Questions
Digital signage questions, answered plainly
What business owners ask most about Screens to Signs: cost, hardware, internet, how many screens and who looks after them. If your question is not here, call 662-422-1809.
What is Screens to Signs?
Screens to Signs is indoor digital signage for businesses anywhere in the United States, from JM Marketing in Malvern, Arkansas. Each screen has a player that is set up and tested before it ships, so it arrives ready to show your products, specials, menus, the weather and your advertising. You plug it in.
What does digital signage from Screens to Signs cost?
Every job is quoted separately, because it depends on how many screens you need, whether you already have them and what you want on them. There is no price list. Tell me about your business on the quote form or call 662-422-1809, and you get a written quote for your business.
What hardware do I need?
Each screen needs a player, which arrives set up and tested, plus power and an internet connection where the screen will go. If you already have TVs, say so on the quote form and we will talk about using them. If you need screens, they can be supplied as part of your quote.
Can I update the screens myself?
Yes, or I can do it for you. You can update the screens from your own computer or phone, or tell me what you want and I keep them up to date. Prices, specials and schedules can also come live from a spreadsheet you edit yourself.
Does it work without internet?
Plan on an internet connection. It is how your content and changes reach the screen, how live weather and warnings get there, and how each screen reports in so I know it is running. A wired connection is best. Wireless works too, and if the wireless drops, the player reconnects on its own. If there is no internet where the screen would go, say so on the quote form and we will talk it through.
How many screens can I have?
One screen or many, at one location or several. Each screen can have its own layout and schedule, and a message raised from the dashboard goes out to every screen at once.
Is it indoor only?
Yes. Screens to Signs only does indoor digital signage. Outdoor screens need weatherproof, extra-bright equipment that I do not supply or look after.
How is it installed?
It arrives ready. On a wired connection, plugging in the power and the screen is the whole job. If it needs wireless, you get a one-time PIN to join it to your network, and that is the last thing anyone on site has to do. There is no software for you to install and no setup wizard.
What can the screens show?
Your hours, digital menu boards, specials, products, notices, video, pictures, clocks, countdowns, QR codes, logo strips, live web pages and scrolling tickers, plus live weather and radar for the town each screen is in. Several can be on screen at once, each in its own panel, scheduled by day, time and date.
Can it show severe weather warnings?
Yes. When the National Weather Service issues a warning for a screen's location, it can take over the screen or run along the top, depending on how serious it is. You can switch this off for any screen. A screen is not a replacement for a weather radio or official alerts.
Can my screens carry adverts for other businesses?
Yes, if you want them to. A screen can show a strip of logos for partners or sponsors, and some screens carry adverts for other businesses as well as your own. Ask about it when you ask for a quote.
What happens if a screen stops working?
Each screen reports in, and if one stops reporting I get an alert. Players update themselves, and I can see a screen, restart it or fix it from here without a trip to your business. When you want something changed, call or email.
Do you work outside Arkansas?
Yes. Screens to Signs works the same way anywhere in the United States: the player arrives ready, and you plug it in. JM Marketing is based in Malvern, Arkansas, and has long worked with businesses in central Arkansas and around Tupelo, Mississippi.
Who will I deal with?
Me, Jeff McDaniel. When you call about a screen, you talk to me. I set it up, and I look after it.
Let's talk about a screen for your business
Every business is different, so every quote is written for the business it is for. Call or send a message, tell me what you have in mind, and I will put a quote together.