over $55 billion and created more than 424,000 jobs in the U.S. The total beer industry...
REVIEW
6 Things You Want to Consider Before Buying into a Restaurant Franchise
There is so much information out there about becoming a franchisee -- what it takes to run a chain and start your own business. For those with...
Bars
"Just one more beer!" | 10 Ways to Increase Dwell Time at Your Bar
We've all been there. You're at the bar with a few friends, trying to decide if you want to stay for one more or call it quits. Your will power is...
Gyms
4 Ways Music Can Help You Build a Community in Your Gym
If I showed up for a spin class and the music wasn't working, I would walk to the front desk, ask for my money back, and go home. Regardless of how...
Make 15 Min. Feel like 5 | How to Improve Fast Casual Wait Times
Which is more valuable? Shortening the perception of wait time or shortening the actual wait time? It's hard to choose one or the other without...
The 7 Hottest Restaurant Mobile App Trends in 2015
The following infographic says a lot about the way mobile technology is influencing lives across the world. For businesses, there are an endless...
Restaurant
5 Companies Who Are Nailing their Restaurant Loyalty Programs
Restaurant loyalty programs have been and will be a staple in differentiating your brand and driving repeat business. In the search to find the best...
Rockbot Presents at FSTEC 2015 on the Future In-Store Experience
FSTEC 2015 is coming up fast and we can't wait to be a part of it! We're putting our heads together to create a Boot Camp presentation that will...
Clover
Rockbot's Background Music Solution for First Data's Clover System
We are excited to announce the release of a new, better version of Rockbot, to The Clover System! Clover is an all-in-one system with custom hardware...
Restaurants
The State of Restaurant Inventory Software: What to Expect
Please enjoy these insights from BOH expert and Orderly Marketing Manager, Joy Ugi. Joy is part of Rockbot's guest blogging series, where we bring in...
Restaurants
5 Themes That Make up the Future of Restaurant Music
Music has been around forever, in some shape or form. It has carried us through difficult moments in history, been a way to voice political opinions,...
Gyms
Anytime Fitness Names Rockbot's Gym Music Service "2015 Vendor of the Year"
International fitness chain and #1 Global Franchise of 2014 Anytime Fitness has announced that Rockbot is the company's 2015 Vendor Of The Year. With...
Restaurants
Restaurant Loyalty: What You Can Learn From the Psychology of Waiting
Restaurant loyalty is often talked about in terms of programs, paper cards & point systems that add value to the consumer, enticing them to come in...
Restaurant
Restaurant Mobile Apps and the Integrations that Will Make you Successful
In the fourth installment of our mobile series we talk about the benefits of using third-party services to integrate with your app and make it...
Restaurant
How the Customer Journey can Make Your Restaurant Mobile App Stickier
What is the customer journey? It's comprised of the steps your guests take before, during and after they walk into your restaurant, yes, but it's...
Restaurants
Top 5 Things to Consider When Choosing Your Restaurant Music Service
More and more, millenials are demanding a higher quality experience as customers and there are many ways restaurants can deliver this. One major...
Restaurant
How to Safely Launch Your Restaurant Mobile App Concept
Are you thinking about launching your first mobile app but unsure where to start? It can be tough to throw budget at something completely new to your...
Restaurant
Introducing Master's of Mobile: A Spotlight on Bagger Dave's
You're a large chain, your restaurant needs a mobile app, but the stats on success rates of branded mobile apps are not encouraging. Restaurants are...
Restaurant
Mobile Apps for Restaurants | The Current State of Mobile
Time and time again we hear the hard truth -- over 80% of today's branded mobile apps ultimately fail. This is especially true of branded restaurant...
Restaurants
How 10 Restaurant Brands Topped the Charts on Positive Consumer Perceptions
The YouGov Brand Index recently came out with their 2015 mid-year review of the public's perception of brands across all industries. Every day YouGov...
Bars
3 Simple Ways to Boost Engagement in your Restaurant Loyalty Programs
The average household in the U.S. has over 21 loyalty program memberships, but only actively uses 44% of these (Cap Gemini). How do you cut through...
Restaurant
Implementation: 5 Steps to Using Beacons at Your Restaurant, Successfully
If you do a google search for Beacon Technology, you will find plenty of articles talking about how this new technology is about to take the world by...
Bars
Should Restaurant Training go Virtual? Jon Taffer says, Yes.
Some of you might know Jon Taffer, the internationally recognized restaurant owner, operator and concept developer. He's the mastermind behind the...
Marketing
How to Use Beacons to Grow Your Restaurant Business
Hundreds of customers walk in and out of your restaurant on a daily basis, each unique in their ordering habits, personalities and needs as a diner....
Bars
How to Turn Popular Bar Games into Social Media Opportunities
Multi-Tasking Your Way to Marketing Success As a bar owner, we know you have one million things going on. When you're faced with tasks ranging from...
