Digital Menu Boards - Why Go Digital?

Posted by Eric French
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Oct 29, 2015
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Digital signage is very versatile, and many quick serve restaurants are using this technique by installing digital menu boards. The retail food industry is influenced by suggestive selling or higher-selling. Digital menu boards provide a vehicle to effectively and suggestively sell higher margin items in an attempt to increase profits and so produce a better return on investments. Besides the clear benefit that digital has in contrast with the out-dated static versions, the following are other benefits:

Knowing the Up-selling Benefits

You do not must keep asking your customers if they "would really like fries because of their meal" - a digital menu boards effectively achieve that job instead by creatively catching the customer's eye and enticing those to purchase. Due to high screen resolution, viewers will also get a refined glance at the food products, as opposed to considering static images. During 2010 when Burger King first deployed digital menu boards with their Birmingham and London locations, their sales increased by 65% in less than a year.

Display Menu Prices and Change Prices Quickly

Out-dated static boards can be cumbersome in terms of updating the menu regularly. With digital menu boards, making changes to the menu, including modifying prices or adding new items is a lot simpler and quicker. The software program can also be scheduled before hand to activate special promotions accurately, and also remotely managed to ensure head office has complete control of the complete network of screens.

Digital Signage Reduces Perceived Waiting

Adding some engaging content like menufacts and information. Alternatively, various forms of entertainment helps to reduce a customer's perceived waiting time. This too gives customers a good reason to hold exploring the screens as well as the restaurant can inform clients about new products and promotions. Generally, consumers are given something worthwhile to complete while they either eat or wait, which ultimately leads to a better customer experience.

Promote Brand Consistency

There is always a likelihood of an employee forgetting, or even neglecting to make the appropriate changes to static menus. However, when you use digital menu boards, you are assured that all locations are consistent and correctly updated. A promotion might be launched at all restaurant locations at exactly the same time and monitored remotely. Additionally, once digital menu boards are installed, maintenance and updating are very simple. For more information please visit Tjg Digital Signs
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