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What Do I Need To Know About Receiving My Shipment?

April 6, 2023 / by Sara Sina posted in Drive-Thru, Indoor Menu Boards, Installation, Expert Insights, Sara Sina, Delivery

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At The Howard Company, we do our best to package all our products and ship them in a way that they arrive to you in perfect condition, ready to use or install. Here’s what you need to know about receiving small items (UPS) or larger items (Freight) that you have ordered from The Howard Company.

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Jim Reeder: Commercial-Grade Displays

April 22, 2020 / by Jim Reeder posted in Digital, Indoor Menu Boards, Menu Boards, Jim Reeder

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Jim Reeder, National Sales Manager, explains the importance of using commercial-grade digital displays over residential televisions for your business.

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Grant Gustke: Digital Content Creation

April 22, 2020 / by Grant Gustke posted in Digital, Indoor Menu Boards, Menu Boards, Grant Gustke

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Grant Gustke, Regional Vice President, reviews the best practices when it comes to digital content creation and distribution channels.

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A Case for Digital Signage

June 12, 2019 / by Jean Jones posted in Digital, Indoor Menu Boards, Restaurants

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Something that we see all too often at The Howard Company is restaurants using digital signage to display static images. Imagine going out to eat and the digital menu board displays the exact same products, prices, and images day after day and week after week, without moving or changing. This, to put it bluntly, is a tremendous waste.

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Updating your Menu Board: Is It Time to Redesign?

September 17, 2015 / by Jean Jones posted in Indoor Menu Boards

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When is it time to re-evaluate the appearance of your menu board? Does it have to be almost falling off the wall before you realize you need to do something?

One of our pet peeves is to walk into a quick-service restaurant (QSR) and see a menu board with half the backlighting burned out, tape holding panels together, dry marker crossing off items no longer served, faded and yellow graphics! Consider this: your guests look at the mish-mash that is your menu board system and wonder if you are also as careless about how your food is cooked and served!

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