Technologies
3 Easy Ways to Use Beacons to Enhance Your Restaurant Marketing Strategy
Industry analysts have predicted beacon ubiquity within a few years, but what does this mean for your business right now? Tech giants like Apple and...
An Introduction to Beacon Technology - Bluetooth vs. GPS
In today's competitive environment, restaurant chains are constantly evaluating a customer's in-store experience from first impression to when they...
Events
Cleveland Cavaliers and Rockbot Let Fans DJ the Music at NBA Finals
For the first time in sports history--and on the biggest screen in the NBA--the Cleveland Cavaliers have teamed up with social music service Rockbot...
Restaurants
5 Must-See Restaurant Technologies at NRA Show 2015
With only a few days to explore the 2,000+ vendors vying for your attention at this year’s NRA Show 2015, how will you decide which restaurant...
Restaurants
9 Restaurant Technology Predictions By Industry Experts In 2015
You see them every year-- new restaurant technology predictions from industry publications and trusted thought-leaders like Ron Ruggless, Paul...
Restaurants
5 Reasons Restaurants Should Accept Mobile Payments
Still of the mindset that your business is doing just fine accepting traditional payment methods, which may include cash only, or an affixed...
Restaurants
2015 Restaurant Technology Buyer's Guide
Over the past year, Rockbot has closely monitored the growth, development and deployment of new tech trends to help the industry’s leading brands...
Playlists
Do More Than Fill Dead Air: Put On-Premise Music To Work For Your Brand
Forward-thinking casual restaurant brands are increasingly developing branded social and mobile applications to enrich customer experience, increase...
Business Tips
ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and GMR: A Complete Music Licensing Guide for U.S. Businesses
Key Takeaways
Marketing
STATS: Analyzing the Mobile App Usage of Restaurant Customers in 2014
How are restaurant customers really using smartphones? We know that mobile app usage is still surging, but we also know that most branded mobile apps...
Business Tips
9 Tips to Improve Small Business Through Yelp Trends
Food publications love to tell you about new trends, whether it’s Sriracha recipes or cocktails based on seasonal fruits such as watermelon. If...
Gyms
3 Great Workout Playlists for Gyms
Gym-goers and gym owners alike understand the important role of music in a good workout. With such a wide, varied demographic, it can be hard for...
Restaurant Sound Systems: The Complete Guide
Key Takeaways Start With the Experience, Not the Equipment: Hardware decisions matter, but the most impactful decisions about your restaurant's sound...
REVIEW
10 Best Newsletters for Bar and Restaurant Owners
Modern restaurateurs have a lot on their plate, having to strike a perfect balance between business savvy and remarkable creativity. Today's...
News
5 Reasons to Visit Rockbot at the NRA Show 2014
This weekend is the 2014 National Restaurant Association Show (#NRAShow2014) at McCormick Place in Chicago. We're excited to be participating with...
Bars
8 Essential Tips For Opening a Hookah Lounge
The best hookah bars are great destinations for shisha smokers and anyone looking to relax in a laidback environment, hear some good music, and...
The 10 Best Bar Games For Your Pub
Ready to ramp up your bar’s social ambience, customer dwell time, and cool factor? Here’s a list of the best bar games that are easy and cheap for...
Marketing
9 Reasons To Get Your Restaurant Employees on Social Media
What if we told you there's a restaurant marketing strategy that is modern, low touch, highly effective, and – most notably – free? In fact, it runs...
Bars
The Evolution of the Jukebox: A Full History and Timeline
What happened to the jukebox? You remember it: the giant machine in the corner of your local pizza joint, its glass smeared and scratched from eager...
Marketing
3 Definitive Partnerships for Your Local Restaurant Marketing Strategy
In today’s crowded media landscape, restaurants of all types and sizes are increasingly trying – and needing - to humanize their brand image to...
Playlists
The Ultimate St. Patrick’s Day Playlist for Bars and Restaurants
St. Patty's Day is the perfect time to create a new celebratory playlist for your bar or restaurant. In fact, the green holiday is one of the top...
Bars
How to Launch a Social Media Plan
It’s no secret that using social media will directly engage your customers and help accelerate your brand’s growth. If you don’t believe it, here’s...
Bars
What Olympic Music Can Do for You
If you’re like most of us, Sochi has provided a distraction of Olympic proportions, and maybe even motivated you to go for your own version of gold....
Events
JetBlue and Rockbot Celebrate 50 Years of British Invasion Music
50 Years Ago Today: When four lads from Liverpool landed at the JFK airport, stepping off PanAm Flight 101 and onto U.S. soil for the first time,...
Bars
Let Guests DJ Your Events with their Smartphones
SXSW, the music, film and these days, just-about-everything festival is around the corner, March 7-14, and Rockbot will again be one of the best...
