Use Cases
Vertical-specific deployment playbooks.
Signage that works in a hotel lobby fails in a drive-thru. Retail-flagship video walls fail in a hospital waiting room. Each vertical has its own attention model, regulatory constraints, and content cadence. The guides below are CrownTV's playbooks per industry.
42 guides in this cluster
Most recent
-
![Digital Menu Boards: The Complete Guide for Restaurants [Cost, Design & Setup 2026]](/blog-images/2025/12/IMG_9457-scaled.jpeg)
Digital Signage
Digital Menu Boards: The Complete Guide for Restaurants [Cost, Design & Setup 2026]
Digital menu boards in 2026: real costs, design rules, setup steps, and the mistakes restaurants keep making — drawn from hundreds of CrownTV installs.
Feb 23, 2026 · 8 min read
-
Digital Signage
Retail Window Displays That Stop Foot Traffic: 2026 Ideas & Examples
Retail window displays that actually stop foot traffic — Samsung OM panels, motion content, scheduling rules, plus seven plays that work in 2026.
Jun 5, 2025 · 5 min read
-
Digital Signage
Digital Donor Walls: How They Work and What They Cost in 2026
Digital donor walls for hospitals, universities, museums — hardware, software, pricing. From an operator running 10,000+ screens.
Mar 9, 2025 · 4 min read
More in use cases
-
Digital Lobby Signage: What to Install and How It Pays Back
Digital lobby signage hardware, software, and content rules — drawn from corporate, hospitality, and healthcare lobbies running across 1,800+ operators.
Feb 28, 2025 · 4 min read
-
Hospitality Apps That Actually Move the Needle: A 2026 Operator's Guide
Six hospitality apps that change unit economics — guest messaging, in-room engagement, booking, signage. What each one solves, and where it fits.
Nov 15, 2024 · 6 min read
-
Hospital Waiting Room Design: Practical Ideas That Reduce Anxiety
Hospital waiting rooms shape patient satisfaction more than most operators realize. Practical design, signage, and operational ideas that make a difference.
Nov 8, 2024 · 5 min read
-
Top 5 Meeting Room Display Solutions for 2026
Five meeting-room display platforms ranked by integration, video conferencing fit, and TCO. Crestron, Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms, and two more compared.
Oct 20, 2024 · 5 min read
-
Social Media Bulletin Boards — 5 Real Implementations
Five social-media bulletin board patterns — branded hashtag walls, UGC moderation, leaderboards, recognition feeds — with real hardware and content workflows.
Aug 25, 2024 · 3 min read
-
Digital Menu Board Prices: A Line-by-Line Cost Guide
Real digital menu board prices by line item: panels, players, software, install, and content — drawn from QSR and cafe deployments across 1,800+ operators.
Aug 14, 2024 · 4 min read
-
Directory Signage Systems: 5 Options for Large Buildings
Five directory signage system options for large buildings — wayfinding, kiosks, video walls. Specs and pricing from an operator running 10,000 screens.
Aug 10, 2024 · 4 min read
-
TV Menu Board Ideas for Restaurants: 7 Layouts That Drive Orders
Seven TV menu board layouts that move orders, with real specs, panel recommendations, and the dayparting and pricing rules behind each one.
Aug 8, 2024 · 5 min read
-
Break Room Digital Signage: A Practical Setup Guide
How to deploy break room digital signage that staff actually look at — display picks, mounting heights, content rotations, and what to skip.
Jul 28, 2024 · 5 min read
-
Church Signage: A Practical Guide to Lobby, Sanctuary, and Outdoor Displays
Church signage that works — what to deploy in the lobby, sanctuary, fellowship hall, and street-facing sign. Real spec recommendations and budget.
Jul 19, 2024 · 5 min read
-
Workplace Break Room Digital Signage: 15 Ideas That Work
15 break-room signage ideas with the content rotation, hardware spec, and update cadence behind each — drawn from corporate networks we operate.
Jul 19, 2024 · 4 min read
-
Digital Signage for Gyms and Fitness Centers: A Practical Guide
Digital signage for gyms: where to place screens, what content drives class attendance and PT sales, hardware specs, and pricing for boutique to multi-location.
Jul 17, 2024 · 4 min read
-
School Digital Signage: 12 Real Examples That Work in 2026
12 real school digital signage examples — hallway boards, cafeteria menus, emergency alerts, athletics. Hardware specs, CMS, and budget guidance.
Jul 10, 2024 · 4 min read
-
Hospitality Apps: A Practical Guide for Hotels and Restaurants
PMS, POS, housekeeping, mobile keys, guest messaging, and digital signage — the apps that actually run a hotel or restaurant in 2026.
Jun 30, 2024 · 5 min read
-
Retailtainment in 2026: What It Is, Where It Works, and Where It's Theater
Retailtainment defined for 2026 — real examples from L'Oréal, Nike, and Glossier that earn their cost, plus the displays that anchor them.
Jun 30, 2024 · 5 min read
-
Campus Wayfinding Signage: A Practical Guide for Facility Managers
Campus wayfinding signage that works — types, ADA requirements, hardware spec by location, and rollout sequencing for universities and large campuses.
Jun 28, 2024 · 5 min read
-
Store Digital Signage: Five Ideas That Actually Move Inventory
Five retail signage formats from operators with real install data — window displays, video walls, dayparted promotion, and what to skip.
Jun 7, 2024 · 3 min read
-
Digital Displays in Public Spaces: 10 Real-World Use Cases
Ten public-space digital display use cases — wayfinding, transit, retail, healthcare, education — with the hardware specs and operational rules behind them.
