Whether you are in the throws of opening a new restaurant or your current setup needs a facelift, the most critical piece of signage you have at your disposal is your menu board. Menu boards, whether indoor or outdoor drive-thrus, present you with the single-most captive of audiences. When done right, they enhance the experience, influence purchasing decisions, reinforce your brand, increase efficiencies, and increase your average ticket amount. Today, we’ll share a breakdown of different options and offer some considerations before buying your system.
[Read more…]Choosing The Right Menu Boards for Your Restaurant
Adding a Drive-Thru to Your Restaurant? Here’s What You Need to Know
With consumer behavior continuing to be shaped by the fast-paced world we live in, it makes perfect sense to consider adding a drive-thru to your location should you not already have one. Sales through the drive-thru lane have never been higher and with the added convenience of this setup it will improve customer satisfaction making return trips more likely. While you may think it is as simple as throwing a drive-thru menu board up with a communication system, there are several steps involved before your first “welcome to good burger, home of the good burger may I take your order?” at the drive-thru window.
[Read more…]A Drive-thru Poem
In a world of shakes and burger buns,
Where ketchup flows and mustard runs,
There it is, so crip and so bright,
Origin’s Drive-thru, what an amazing sight.
Digital or static it stands tall and proud,
Announcing specials to the hungry crowd.
With a crystal-clear speaker and OCB screen,
It’s where famished patrons pull up to convene.
How QSRs Can Leverage Signage to Drive Revenue
Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) are fast-paced environments that rely on signage to draw the attention of customers whose attention spans can be fleeting at times. Signage can be used for a variety of purposes, 1- reinforce a brand, 2- guide traffic, 3- identify your business outside, 4- display your offerings, etc. It is important to note that in all these scenarios, you can influence your customers and steer their journey and purchasing decisions. Today, we’ll look at several signage touchpoints where QSRs can drive real impact.
[Read more…]Strategies for Drive-thrus, Digital Displays & Menu Boards
While “menu boards” are quite often associated with restaurants, there are several other industries that use signage to list their offerings. For example, automotive shops showing their services, banks with a list of account options, or admission fees at the movie theater. So whether it is one of these environments or you’re running a quick-service restaurant (QSR) or fast-casual chain, your menu board is the silent sales person you may never have realized you had. Through drive-thrus, digital displays and traditional menu boards, you can significantly increase revenue, improve order accuracy, and enhance customer experiences by deploying effective strategies. Let’s dig in!
[Read more…]Why Cloud-Based Digital Signage Isn’t a Bad Thing — It’s Actually a Game-Changer
When businesses think of digital signage, dynamic playback using eye-catching transitions with animation and video comes to mind. Behind that content and “under the hood” is a content management system (CMS) that controls the playback. Debate still exists over whether cloud-based systems are the way to go. That said, we are here to explain why operating your digital signage in the cloud isn’t only a good thing, it’s the only logical choice. Why? Let us explain.
[Read more…]Drive-Thru Lane – Additions That Can Boost Revenue and Efficiency
In its most traditional sense, a drive-thru needs three components, 1- a sign, 2- a way in which to communicate and 3- vehicle detection so you know someone is waiting to place an order. While these alone are far better than nothing, there are new and innovative ways to cater to the emerging clientele desperate for a convenient, time saving, accurate order-taking process at the drive-thru.
[Read more…]Add a Drive-thru to Your Location to Boost Revenue
Nowadays, convenience is king and there are few innovations in the restaurant industry have proven as consistently valuable as the drive-thru. For quick service restaurants (QSRs), drive-thrus not only offer convenience for customers but it is an added revenue stream that concurrently increases overall business efficiency. If your restaurant has the space, checks the zoning “boxes” and has town approvals to make a drive-thru happen, it is the best investment you can make.
[Read more…]The Digital Drive-Thru Revolution: Why Traditional Drive-thru Are Fading
Many of today’s drive-thrus are no longer just a backlit menu board with a speaker enclosure. As generations age up the expectation for technology to impact their experience has supplanted many of the “old school” ways of doing things – and rightfully so! From operational efficiency to real-time marketing, the shift to digital brings a bevy of benefits that help QSRs stay competitive in a fast-moving industry.
[Read more…]Measuring Your Cost of Time When it Comes to Menu Boards
Earlier this year I was at a seminar where one of the speakers (whose name escapes me) outlined various steps on how you can determine who your best clients are. Although I had more than one take-away from his presentation there was one that stood out. Often time’s businesses think that their best clients are the ones that generate the greatest amount of revenue for the company. In some cases this is true. However what this speaker stressed is that beyond the revenue, beyond the costs of goods sold (COGS), and beyond the profitability, you must consider your (valuable) time.