Over the last few years, we have written over a hundred blogs. For the most part, we cover five areas, 1- Digital Menu Boards, 2- Drive-thru Menu Boards, 3- Traditional Menu Boards, 4- Display Fixtures & Graphics, and 5- Random Thoughts & Industry news. As we continue to write blogs on a weekly basis we […]
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In part two of our five part series we revisit some blogs that were specifically written for and about drive-thru menu boards. When looking at drive-thru menu boards, there could be a lot of pieces to the puzzle or very few. It all depends on how you want to enter the drive-thru world. It is […]
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In part three of five we take a look at what we’ve discussed on the topic of traditional menu boards in the past. A lot of our writing on this topic is relatable to digital signage and drive-thru menu boards as well. It has a lot to do with the importance of design, placement, selection, […]
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Here at Origin we focus a lot of our time and energy on our big 3, menu boards, digital signage and drive-thru menu boards. Make no mistake about it, we hang our hat on those items but when you take a look at any “big guy” in the quick-service world the majority of signage on-site […]
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When we discuss digital signage with people, we always ask what their objectives are. This is the single easiest way of determining which solution, if any, would be ideal for them. For the most part, the responses are similar. On the restaurant side, it’s “I want to be able to changes my items and pricing […]
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When we sit down weekly to write our blogs we have a list of notes to draw ideas from. In most instances there is enough that we can pull to warrant a post around a sole topic. However, at other times it hasn’t been the case. Rather than bypassing a week, we’ll take a collection […]
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Its natural with sales, you make your calls and introductions and the canned response that you get more often than not is “we’re all set, thank you.” This doesn’t bother me any, in fact, I hope that is what our clients are telling people. However this isn’t a blog about how to combat sales objections, […]
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Whether you are building from the ground up, renovating an existing location, or taking over a place that once had it, there are a lot of factors that need to be considered when adding a drive-thru operation. Beyond the sign itself, there are a number of add-ons and accessories as well as detection and communication […]
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There are typically four scenarios when the idea of a new drive-thru comes up; 1- as a part of a new build, 2- adding to an existing location that has never had one in the past, 3- adding to a location that previously had a drive-thru and finally, 4- the replacement of a unit that […]
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When we come in to contact with new customers we quickly establish their needs from a design perspective. Some already have this aspect completed when we engage, others require design work from the bottom up, some have a website or take-out menu to draw inspiration from and then there is the collection of people who […]
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