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244 lines
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# Brand Voice Plugin Settings for Message Point Media (MPM)
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company_name: "Message Point Media"
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platforms:
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google-drive: true
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discovery:
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search-depth: standard
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max-sources: 15
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enforcement:
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strictness: balanced
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always-explain: true
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---
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# Brand Context
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## Company Name
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Message Point Media (MPM)
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## About
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Message Point Media is a Birmingham, AL-based digital signage and visual communications company. MPM delivers compelling, affordable, dynamic messaging through cloud-based digital signage platforms, managed hardware, and subscription support services.
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**Primary Tagline:** Compelling… Affordable… Dynamic… Messaging… – It's What We Do!
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**Aspirational Tagline:** Born to Innovate. Built to Last. (thought leadership / brand-forward contexts only)
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**Websites:** mpmedia.tv | portal.mpmedia.tv
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## Industries Served
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- Public Transportation (transit agencies, bus systems, rail)
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- Municipal Government
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- Hospitality
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- Retail
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- Corporate Communications
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## Key Clients / Partners
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- Vontas, OnSign TV, Avail Technologies, Galli Media
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- CTTransit, Pace Suburban Bus, Birmingham City Council, Greyhound
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## Core Products & Services
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- **MP.TV CMS** — Cloud-based, device-agnostic content management system
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- **On-Vehicle Passenger Information Displays** — LCD, LED, e-paper for buses, trams, rail; includes MR rail-certified family
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- **Digital Signage Hardware** — Interior and exterior fixed displays; solar-powered and e-paper options
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- **Subscription Support Plans** — 24/7 support; subscription-based (not contract-based)
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- **MessagePoint.Web** — WordPress site management
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- **MessagePoint.Social** — Social media strategy and management
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## Voice Characteristics
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### We Are / We Are Not
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| We Are | We Are Not |
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|--------|------------|
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| Expert guides | Know-it-all lecturers |
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| Empowering | Paternalistic |
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| Precise and purposeful | Vague or buzzword-heavy |
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| Practical and outcome-focused | Feature-list driven |
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| Mission-driven (equity, access) | Performatively compliant |
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| Confident and direct | Boastful or overselling |
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| Educational | Condescending |
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| Partner-oriented | Transactional |
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| Approachable | Informal or sloppy |
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### Voice Constants (always consistent)
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- Lead with passenger/rider outcomes, not product features
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- Frame MPM as an expert partner, not just a vendor
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- Acknowledge complexity; then show mastery of it
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- Equity and accessibility are core values, not afterthoughts
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- Practical examples over abstract claims — show how, not just what
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### Guiding Philosophies (from MPower 2025 Keynote)
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- **What We Do Matters** — Transit communications directly impact people's lives and access
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- **MPM Doesn't Quit** — Persistence and reliability; we see problems through to resolution
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- **Incremental Improvement** — "1% better every day"
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- **The Power of Software** — Software-defined flexibility is MPM's core competitive advantage
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- **Never Stop Innovating** — "The moment you stop innovating, you start falling behind"
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- **Partner, Adapt, and Only Then Build** — Integrate first; build only what the market truly lacks
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- **Simplicity Without Sacrifice / Own the Complexity** — "First try to make it simple for the customer. If you can't, then we own the complexity."
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### Tone Flexes by Context
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| Context | Formality | Energy | Technical Depth |
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|---------|-----------|--------|-----------------|
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| Sales proposal | High | Medium | Medium |
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| Transit agency pitch | High | Medium | High |
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| Email to existing client | Medium | Medium | Medium-High |
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| Conference/event content | Medium | High | Medium |
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| Social media | Low-Medium | High | Low |
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| Technical support content | High | Low | Very High |
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| Marketing one-pagers | Medium | Medium-High | Low |
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| Keynote / thought leadership | Medium | High | Low-Medium |
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| Technical deep-dive / training | High | Medium | Very High |
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| Hardware/maintenance documentation | High | Low | Very High |
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### Audience Personas
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**Transit Agency Leadership / Operations**
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- Pain: missed communication, poor rider experience, lost revenue, compliance exposure
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- Message focus: reliability, efficiency, reduced staff burden, passenger satisfaction, cost optimization
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**Technical / IT Staff**
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- Pain: fragmented data sources, complex integration, downtime management, hardware diagnosis
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- Message focus: deep logging, remote management, self-contained displays, native API support, open standards
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**Support & Maintenance / Field Engineers**
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- Pain: hardware breakdowns, complex troubleshooting, limited diagnostic visibility
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- Message focus: deep-dive expertise, practical tools, COTS alternatives, preventative maintenance
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**Content / Communications Teams**
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- Pain: time constraints, consistency demands, design limitations
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- Message focus: composition templates, automation, easy content creation, audience psychology
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**Accessibility / Compliance Officers**
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- Pain: bare minimum compliance, design constraints, multi-modal coordination
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- Message focus: "Accessibility improves communication for everyone," ADA as design principle
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**System Integrators & Resellers**
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- Pain: complex vendor coordination, integration friction
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- Message focus: open architecture, partner model, seamless integration
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### Messaging Pillars
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1. **Precision & Control** — "The right message at the right moment." Publishing rules, triggers, scheduling, and variables give operators surgical control.
