We ❤️ Digital Menu Boards

Whether you manage a coffee shop, restaurant, bar or food truck, menus are a critical part of your business. Of course the main goal is to communicate what you have available and at what price, but a well-designed menu board can also notify your customers about specials, help with brand positioning, and catch the attention of passers-by.

Issues with Traditional Menu Boards

Menu boards have traditionally been printed and framed, or handwritten on a chalk board. Printed menus cost you money each time that an edit needs to be made, they create waste, and they require labor in order to mount each new version in place. Hand-written menu boards can be beautiful, but they require an artist or at least someone with an excellent creative eye to design and produce them. What if there was an easy way to put an eye-catching menu board in front of your customers, that could be edited quickly, or even scheduled to change throughout the day in order to show your breakfast, lunch and dinner menus?

Introducing XOGO

XOGO is a cloud-based digital signage system that allows you to turn any TV into a digital menu board. Just plug a media player like our XOGO Mini 2 into the TV, download our free XOGO Manager app, and then upload & schedule your content to play on the TV. Our system sets up in seconds and supports the playback of images, videos and even URLs, so you can display static menus, videos or even dynamic content like your business’ Facebook or Instagram feeds.

Our advanced content scheduling feature was also designed with the hospitality industry in mind. Use it to schedule the days and times when your content will play. Perhaps you want to display a digital menu board that changes from a breakfast menu to a lunch menu at 12pm, and from lunch to a dinner menu at 6pm. Or to advertise happy hour specials Monday through Thursday, but only from 4-6pm. Simply load all of your content into a playlist in XOGO Manager and then under the “Schedule” menu, drag the blue bars to set the days and times when you want each item to play. With XOGO you have full control over what plays, where it plays and even when it plays. And because we are cloud-based, you can make edits to your playlists from anywhere on the planet. Manage your screens from back-of-house or from the beach - the choice is yours!

What Does it Cost?

XOGO is one of the most affordable digital signage solutions on the market. We have a freemium pricing plan that allows you to run a single player completely free of charge*, or upgrade to a pro account for as little as $15 per player per month. You can add additional users to your XOGO account for no charge, and our email-based tech support is free as well. In terms of hardware we generally recommend our $99 XOGO Mini 2 media player, but you can also choose to install our player app on your own PC, tablet, Fire Stick or smart TV. See here for hardware recommendations.

Get Started in 3 Easy Steps! 👨🏼‍💻

XOGO Decision Signage is affordable, easy to use and a perfect solution for the hospitality industry and digital menu boards in particular. The easiest way to get started is to purchase a XOGO Mini 2 media player for each of your TVs. Then download our free XOGO Manager app so you can upload your menu graphics and schedule your playlists. There’s a link to our instructions below, and you’ll find lots of short video tutorials on our YouTube channel. Have questions? Please contact our sales team and we’ll get back to you right away.

Step 1: Connect a XOGO Mini 2 (or your own player) to your TV.

Our XOGO Mini 2 comes with the XOGO Player app preinstalled. Just connect it to the Internet and a TV.

Step 2: Install XOGO Manager on your own device.

Our free XOGO Manager app is available for Windows 10, Android and iOS. Think of it as a remote control for your digital signs. It allows you to upload content, create playlists and manage all of your players (from anywhere in the world!) via the cloud.

Step 3: Deploy your XOGO players.

This is the fun part. Log into XOGO Manager and click +New in the Library section to upload your content (menu graphics, videos, even dynamic content). Then click +New in the Playlist section to make a playlist of content. Finally, click +New in the Players section to connect a player to your account - enter your player’s PIN number, give it a name (i.e. “menu board #1”) and tell it which playlist to play. That’s all it takes!

…but what if I don’t have a graphic designer?

A lot of small businesses do not have a designer or agency on hand to create their menu board graphics. That’s where DS Menu comes in. Their clever web-based service allows anyone, including those with no graphic design knowledge, to DIY their own digital menu boards and load them into XOGO. Simply create an account at DS Menu and choose from hundreds of menu board templates. Modify the fonts, pictures, prices, etc. to your liking. Then when you’ve finished designing your menu, simply export it as a PNG file and load it into XOGO so you can play it on your screens! Still need help? Our in-house creative team at XOGO Studio can design custom graphics and menus for your business. Contact us today to discuss your project and budget.

*The XOGO Free plan is limited to one player per organization, and no more than 15 items in your content library.