US McDonald's to roll out self-serve kiosks and add mobile ordering

November 18, 2016

McDonald's is updating U.S. restaurants with self-service kiosk ordering, mobile payments, "smart" menu boards, custom sandwiches and table service, executives…

Top 5 digital signage stories: October edition

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

Halloween is over, and many countries have turned their clocks back one hour for Daylight Savings Time. Readers of Digital Signage Today have been prepping for…

Digital menu boards: Overhyped or beneficial?

by Daniel Waldron — Copywriter, Armagard Limited

Digital menu boards are a hotly debated topic across food industry forums. The cost to enter is high. There are however, many benefits to making the jump to…

Wendy's opens up shop in Brazil with NCR digital signage

November 4, 2016

The Wendy's Company recently opened its first two locations in Brazil in the city of São Paulo. The restaurant chain teamed up with NCR to provide digital…

Creating better restaurant experiences with digital signage

by Digital Signage Today

A common phrase in retail and other businesses is that, "the customer is always right" or "the customer is king." These statements point to a greater truth…

Coates, kiosk and digital drive thru group, opens US headquarters in Chicago

October 3, 2016

Coates, a kiosk, digital drive-thru and digital merchandizing software provider, has opened its U.S. headquarters in Chicago. The headquarters has a Coates…

Digital signage in fast casual: building a better customer experience

by Digital Signage Today

The big names in the restaurant industry are starting to adopt technologies like kiosks and digital signage at a much faster pace. Fast casual restaurants are…

HyperActive Technologies changes name to Acrelec America

September 28, 2016

HyperActive Technologies, an outdoor restaurant technology company, has now changed its name to Acrelec America. The company changed its name to reflect its…

Improvements in outdoor digital signage, menu boards

by Scott Sharon — CEO, START

There have been several significant improvements recently in outdoor LCD displays used for digital signage and menu boards.

Self-order kiosks gain fans among restaurants, consumers

by Chris Gilder — Founder/CEO, Meridian

The quick service and fast casual restaurant formats may offer their customers different experiences, but both are starting to leverage self-order kiosks to…

Almo Professional A/V E4 AV Tour to showcase new products in Boston

September 16, 2016

Almo Professional A/V is bringing its E4 AV Tour to Boston on Sept. 23. The E$ AV Tour is a training and networking event for resellers, integrators and…

August's Top 5 digital signage headlines

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

It's time to look back at the most-read articles and blog posts on Digital Signage Today from the previous month, recapping the biggest news headlines in…

Taking a digital signage step forward: One platform can fit all

Franchises across all industries — from restaurants to retail to hospitality — have adopted digital signage to stay current and meet customers' growing digital…

GoVision to debut LED video product for residential, hospitality markets

September 13, 2016

GoVision, a Learfield company and a provider of large-scale LED video displays and related services, will debut a LED video product for the residential and…

Moving Tactics lead digital signage installer at Mall of Africa

September 9, 2016

Moving Tactics, a South African digital signage solutions company, recently installed 87 digital display screens and various systems in 13 retail stores and…

New switcher for video conferencing, digital signage, bar/restaurant video needs

September 7, 2016

Key Digital, a manufacturer of technology for HDTV applications, has introduced its UHD/4K MultiView Seamless Matrix Switcher, KD-MLV4x2.

BroadSign selected for DOOH network in Paraguay

August 23, 2016

Digital signage software provider BroadSign International LLC has been selected by JWF Group, a Paraguay-based digital out-of-home network, to power its…

Outdoor display guru joins Stratacache

August 22, 2016

A familiar provider of digital signage for the restaurant industry — Dayton, Ohio-based Stratacache — has named a veteran of the outdoor menu board business to…

Out-of-home advertising up 4.1% in Q2 2016

August 19, 2016

Out-of-home advertising revenue rose 4.1 percent in the second quarter of 2016 compared to the previous year, accounting for $2.35 billion, based on figures…

What's new in digital signage and how has social media made an impact?

by Libby Davies — Content Writer, SignStix

Digital signage has evolved into an interactive and personalized form of communication. It often proves to be the vital link for retailers to connect with…