You have decided to explore Zoney as the technology behind a digital signage offering. The next step is to test whether it fits one customer deployment you could actually deliver.
Bring a defined customer use case, proposed equipment and a list of responsibilities. This guide focuses on that Zoney evaluation and first-deployment decision. For choosing a market, finding customers and building the wider business, read the general startup guide.
Service examples describe work your company may offer, not official Zoney service plans. Confirm platform behavior, hardware fit and commercial terms before making customer commitments.
Bring One Customer Scenario to the Zoney Evaluation
Ask how the customer currently communicates information in its physical spaces, how often it changes, who changes it and whether multiple locations need the same information.
Record the proposed screens, locations, content and users. Use this same scenario throughout the evaluation instead of testing unrelated features. Alongside it, review Zoney's partner positioning.
Confirm the Proposed Hardware With Zoney
Some resellers standardize around a small number of hardware configurations. That can simplify installation and support.
Zoney's hardware-agnostic approach allows partners to work across different environments rather than forcing every customer into one hardware configuration. Depending on the deployment, this can include Android, Windows, Linux, Raspberry Pi, WebOS, Tizen, Apple TV and Amazon Digital Signage Stick environments. Confirm the exact device model, operating-system version and playback requirements; a supported technology family is not a promise of universal compatibility.
Define Your Offer Around the Platform
Your company selects the hardware and services it will deliver. Zoney partners can create their own service packages and set their customer prices. Separate platform access from your installation, training, content and support work.
Write a small initial offer with included work, exclusions and named responsibilities. Any monitoring service must match the tools and responsibilities actually available. Before quoting the project, scope the deployment bundle.
Evaluate the Customer Workflow Before Promising It
Ask the Zoney team to demonstrate your intended content, scheduling, screen and user workflows. Record what was demonstrated, which plan and equipment were used, and any requirement still unanswered.
Zoney offers a free trial with full system access and no feature restrictions, so you can test the agreed scenario yourself. The trial does not include a Zoney+ media player. Do not treat a generic platform feature name as proof that your exact workflow is supported.
Check Customer Access and Handoff Responsibilities
Informal processes become harder to maintain as customer numbers grow. Document the account structure and handoff responsibilities early.
Zoney provides centralized capabilities designed for businesses managing multiple customer environments. Enterprise granular user controls support differentiated access. Test the intended reseller and customer roles during evaluation.
Plan the First Deployment After the Fit Is Confirmed
Document site survey, display selection, media player selection, mounting, network connectivity, account creation, device configuration, content setup, testing, customer training and support handoff.
Repeatability becomes increasingly valuable as you add installations.
Confirm who handles each step and who receives an escalation. Capture the equipment and configuration that were actually tested; avoid committing to untested alternatives.
What Zoney Provides
Zoney gives partners the digital signage technology around which they can build this business.
Zoney supports multi-customer and multi-location use and hardware-flexible deployment. Granular users/access and security tokens are enterprise capabilities.
Zoney operates using AWS-hosted cloud infrastructure and supports a hardware-agnostic approach across multiple device environments.
What You Provide
Your company selects target markets and proposes the hardware and services it will deliver. Zoney partners set their customer prices. Define who will provide installation, support and content work.
The platform supports the service. The partner builds the business.
Make a Go-or-No-Go Decision for the First Customer
Compare the evaluation results with the original requirements. Resolve open compatibility, permission, billing and support questions before committing to the customer.
Proceed with a limited deployment when the responsibilities and fit are clear. Review what worked before repeating it for another customer.
Discuss Your Customer Requirements
Start a free trial to evaluate the platform, or contact the Zoney team to discuss your proposed customer deployment.