A week or two ago and as I often do, I was perusing the internet doing some digital signage reading. In doing so I came a across a list of 20 Digital Signage Content Management Systems put together by HigherEdTechDecisions. The quality and depth of the information they compiled is really good and not overly “techy.”
3 Content Management System Thoughts
November 28, 2023 By Origin Display Group
Filed Under: Digital Menu Boards, Digital Signage
Digital Signage- Don’t Do It!
November 20, 2023 By Origin Display Group
We provide digital signage solutions, we love it and think you would too if you went down that path. So why on earth would we suggest “not to do it?” Well obviously the title didn’t afford us the space to explain ourselves.
As we have previously made note of, we finally saw the digital signage boom in 2014 that many had been prognosticating for years. That same trend has continued through the first quarter of this year as more and more companies are using digital as their signage medium. Similar to other trends, an increasing amount of people begin to notice and, as such, begin to ask questions. This is where we enter the picture as one of the few “true solutions” and one of the thousands of “Digital Signage” companies. [Read more...]
Filed Under: Digital Menu Boards, Digital Signage
How to Measure ROI for Digital Signage
November 19, 2023 By Origin Display Group
In 2012, NEC and some of their partners conducted some research to the ever-evolving digital signage industry. The focus of their study was Return on Investment (ROI) which is a common measuring stick for many capital investments. Although the findings have collected dust over the last few years I would venture to guess that, if anything, individuals and companies are realizing their return even quicker given the increase in options and decrease in hardware costs.
Filed Under: Digital Menu Boards, Digital Signage
The Inexact Science of Menu Board Design
November 16, 2023 By Origin Display Group
As I put my thoughts together for this blog post, I can’t help but think that there are a number of other companies that can both relate to what I am going to write about as well as empathize with it. Up for discussion today, the cost associated with Menu Board Design. To put it simply, there is no easy way to charge for design. If you attach an hourly rate, it gets called in to question, if you combine it with a particular display fixture, you may price yourself out. Added to this, is the unknown factor of how the design process will go with the individual(s) or company you are working with.
Filed Under: Digital Menu Boards, Digital Signage, Display Fixtures, Drive-thru Menu Boards, Menu Boards
Opening a Drive-thru? Ask Yourself These Questions
November 15, 2023 By Origin Display Group
When it comes to adding a drive-thru to a location, for the most part there are four scenarios that you will find yourself in; 1- a new build-out, 2- taking over a location the has had a drive-thru in the past, 3- taking over a location that hasn’t had a drive-thru in the past and 4- adding a drive-thru to your existing location. It should come as no surprise that in the cases where drive-thrus had previously existed there is less work to be done ahead of time. That being said, there is a lot more to do than erecting a sign and calling it a day if you are looking for a fully-functional drive-thru. Today I will turn the table and have you ask yourself the questions that need answering before you jump in with two feet. Your answers could have a sizable impact on the bottom-line.
Filed Under: Drive-thru Menu Boards
5 Signs You’re Working with the Right Menu Board Company
November 6, 2023 By Origin Display Group
“Price” and “quality” tend to be the two most important factors when considering a relationship with a product-based company. I am not here to tell you any different. As a matter of fact, for the most part, I would agree. However on the flip-side, what good is quality if the product arrives 2 weeks late? Or, what good is cheap if you can’t get a human on the phone to ask questions? What I am saying is that while cost and quality are important, there are certain criteria that, in my opinion, supersede these two. Ultimately, the quality will exist if you are working with a vendor that has these attributes. I can also tell you, they won’t be the cheapest on the block.
Filed Under: Digital Menu Boards, Digital Signage, Display Fixtures, Drive-thru Menu Boards, Menu Boards
Digital Signage for Schools
November 6, 2023 By Origin Display Group
Digital signage at any level of education serves a broad audience: they can be used in the cafeteria to list menu items, in the school store to sell merchandise, and in the hallways to convey sport scores, emergency messages, upcoming events, and campus news. Additionally, educators can use this medium to communicate to students, staff, parents and the community. Depending on how much “fun” you wan to have with it, the possibilities are endless. However, noticeably absent from this list is the benefit digital signage can have on the nutrition and eating behavior of the students staring up at the screens.
Filed Under: Digital Menu Boards, Digital Signage
4 Tips for Making the Most Out of Your Digital Menu Board
October 30, 2023 By Origin Display Group
So you’ve made the plunge and decided to switch to a digital menu board in your drive-thru, fast food restaurant, or coffee shop. What can you do to make sure that you’re using it to its greatest potential? [Read more...]
Filed Under: Digital Menu Boards, Digital Signage
Honest Digital Drive-Thru Menu Board Perspective
October 29, 2023 By Origin Display Group
Let’s start with some transparency, I love digital signage. It is the way of the now and the foreseeable future. Digital signage has been hovering around for several years suggesting that “this is going to be the year” where the snowball finally gathers the momentum to run over the traditional signage in it’s path. Although it hasn’t squashed all or even most of static posters, banners, panels and cabinets that you still see today, there is no denying the spike in the last two years. With this growth has seen countless companies enter the same digital signage space, some of which are pretenders (i.e. graphic designers with a media player) and many other contenders. It doesn’t take the contenders, or even an every-day-Joe, much to realize that digital signage is poised to expand and adapt to applications where it has never been used before. Enter “Digital Drive-thru Menu Boards.”
Filed Under: Digital Menu Boards, Digital Signage, Drive-thru Menu Boards
An Alternative to Email Memos? Digital Signage in the Workplace
October 23, 2023 By Origin Display Group
Let’s be honest: no one likes getting a corporate memo in their inbox, especially if you’re one of the people whose unread messages always seem to be in the triple (or even quadruple) digits. Chances are, employees of your company aren’t reading all of the emails they get.
Filed Under: Digital Menu Boards, Digital Signage
