Case study · Nova Southeastern University · Davie, FL

How NSU got a campus photo booth for $0

NSU wanted something students would actually use and post about, without buying equipment or adding staff. Here is how the first SmileMore booth went from a conversation to a line of students.

SmileMore photo booth in the Don Taft University Center lobby

Don Taft University Center

Booth No. 1

$0

Cost to NSU

300+

Paid sessions in the first month

~$2.4k

Guest spend in that first month

2 in 3

Guests also texted themselves the digital copy

The goal

Student centers compete with every phone in the building. NSU wanted a reason for students to stop, hang out, and share the campus. It had to cost nothing up front and run without anyone watching it.

What we built

A full-size enclosed booth wrapped in Sharks blue in the lobby of the Don Taft University Center, open since August 2026. Every strip prints with the Sharks logo, so it is a real campus souvenir. Guests tap a card or phone, pose for four frames, and get two strips plus a QR code for the digital copy.

Unboxing the photo booth sign on install day

install morning

SmileMore walk-in photo booth at NSU in Davie

ready by lunch

Install day

We rolled it in through a standard door, plugged it into one outlet, and ran test strips the same morning.

Who uses it

Roommates on move-in day, couples on game night, parents on visit weekend, and students who just needed a break between classes.

More than 300 paid sessions and roughly $2,400 in guest spend in the first month, with move-in week doing a lot of the work. Two in three guests also texted themselves the digital copy.

What NSU did not have to do

  • Buy, lease, or insure equipment
  • Train staff or handle cash
  • Restock paper or call for repairs
  • Track sales. The monthly report does that.

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