How Longboard works

Schedule, staff, sample, report.

Four calm steps replace the spreadsheets, the group texts, and the "did anyone cover Saturday?" — for one sampling or a thousand.

1Schedule
2Staff
3Sample
4Report
Step 1 · Schedule

Build your tastings — by hand or on autopilot.

Add events yourself in a few taps, or let the Schedule Builder generate a whole run on higher plans. Either way, Longboard checks store rules and conflicts so you never double-book a location or stretch your crew.

Add events manually, on any plan
Auto Schedule Builder on higher plans
Store rules & conflict checks built in
This week's tastings
+ New event
Schedule Builder · 6 tastings drafted
JUN14
Whole Foods — River North
Sat · 12:00–4:00p
Confirmed
JUN15
Festival Foods — Green Bay
Sun · 11:00–3:00p
Needs staff
JUN20
Mariano's — Lincoln Park
Fri · 2:00–6:00p
Draft
Step 2 · Staff

Post open shifts. Your crew claims them.

Assign an ambassador directly, or open the shift to your roster and let them grab it. Confirmations and reminders go out automatically — no chasing texts.

Open-shift marketplace for your roster
Auto reminders the day before
Manager coverage at a glance
Open shifts
2 unclaimed
MT
Festival Foods — Green Bay
Sun · 11:00–3:00p
Maya claimed ✓
+
Hy-Vee — Madison West
Sat · 12:00–4:00p
Claim
Step 3 · Sample

Ambassadors host the sampling from their phone.

Your crew checks in, follows the talking points, and taps in tastes and units sold as they go. No paper forms, no end-of-day data entry.

Geo-located check-in & check-out
Tastes & units logged on the spot
Photos & store sentiment captured
9:41▪▪▪ ◔
Sampling report
Festival Foods · today
Units sold
23
+
Samples poured
86
+
Sample → sale27%
Positive
Mixed
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Reports
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Step 4 · Report

See what worked — by store, by geography, by product.

Every tasting rolls up into clean reports the moment it ends. Compare locations, spot your best ambassadors, and share results without building a single pivot table.

Per-store & per-sampling dashboards
Export & share with retailers
Trends, segments & CSV export
Spring sampling — results
+24% vs last run
Tastes
412
Units sold
118
Conv.
29%
Everything in one place

One platform, tip to fin.

From the first tasting to the last payout — the whole sampling program lives on Longboard.

Scheduling & rules

Manual events, Schedule Builder, and store rules that prevent conflicts.

Staffing & open shifts

Roster, open-shift marketplace, and manager coverage views.

Ambassador app

Mobile onboarding, geo-located check-in/out, and on-the-floor logging.

Locations & retailers

Stores, chains, distributors, and geography in one map.

Products & promotional materials

Products, sampling kits, and promotional materials — keeping your ambassadors stocked and ready for samplings.

Reporting & analytics

Per-store results, a report builder, and dashboards.

Payments & payouts

Ambassador payouts on Stripe Connect — an optional add-on, coming soon.

Integrations & imports

Bring in stores and products, and connect the tools you already use.

Ready to get off the spreadsheet?

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