Features · WhatsApp

News where your audience chats.

beatsquares builds and runs WhatsApp channels for regions, topics, or audiences. Every morning and evening, finished posts with image and link are ready, and your newsroom reviews and publishes. At Süddeutsche Zeitung, eight channels are run this way in under 45 minutes a day.

SZ Erding · Channel
Süddeutsche Zeitung WhatsApp channel for the Erding district

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The interface

How the newsroom sees its channel.

All posts for a channel at a glance: drafts, scheduled, and published messages. One click opens a post for review and approval.

The SZ Dachau WhatsApp channel in the beatsquares interface
The problem

Your audience is in the messenger. Your newsroom has no time for it.

01

Every channel needs daily posts

A WhatsApp channel thrives on consistency. Across several regions or topics, capacity quickly runs out.

02

A different format than the website

Short, direct, with an image: articles can't simply be copied into a messenger.

03

Small audiences, little time

Hyperlocal channels are valuable. But every minute of effort has to pay off.

How it works

A day in the life of a channel.

  1. 01

    Select

    From up to thirty items per town, curation picks the most important ones.

  2. 02

    Draft

    Posts are written in three variants, short or long, factual or lively, with image and link.

  3. 03

    Check

    Facts are checked against the source before the draft reaches the newsroom.

  4. 04

    Schedule and publish

    The newsroom approves, schedules times, and publishes to multiple channels from one interface.

Capabilities

More channels. Not more work.

Channels per region or topic

Counties, neighborhoods, desks, or audiences: every channel gets its own selection.

Ready before the day starts

Drafts for morning and evening posts are ready when the newsroom starts work.

Three variants per post

Short or long, factual or lively: you pick the version that fits.

Polls and quizzes

Interactive formats such as polls or a dedicated puzzle channel keep the community engaged.

Measurable

Links with UTM parameters show how much traffic each channel drives.

One interface for all channels

Schedule, approve, and publish, for one channel or for ten.

Who it's for

Straight to your audience's phone.

Publishers & Media Companies

Hyperlocal channels

One channel per county or neighborhood, filled with editorial content and local sources such as town halls and clubs.

Companies & Brands

A channel for your deskless workforce

Short updates on changes, dates, and news, right where employees already read.

Trade Fairs & Events

Updates during the event

Program changes, highlights, and notices for attendees, in real time on their phones.

Sources and analytics

  • WhatsApp Channels
  • RSS & CMS
  • Local sources
  • Images from your CMS
  • UTM tracking
FAQ

Questions about WhatsApp

Your first channel, live in a few weeks

In the demo, we show Süddeutsche Zeitung's channels and outline which channels fit your audience.

No obligation. Reply within 24 hours.