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2. **Equity & Accessibility** — "Not settling for bare compliance." ADA and inclusive design improve communication for all passengers. Key framing: "ADA compliance and marketing can co-exist on shared display space."
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3. **Revenue Generation** — Passenger displays are revenue opportunities. Programmatic and direct advertising, proof of play.
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4. **Open Integration** — Moving away from closed proprietary systems toward open standard IP protocols. Native API support for Avail, Vontas, Tripspark, Novus; GTFS-RT and ITxPT standards.
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5. **Data-Driven Operations** — "Better Information = Smoother Rides + Happier Passengers + New Revenue."
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6. **Partnership Model** — Long-term managed service relationships. "Partner, Adapt, and Only Then Build."
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7. **Simplicity Without Sacrifice** — MPM owns the complexity so customers don't have to.
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8. **Operational Resilience** — 24x7x365 reliability. Pre-staged emergency content, proactive monitoring, predictive maintenance.
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9. **Multi-Technology Deployment** — LED, LCD, E-Paper — layered strategies optimized for distance, context, and audience.
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10. **Audio-Visual Convergence** — Synchronized audio and visual messaging as core accessibility strategy. Standalone AVA extends accessibility to vehicles without onboard controllers.
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11. **Incremental Innovation** — Transparent roadmap. "1% better every day." 2025 launches: RDMC 1.0, 3rd-Gen E-Ink, Standalone AVA, Signage Plugin Architecture.
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### Core Brand Phrases
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- "Simplicity without sacrifice"
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- "We own the complexity"
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- "Partner, adapt, and only then build"
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- "Accessibility improves communication for everyone"
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- "1% better every day"
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- "The right message at the right moment"
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- "Better Information = Smoother Rides + Happier Passengers + New Revenue"
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- "Born to Innovate. Built to Last." (aspirational/thought leadership only)
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### Prohibited or Weak Language
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- Avoid: "cutting-edge," "best-in-class," "revolutionary" without specific evidence
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- Avoid passive voice in headlines and CTAs
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- Never frame ADA as a burden or checkbox — always as a design principle
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- Avoid reactive/firefighting language — reframe as proactive management
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- Avoid language implying a closed ecosystem
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### Conference-Theme Language (NOT standard brand voice)
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MPower Velocity 2025 used motorsports metaphors tied to Barber Motorsports Park — not standard MPM brand:
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- "Racing for Equality" → use "Advancing Accessibility"
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- "Fast Track to Clarity" → use "Accelerate" or "Streamline"
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- "Rev Up Your Remote Management" → use "Activate" or "Enable"
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- "Under the Hood" → acceptable idiom in support/technical contexts
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## Brand Visual Identity
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### Primary Colors (Gold Palette)
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- **Middle Gold** — Hex: #DCBB4F | Default color; use whenever possible
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- **Light Gold** — Hex: #F5CD15 | Against dark backgrounds
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- **Dark Gold** — Hex: #998643 | Light backgrounds or document titles
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### Secondary Colors
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- **Dark Shade** — Hex: #232022 | Primary dark background, body text on light
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- **Light Shade** — Hex: #F5F1EC | Light background, text on dark
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- **Light Accent** — Hex: #849698 | Supporting text, secondary elements
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- **Dark Accent** — Hex: #A42D20 | Alerts, emphasis, CTAs (use sparingly)
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- **Navy** — Hex: #282637 | Alternative dark background
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### Typography
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- **Headlines/Titles:** Montserrat (multiple weights) — fonts.google.com/specimen/Montserrat
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- **Body Text:** Open Sans — fonts.google.com/specimen/Open+Sans
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- Both in Google Drive: 02 MPM Branding > Fonts folder
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### Logo System
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**Authoritative source:** drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xpO_sh0dQvWiMQbdmbhRZARuev4RpZiL
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**Primary logos:**
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- `Logo Standard-Dark.png/.svg` — **DEFAULT.** Gold + dark text. Use on light backgrounds.