Bars
Going Digital: The Latest Bar and Restaurant Technology Trends for 2014
The newest bar and restaurant technology trends for 2014 can boost your business—and your customers' experience. Whether it's a payment app like...
Business Tips
The Power of Customer Experience
Check out this great infographic from ZenDesk featuring Rockbot customer JetBlue. by Column Five Media. Explore more infographics like this one on...
Bars
Rockbot Rocks the Best Black Friday Deal for Businesses
Black Friday is synonymous with discounts—and while the day may incite images of midnight lines and picked-through clothing, Rockbot is offering a...
News
Rockbot and JetBlue Turn Customers into DJs at JFK’s T5
What happens when you mix the Rockbot digital jukebox app, 5,627 passengers/hour, JetBlue airlines, JFK airport’s Terminal 5—and a layover? One heck...
Background Music for Restaurants 101
Key Takeaways Music is brand infrastructure: The right background music shapes how guests feel, how long they stay, and whether they come back –...
Bars
Create a Winning Halloween Playlist for Your Bar
Dunh dunh dunh—it’s that time of year when you’ll want to create a Halloween playlist for your bar. (Insert mwah ha ha bellow, here, while rubbing...
Bars
Boost Business with a College Music Playlist
Now that school is in session, there’s no better time to create a college music playlist for your bar or restaurant. The right tunes will keep your...
Bars
Promote Your Bar with Smart Social Marketing
Back in the day, if you wanted to promote your bar, you relied on your vibe and word of mouth—and both are still important marketing tools. But these...
Bars
Create the Right College Football Playlist for Your Sports Bar
Think September and you see falling leaves, crisp temps and yep, college football—which means there's no better time to create a college football...
REVIEW
Rockbot Jukebox App and Miller Lite Expand to Bars Across Texas
Rockbot, the No. 1 rated bar jukebox app, today announced that the company grew more than tenfold over the last year, now reaching millions of...
Business Tips
How the iPhone Killed the Jukebox
Recently, we were pitching a new customer, and as always we were highlighting how Rockbot differs from existing digital jukeboxes. It got us thinking...
Bars
College Bar Marketing Tips
College towns and campuses can be great environments to try out some creative marketing strategies in bars. College students often respond to...
How Small Business Blogs Boost Your Marketing 101
All small businesses that want to be discovered online should have a blog. They really should. Small business blogs are a smart, fun, and effective...
Your Small Business Facebook Giveaway - 3 Tips for Better Results
Running a small business Facebook giveaway can be a great way to get your fans excited about an upcoming event, special or sale at your business. It...
15 Small Business Hashtags To Follow On Twitter
SEO has become a true science in the social media and marketing worlds and it's now susceptible to the effect of small business hashtags.
5 Customer Service Social Media Tips For Small Businesses
Small businesses are using social media more and more to improve their presence online. For very little monetary investment, customer service social...
LinkedIn For Small Business Marketing - Worth Your Time?
Now that you have a personal account on the professional networking site, you might be wondering how to use LinkedIn for small business marketing....
Pinterest For Small Business - How To Get Started
Let's face it, whether you personally use Pinterest or not, it's become one of the most popular social media platforms in the world and it's growing....
Business Tips
3 Tips For Your Small Business Twitter Contest
3 Tips For Your Small Business Twitter Contest What are the first steps to running a successful small business Twitter contest, Twitter Party or...
Events
Top 3 Restaurant Marketing Trends - NRA Show 2013 Recap
We went to Chicago and we thoroughly studied hundreds of exhibitors to synthesize the top 5 restaurant marketing trends at the 2013 NRA Show. Let's...
Events
NRA Show Tips 2013 - Your Attendee Guide For The Next 4 Days
We've got your key NRA Show tips to get today and the next four days right. When it comes to networking, the NRA Show in Chicago brings together...
Bars
NRA Show Tech Trends 2013: 5 Predictions in Restaurant Technology
The 2013 NRA Show in Chicago starts tomorrow, and it's definitely the place to be for all that is new and exciting in the restaurant and hospitality...
Bars
NRA Show Trends 2013 - The Biggest Event In The Restaurant Industry
Whether you're going to Chicago this week or not, we're going to give you a heads up on which NRA Show trends 2013 brings to the table, pun intended....
Bars
NRA Show Tech Exhibitor 2013: Rockbot Music For Restaurants
Restaurants
Choosing Your Restaurant Wine List -- Mezés In San Francisco
What makes your restaurant wine list stand out? To give you some insight on how to choose your restaurant wine list, we'll take a look at how it's...
Bars
How To Run Facebook Ads For Bars & Restaurants - 2013
Facebook and Twitter can prove to be whole universes in and within themselves. There is a true science to growing your Facebook fan page. But, never...
