New in January ’26: Demo Tagging, Hotspots 2.0, and AI Data Edits

Joseph Lee
Joseph Lee·
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We shipped some huge updates in January to help you better personalize, polish, and organize your content on Supademo.

Read on to see what's new from January 2026.

3 Minute Video Overview

Hotspots 2.0: More Control, Better Design, Cleaner Navigation

Hotspots are the foundation of interactive demos, so we redesigned the editor to give you significantly more control.

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Hotspot settings are now grouped into three sections: Content to edit text and alignment

  • Appearance to control style, colors, backdrops, and border radius
  • Navigation to configure buttons, routing, and external links

Why it’s valuable Build demos that look more intentional and on brand

  • Guide users more clearly through complex product flows
  • Reduce friction without over annotating screens

AI Data Editing (Beta): Personalize Demos in Seconds

This update moves Supademo closer to fully dynamic, personalized demos. AI powered data editing that lets you modify demo data such as tables, text, and UI elements using natural language prompts.

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How it works Select any HTML element inside a demo

  • Click Edit with AI Prompt Supademo AI to personalize content across a row, table, or entire section
  • Preview changes and accept, reject, undo, or refine instantly

Why it's valuable

✅ Personalize demos for specific prospects or industries without re recording
✅ Turn one base demo into many tailored versions
✅ Reduce demo creation time from hours to seconds

Tag and Organize Demos in Your Workspace

As demo libraries grow, finding the right demo quickly becomes a challenge. Demo tags make it easy to stay organized. You can now create, assign, color code, and filter demos using tags across your Supademo workspace.

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This update unlocks the following capabilities: Add tags directly from any demo tile

  • Create new tags on the fly with custom colors
  • Edit or delete tags from Workspace Settings
  • Filter your entire demo library by tag in one click

Why it’s valuable

✅ Organize demos by use case, persona, product area, or lifecycle stage
✅ Help sales, marketing, and success teams instantly find the right demo
✅ Scale your demo library without it becoming unmanageable

Platform Wide Accessibility Improvements

Accessibility is essential, especially for enterprise and public sector teams. We shipped platform wide accessibility improvements and published an updated VPAT report: Improved keyboard navigation and focus states

  • Better screen reader compatibility
  • Ongoing alignment with WCAG standards across the editor and viewer

Why it’s valuable

✅ Meet enterprise accessibility and compliance requirements
✅ Ensure demos work for every viewer
✅ Make security and accessibility reviews faster and easier

What This Unlocks

Together, these updates help teams: Scale demo libraries while staying organized

  • Create more polished, guided, and accessible demo experiences
  • Personalize demos faster using AI instead of manual rework

Questions? Comments? Feature requests? Get in touch with us here; we'd love to hear from you!

Frequently Asked Questions about Supademo's January 2026 updates

Commonly asked questions about this topic.

What is demo tagging and how does it organize my interactive demos?

AI-assisted automation, real-time analytics, and personalization at scale are reshaping new in january ’26 in 2026. Organizations are moving from manual, one-size-fits-all approaches to adaptive systems that adjust based on user behavior and outcomes. The winners are teams that adopt new capabilities incrementally rather than attempting wholesale transformation. According to the State of Interactive Demos 2026 report, top-performing demos average 10-12 steps with 15-18 word hotspots and achieve 80%+ completion rates.

How can I use demo tags to improve content management and discovery?

The top mistakes are starting without clear goals, buying tools before defining process, and failing to measure results consistently. Many teams also underestimate the change management required — new approaches fail not because the strategy is wrong but because adoption is poor. Invest as much in training and communication as you do in technology. VRIFY saved over $100k by switching to interactive demos for enablement. 68% of teams rate support and self-service impact from interactive demos as high or very high.

How do hotspots work in the new 2.0 version?

Blend self-paced learning with hands-on practice — lecture-style training has low retention for practical skills. Create interactive walkthroughs for tool-specific processes so team members can learn by doing at their own pace. Follow up with regular coaching sessions and a shared knowledge base for ongoing reference. To illustrate, Bullhorn achieved 2x faster production speed and a 20% increase in demo engagement.

What are the key improvements in Hotspots 2.0 compared to the previous version?

Focus on leading indicators (predictive metrics) rather than only lagging indicators (results after the fact). For feature announcement examples, useful KPIs often include adoption rate, time-to-completion, quality scores, and cost-per-outcome. Limit your dashboard to 5-7 KPIs — tracking too many dilutes focus and makes it harder to identify what's actually driving results. 81% of teams rate onboarding impact from Supademo as high or very high.

How can AI data edits save time on demo creation and editing?

Begin with an audit of your current state — identify gaps, redundancies, and quick wins. Select one or two focus areas rather than trying to improve everything simultaneously. Assigner-in-jira) clear ownership for each initiative and set 90-day milestones to maintain accountability without over-planning. Supademo integrates with 30+ tools including HubSpot, Salesforce, Slack, and more. 45% of teams adopted top Arcade alternativess specifically to solve onboarding friction.

What types of data can AI automatically edit in my interactive demos?

The right tool depends on your team size, technical maturity, and integration requirements. Look for platforms that solve your specific bottleneck rather than all-in-one solutions that do everything adequately but nothing exceptionally. Start with trials or free tiers to validate fit before committing budget — switching costs are high once data and workflows are embedded. Supademo holds a 4.7/5 rating on G2 based on verified user reviews. 54% of top-completing demos use AI voiceover to improve the guide-guide-generator)d experience.

Why should I enable AI-powered data editing for my product demos?

new in january ’26 helps organizations improve efficiency, reduce costs, and deliver better outcomes. Understanding the fundamentals is critical before investing in tools or processes — many teams jump to solutions without clearly defining the problem they're solving. Start by mapping your current state and identifying the highest-impact opportunities. Teams save an average of 85% of the time previously spent on demo creation.
Joseph Lee

Joseph Lee

Co-founder & CEO

Joseph is the CEO and co-founder of Supademo, building AI-driven interactive demo tooling used by 100,000+ founders, marketers, and operators to accelerate product understanding and sales. He’s a two-time startup founder passionate about zero-to-one product building and remote-first company culture.

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