Are digital menu boards all they are cracked up to be?

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Monday, May 21, 2012

Think about the last time you entered a fast food establishment or quick service restaurant. Were they using digital signage as menu boards? 

Being the health nut that I am (or lack thereof), I'm seeing more and more of them. To me, they make a ton of sense. Restaurants are able to dynamically change content based on seasonal offerings or time of day. Even adjust pricing from a central area. 

But who cares if they make sense to me. Do they make sense to the restaurants? Check out this Digital Signage Today infographic on the top 12 benefits of...

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Cooking up your own digital signage network

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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Launching a digital signage network can be messy if you don't follow the proper steps. If you're launching a new digital signage network from scratch, it can be a bit messy. As Digital Signage Connection points out in this article, there are a lot of "ingredients" that go into a new network. You can go read their thoughts on each of the ingredients, but I've added mine in the following:

Hardware. This is a big decision and arguably the most visible one. As THIS is what people see as "digital signage." Our hardware is simple and we mean it to be that way. You can either purchase our Digital Sign in a Box, which includes a...

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Service with a smile. . . literally

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

We hear amazing examples of customer service, as well as truly awful ones. But I believe that most companies and people do strive to provide great service to their customers, whether in retail, banking, hospitality or any other markets where we interact face to face with businesses. 

But what about those times when we aren't face to face, maybe stuck on hold waiting for "the next available agent." Companies can still provide great service, but you lose that value of seeing the person. Sometimes all it takes is a smile. 

Enter our HumanKiosk.

The Hu...

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It’s all about engagement… and getting personal #CETW

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Friday, March 30, 2012

I just spent the last two days in San Francisco at CETW – Consumer Engagement Technology World – and I found the show to be as “engaging” as ever.  It’s refreshing to see an event live up to its name, and this one does.  From interactive video walls (courtesy of NEC), to a scan-scratch-win QR Code generator (courtesy of frontflip.com), and HumanKiosksolutions powered by MediaCast (courtesy of dfitech.com), customers are finding themselves more immersed in interactive digital signage and kiosk solutions than ever before.  The result:...

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MediaTile *hearts* #CES

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

If you thought Las Vegas couldn’t jam more blinking lights into its city limits, the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) has news for you – Vegas can and did.

In arguably its biggest show ever, CES allowed consumers and companies alike to see what the future holds in the consumer technology marketplace. From Ultra-flat panel 3D TVs to Justin Beiber, CES delivered the goods.

MediaTile was prominently featured in both the Verizon Wireless and Alcatel Lucent booths in the form of The GameTime Media Table. After winning the 2012 DIGI Award for "Best New...

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