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- `Logo-Gold-White.png/.svg` — Gold + white text. Use on dark backgrounds.
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- `Logo-Black-Text.png/.svg` — Black outline. Use for single-color black printing.
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**App icons / social avatars:**
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- `LOGO-Gradient-BG@4x.png` — Square gold-gradient background (sharp edges)
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- `LOGO-GradientRC-BG@4x.png` — Rounded-corner gold-gradient (app icon safe)
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**Transit sub-brands:** MPM-Transitpoint, Logo Transit, Logo-Transit-Mobile, Logo-Transit-Smart Stop, Logo-Transit-Solar (all in Dark/Light variants)
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**Logo rules:**
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1. Never place dark-text logo on dark background
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2. SVG for print/large-format; PNG for digital
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3. Do not stretch, rotate, recolor, or add effects
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4. Maintain clear space equal to the height of the "M" icon on all sides
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## Product & Technology Terminology
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### Software Platforms
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- **MP.TV CMS** — Core cloud-based, device-agnostic CMS (underlying platform: OnSign)
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- **RDMC** — Remote Display Management Console. v1.0 launched 2025; v1.5 previewed 2026
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- **Composition Tool** — OnSign's content template system
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- **Standalone AVA** — Automatic Voice Announcement for vehicles without onboard controllers (launched 2025)
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- **Knowledge Base 1.0** — Self-service support resource (launched 2025)
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### Hardware Product Lines
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**Mobile / On-Vehicle:** Superwide, 27"/24" Vertical, 24" Horizontal, 28" Ultrawide, 16"/18" Mini, Small Format Mobile
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**Rail-Certified (MR Series, launching 2026):** MR27, MR16 — EN/IEC rail certified
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**Wayside / Fixed:** Full Matrix Color LED, High Brightness LCD, Reflective LCD, E-Paper/E-Ink (3rd Gen 2025; Color E-Paper LCD 2026)
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### Key Technical Standards
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- **GTFS-RT** — Google Transit Feed Specification (Real Time)
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- **ITxPT** — Intelligent Transport Systems Partnership for Transformation
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- **CAD/AVL** — Computer-Aided Dispatch / Automatic Vehicle Location
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- **Native API integrations** — Avail, Vontas, Tripspark, Novus — always "native," never "wrapper"
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- **DAAS** — Dynamic Automatic Assignment System
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### Key Feature Names (use exactly)
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- Publishing rules, triggers, restrictions
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- Dynamic zone control
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- Composition templates
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- Visual snapshot history, Mosaic Monitoring, Time Machine, Advanced Alerting
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- Dynamic Automatic Assignment System (DAAS)
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## Known Brand Materials in Google Drive
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- **Design Guide:** drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-H19hqC6HUX_3FjjrRVAoimg688CldrC
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- **MPM Logos:** drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xpO_sh0dQvWiMQbdmbhRZARuev4RpZiL
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- **02 MPM Branding:** drive.google.com/drive/folders/17COyiMNZuvB7IigbFk5RyLAc_2yIL-fv
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## MPower Velocity 2025 Conference Context
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MPM hosted its inaugural user conference (October 20–22, 2025) at Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, Leeds, AL. Conference content is highly representative of MPM's brand voice and thought leadership style.
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**Key tagline output:** "Born to Innovate. Built to Last." — use in brand-forward / thought leadership contexts only.
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**Confirmed authentic MPM brand themes:**
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- Precision content timing and publishing control
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- ADA compliance framed as equity ("Accessibility improves communication for everyone")
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- Advertising revenue integration in transit displays
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- Open standard IP protocols replacing proprietary systems
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- "Simplicity without sacrifice" — owning complexity for customers
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- Audio-visual convergence as accessibility strategy
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- Proactive/preventative maintenance and remote monitoring
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- Transparent product roadmap and incremental improvement
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## Competitive Differentiation
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- Subscription-based support (rare in digital signage)
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- Cloud-based, device-agnostic platform
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- Boutique alternative to large enterprise vendors — hands-on, relationship-driven
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- Deep transit industry specialization with on-vehicle display expertise
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- Mission alignment with public-sector values (equity, accessibility, community) |