Jun 4, 2024 · 4 min read
-
31 Digital Signage Examples by Industry (2026)
31 working digital signage examples across retail, hospitality, healthcare, corporate, education, and food service — with the spec behind each one.
May 30, 2024 · 5 min read
-
Digital Signage for Schools: 21 Real Use Cases (2026)
21 working digital signage use cases for K-12 schools — wayfinding, alerts, cafeteria menus, parent comms — with the hardware and content specs behind each.
May 30, 2024 · 6 min read
-
Digital Signage for Universities: 13 Use Cases for Campus Networks
13 working digital signage use cases for university campuses — wayfinding, alerts, library, dining, lecture halls — with hardware specs and budget bands.
May 30, 2024 · 4 min read
-
Hospital Digital Signage: A Practical Deployment Guide
How hospitals deploy digital signage that actually works: wayfinding, queue, donor recognition, infection-control content, and the realities of HIPAA.
May 30, 2024 · 6 min read
-
Social Media Digital Signage: How to Display Live Feeds the Right Way
How to display live Instagram, TikTok, and X feeds on commercial digital signage. Hardware, moderation, and rate-limit traps from 1,800+ deployments.
May 30, 2024 · 5 min read
-
Visual Merchandising Ideas: 10 Tactics That Move Product
Ten visual merchandising tactics that work in real retail — window displays, store flow, lighting, signage, and digital integration. Examples from real brands.
May 29, 2024 · 5 min read
-
Retail Window Displays That Actually Convert Foot Traffic
Retail window display ideas that earn walk-ins — hardware spec for sun-bright visibility, content patterns, and what to skip.
May 29, 2024 · 3 min read
-
Visual Merchandising: Fundamentals That Move Retail Sales
Visual merchandising fundamentals — storytelling, color, lighting, signage, and digital integration. Examples from L'Occitane and Victoria's Secret.
May 17, 2024 · 4 min read
-
Dynamic Digital Menus in NYC Fast Food: An Operator's Field Guide
Dynamic digital menu boards for NYC fast food — POS integration, dayparting, NYC code/permit considerations, and real install costs.
Feb 27, 2024 · 3 min read
-
Retail Tech for NYC Stores: What Actually Earns Its Spot in 2026
Retail tech that actually earns ROI — digital signage, smart inventory, contactless checkout. Real costs, real fits, no buzzword bingo.
Jan 13, 2024 · 5 min read
-
Digital Signage Solutions for NYC Businesses: Window, Indoor, Outdoor
Digital signage for NYC: window-facing brightness specs, mounting options, and what holds up in Manhattan from a NY operator running 10,000 screens.
Nov 23, 2023 · 4 min read
-
Digital Displays in Classrooms: What Actually Works in Schools
Digital displays in K-12 classrooms — what hardware schools actually buy, where interactive panels pay back, and what districts get wrong about deployment.
Nov 4, 2023 · 4 min read
-
Holiday Digital Signage: Graphics, Schedules, and What to Plan For
How to plan, design, and schedule holiday digital signage graphics across retail, food service, and corporate networks — from a 13+ year operator.
Oct 27, 2023 · 4 min read
-
Convenience Store Digital Signage: What Actually Works at the Counter
How convenience stores use digital signage to lift basket size and rotate promos faster. Hardware, content, and ROI from 13+ years deploying signage.
Sep 10, 2023 · 4 min read
-
Concept Store: When Brands See Things in a Big Way
Concept Store is the buzzword to tout a new notion of retail space. The concept store: place of all experiments Many new stores are trying to claim the.
Nov 15, 2019 · 4 min read
-
Waiting Room Display Ideas: 19 Digital Signage Examples for 2026
A waiting room display can transform dead time into a positive brand experience. Whether it's a medical office, dental clinic, automotive service center,.
Oct 24, 2018 · 14 min read
-
The Number One Way for Brick and Mortar to Thrive in the Age of E-Commerce
They call it “the Amazon effect”- the ongoing evolution of retail, both online & in brick-and-mortar stores, as a result of increased online shopping.
Dec 6, 2017 · 4 min read
-
6 Reasons for Fitness Clubs and Gyms to Use Digital Signage
Six concrete ways digital signage helps gyms and studios: relevant content, ad revenue, gamified workouts, social walls, wayfinding, and event promotion.
Oct 30, 2017 · 5 min read
-
Interview: Holly Zalenski & Suavek Olesky on Retail Kiosks & Tech
Q&A with STAK Design's Holly Zalenski and Suavek Olesky on retail kiosks, technology strategy, social media, and integrating digital signage.
Oct 24, 2017 · 4 min read
-
A Technology Guide for Retail Kiosks feat. Interview with STAK Design
Interview with STAK Design on retail kiosk tech: digital signage, beacons, self-service stations, POS integration, and how to choose what to invest in.
Oct 24, 2017 · 6 min read
-
What's the Detail in Retail Digital Signage? Find Out in CrownTV's eBook
Preview CrownTV's eBook The Detail in Retail Digital Signage which explores how digital signage delivers both tangible & intangible benefits to retailers.
Sep 18, 2017 · 1 min read
Other resource clusters
-
Cluster
Hardware →
Commercial displays, media players, video walls, outdoor enclosures — what to spec, what to skip, and why it matters in real installs.
-
Cluster
Software →
Signage CMS platforms, vendor comparisons, integrations with POS / calendar / CRM. Operator-grade evaluations from 13+ years of deployments.
-
Cluster
Strategy →
ROI, content workflows, multi-location rollout sequencing, marketing strategy. The decisions that compound after the hardware is mounted.
Ready when you are.
All inquiries responded to within 4 business hours.
No commitment. No hard sell.