News
Rockbot Launches New App 2.0 With Miller Lite and Lucky Strike
Social Music Startup Announces Key Partnerships with Top Brands, New App Version 2.0, and a Complete Brand Redesign
News
Introducing Rockbot - The New App, New Look, and New Spelling
Introducing Rockbot (Formerly Roqbot) Today, we're excited to announce BIG changes to our social music service. First of all, what was formerly...
Gyms
3 New Gym Technology Trends To Bulk Up Your Business - 2013
Most gym owners & managers are as diligent about improving their business as they are about their fitness. Gym technology is picking up speed and...
Barbershops
Savvy Barbershop Marketing - Learn From The Famous "Bolt Barbers"
Bolt Barbers is far more than a place to get your hair cut. It is an experience to remember and cherish, making it one of the best authentic cut &...
REVIEW
7 Local Business SEO Tips - Attract More Customers In 2013
Hey local business owners! We know you're already busy enough — and maintaining your website can be a hassle. But making sure people find your...
REVIEW
Organica Café – A Creative Spin On Organic Dining In LA
Bar Basic SF - The Best SoMa Happy Hour Spot
Off the corner of 4th street and Brannan Street is home to the best SoMa happy hour, at Bar Basic. The spacious bar fronts an upscale atmosphere...
Features
The 5 Best Holiday Promotions For Your Business
Ah, the holiday season: twinkling lights, cheerful music, and total chaos for businesses large and small. Throngs of people in the shopping centers...
Bars
Wahoo's - Great Music, Beer & Fish Tacos In Austin
Austin's famous Sixth Street is known for many things, but being close to the ocean is not one of them. That is where Wahoo's Fish Tacos in Austin...
Bars
Best Christmas Playlist Of 2012
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… or one of the busiest. Whether your customers are organizing a party in your venue, or just stopping by to...
Bars
The Boardroom - The People's North Beach Sports Bar
Tucked away off the corner of Green and Powell Street sits a north beach sports bar called The Boardroom. Quant in size the bar touts a local crowd,...
Bars
The Best Business Music App Is Here
Roqbot is a social music service backed by Google Ventures and Detroit Venture Partners and today we're announcing 'Roqbot For Business' - the...
Bars
Small Business Promotion - Free Music Player For Businesses!
To celebrate and support local business owners everywhere, our small business promotion offers you & your customers one of the greatest gifts of all...
Bars
Best Bar In Midtown East - The Manchester Pub NYC
Bars
Best Sports Bar Music - Top 10 Songs & 200 More For Your Playlist
Fall is the season for all sorts of opportunities to get together and yell at your television. The World Series wraps up the long baseball season,...
Bars
The Best Halloween Playlist - Top 10 Songs To Play At Your Bar
A night of mischief, mayhem and good times? Yes, that’s what is generally coming to your bar on Halloween night (or maybe more so the weekend before,...
Bars
Recommend Rockbot's Jukebox App To Your Favorite Bars In 10 Seconds!
Recently, we announced that Roqbot has raised $1.2 million from Google Ventures and Detroit Venture Partners, with participation from Accelerator...
Bars
NRA Show Trends 2012: 15 Must-See Restaurant Apps
Tomorrow the NRA Show (National Restaurant Association) kicks off in Chicago, unveiling a host of new and exciting restaurant tech trends. We...
Bars
NRA Show Trends In 2012: Restaurants & Bars
IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN. The NRA Show 2012 in Chicago is less than a week away, and we're ready to predict a few of the biggest NRA show trends for the...
Bars
Mobile Jukebox App & Miller Lite Rock SXSW 2012
While brands and venues in Austin battled for the attention of SXSW attendees, Miller Lite and fifteen of the city’s most popular bars were drawing...
Features
Hear The Parlotones New Single On Rockbot!
For all of you fans of new rock, we’d like to introduce you to The Parlotones new single - from the popular South African band known for their big...
News
SXSW Music Accelerator Startups: Where Are They Now?
We’re at South by Southwest this week, and today we’re spending some time with this year’s finalists at the SXSW Music Accelerator – a competition...
Business Tips
Mobile Apps: The Simple Solution To Improving Your Business
Are you looking for innovative ways to grow your business? In the age of mobile apps, we'd like to show you how and why it has never been this easy.
Specials & Offers
Gap Offers 25% Discount To Shoppers Using Rockbot Music App
If you love music, holiday shopping and exclusive deals, grab your smartphone and meet us at the Gap store in San Francisco’s Marina District. Gap is...
Specials & Offers
Your Rockbot Plays are FREE for Black Friday Weekend!
Once you’ve survived one of the biggest party nights of the year on Wednesday and a grand Thanksgiving feast on Thursday, we think you deserve a...
Retail
Business Music App Rockbot Launches for Retailers
Just in time for Black Friday and the holiday shopping season, we’re excited to announce the launch of Roqbot’s new in-store business music service...
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