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When The Howard Company works with new customers on digital signage solutions, the lines of functional responsibility are often blurred. Does the procurement of digital menu boards fall under operations, IT or marketing? How about installation, operation and upkeep of the company’s digital displays? In large organizations all three functions will likely need to provide input, and they all have very different perspectives. Although all three groups may agree on the necessity to invest in digital menu boards, the marketing and operations teams may not even think to ask the questions that the IT department needs to have answered.

Editors note: This post was originally published on November 9, 2015 and has been completely revamped and updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.

Two things become abundantly clear every year during the National Restaurant Association Show.

It's never too soon to start making a game plan for this year's National Restaurant Association Show! Here's our updated game plan suggestions for 2018 - take a few minutes to read the suggestions and get excited to see the latest at this year's show!

With digital menu board displays expanding to both indoor and drive-thru applications, convenience stores now have great flexibility to promote their expanding food service options in their C-stores. The ability to schedule a changing menu display that features breakfast, lunch and food-to-go dinner meals throughout the day is a solution sure to make store managers smile.