Automated sharing of guest photos with branded overlays

Purpose

1.1. Automate the capturing, branding, and sharing of guest photos taken during cosplay café visits.
1.2. Automates the overlay of branded digital assets (logos, event frames) to increase coherent brand reach.
1.3. Automates distribution of these photos directly to guests and social channels, boosting organic online engagement and automating word-of-mouth marketing.
1.4. Ensures GDPR/consent compliance by automating user-approval steps pre-upload and pre-share.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Automate process initiation when a new photo is uploaded by a staff device or selfie station.
2.2. Automated trigger from QR code scan linked to guest booking ID at the event.
2.3. Automated batch trigger after a certain event (e.g., cosplay competition session ends).

Platform Variants

3.1. Dropbox API
• Feature/Setting: Automated trigger on new image upload; "files/upload" endpoint receives image; webhook pushes new photo to automator.
3.2. Google Drive API
• Feature/Setting: Use Drive API's "changes.watch" for automating photo detection and retrieval.
3.3. AWS Rekognition
• Feature/Setting: Automates verification/consent by matching guest faces; "DetectFaces" for guest identification automation.
3.4. Imgix API
• Feature/Setting: Automator uses "Image Rendering" for overlaying branded graphics on photos.
3.5. Cloudinary
• Feature/Setting: Automate upload to "Media API", process with "Image Overlay Transformation".
3.6. Canva
• Feature/Setting: Automate design templates; "Brand Kit" for overlay management via API.
3.7. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: Automate photo flow across apps; "Webhooks by Zapier" for integration initiation.
3.8. Slack
• Feature/Setting: "Files.upload" automator for sharing photos with staff or private guest channels.
3.9. Twilio SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: "Mail Send API" automates photo emailing to guests.
3.10. Facebook Graph API
• Feature/Setting: Automate social post with branded image using "/photos" endpoint.
3.11. Instagram Graph API
• Feature/Setting: Automator shares branded photos via "Content Publishing API".
3.12. WhatsApp Business API
• Feature/Setting: "media" endpoint automates sending branded photos directly to guests.
3.13. Mailchimp
• Feature/Setting: Automate branded photo campaigns using "Campaigns API" for guest follow-up.
3.14. Smartsheet
• Feature/Setting: Automate photo tracking/logging; "Sheets API" records distribution.
3.15. Microsoft Power Automate
• Feature/Setting: Automates workflows connecting email, cloud storage, and communications apps.
3.16. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Automate new contact profiling with branded photo engagement logs.
3.17. Pexels API
• Feature/Setting: Automate background image sourcing for overlays.
3.18. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Automate photo review pipeline with card attachments using "Cards API".
3.19. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Automates guest-photo tracking table, with records for consent status and delivery.
3.20. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Automate photo souvenir store integration using "Admin API" for automated guest order fulfillment.

Benefits

4.1. Automates repetitive photo branding and sharing tasks, reducing manual workload.
4.2. Ensures every guest receives personalized, on-brand content automatically, enhancing experience.
4.3. Saves staff time, automating logistics and follow-up.
4.4. Increases social media exposure via automated and instant photo sharing.
4.5. Automator ensures GDPR compliance by automating recordkeeping and consent capture.
4.6. Automator standardizes brand consistency across all guest-facing media, eliminating manual errors.
4.7. Automates actionable analytics on photo engagement and guest return, powering marketing automation.