The Howard Company's Blog

Guide To A/B Testing With Digital Displays

February 1, 2023 / by Brian Ward posted in Digital, Drive-Thru, Convenience Stores, Restaurants, Menu Boards

0 Comments

Do you have multiple drive-thru lanes? Does each lane have at least one digital screen?

Read More

Grant Gustke: Static to Digital on the Drive-Thru Flex Menu Board

April 29, 2021 / by Grant Gustke posted in Digital, Drive-Thru, Menu Boards, Hybrid, Static, Grant Gustke, Installation, Jean Jones

0 Comments

The Howard Company has many innovative solutions and a customer favorite is our outdoor digital menu board. It is named the ‘Flex,’ as it allows businesses to be flexible with their content in the drive-thru. While onsite, printed graphics and digital menu boards can easily be switched out in a short amount of time. The best part is that the drive-thru can remain open during installation!

In January of 2021, a few team members from The Howard Company (Grant Gustke: Regional Vice President, Jean Jones: Marketing Director, and Rob Vaccarella: Installation and Product Support Specialist) visited The Human Bean in Woodland Park, Colorado, to make this change on one of our three-door Drive-Thru Flex Digital Menu Boards. Watch the time-lapse of the transition below:

 

 

Read More

Rod Clouser: Better Utilizing Outdoor Space with Exterior Signs

January 28, 2021 / by Rod Clouser posted in Drive-Thru, Menu Boards, Rod Clouser, Drive-Thru Accessories, Curbside Pickup, Expert Insights

0 Comments

Along with drive-thru systems and curbside pickup solutions, a business's outdoor space has many different branding opportunities. From the moment a guest notices your location(s) driving down the street, to their entrance into the parking lot, until the time they leave, there are multiple ways to communicate with your customers through building signs, drive-thru signs, and curbside pickup signs!

Rod Clouser, National Sales Manager at The Howard Company, shares his expert advice on how to better utilize outdoor space with exterior signs. Check it out!

Read More

Jim Reeder: Drive-Thru Refresh

January 15, 2021 / by Jim Reeder posted in Drive-Thru, Menu Boards, Jim Reeder, Drive-Thru Accessories, Expert Insights

0 Comments

Is your drive-thru in need of new equipment and/or updated graphics? Or are you unsure? Jim Reeder, National Sales Manager at The Howard Company, talks through some situations that may call for a drive-thru refresh. Play the video below to find out!

Read More

Drive-Thru Refresh Webinar

June 24, 2020 / by Jean Jones posted in Drive-Thru, Menu Boards, Rod Clouser, Grant Gustke, Gary Kurtz, Drive-Thru Accessories, Curbside Pickup, Expert Insights, Jean Jones

0 Comments

Experts from The Howard Company came together on the 'Drive-Thru Refresh' webinar to discuss some of the best practices businesses can follow when looking to enhance their drive-thru system! With more customers using the drive-thru lane, it is more important than ever to create strong guest experiences. View the webinar below and let us know if you have any questions and/or thoughts of your own!

Read More