ISE’s Barcelona Hybrid Live/Virtual Show Opens; Here’s What It’s Like To Get In May 31, 2021 by Super User There have been a few small gatherings here and there in recent weeks, but the seriously downsized and hybrid live/virtual Integrated Systems Europe event this week in Barcelona provides a glimpses at what going to trades shows might be like in the second half of this year. The German consultancy Invidis has close ties to …
Vertiseit Acquires Grassfish, Creating Major Retail Digital Signage Provider May 27, 2021 by Super User Guest Post: Florian Rotberg, Invidis This post first appeared in the German language publication managed by Invidis. The Swedish digital signage integrator and software provider Vertiseit is taking over Grassfish, one of the leading CMS providers in Europe, for EUR 13.5 million. With the merger, the two providers create the European retail digital signage market leader …
Report: Kym Frank No Longer Running Geopath, Leaving Amidst What Observer Termed A Coup May 27, 2021 by Super User Media Post is reporting that Kym Frank has left her role as President and figurehead for the non-profit media measurement organization Geopath. The report suggests she stepped down in a disagreement with board members, but that the chain of events was engineered by Anna Bager, who took over as President of the Out of Home …
Amscreen Expanding Display Business Across Atlantic To Americas Markets May 21, 2021 by Super User If you have been around the industry forever, like me, you may recall many years ago an early UK media network in chain retail stores that was based around a small-ish LCD on a counter-mounted pole or wall, with a low-rez LED ticker above it. That company, Amscreen, has evolved quite a lot through the …
WPP’s Head Sees Big Growth Ahead For OOH, Led By Digital May 21, 2021 by Super User The guy who runs the world’s largest advertising company expects the out of home media industry, led by digital OOH, is in for a big recovery in the years ahead. Interviewed for the recent World Out of Home Organization’s virtual European Forum, WPP CEO Mark Read, Chief Executive Officer of WPP, predicts rises of 31 …
VSBLTY Does Retail Analytics Partnership With Sensormatic, Johnson Controls May 21, 2021 by Super User Smaller tech companies with very specific capabilities to offer will likely get more traction in the market if they are partnered and integrated with more established technologies, so I like this partnership just announced between Sensormatic Solutions and Philly-based computer vision start-up VSBLTY. Swiss-based Sensormatic is part of Johnson Controls, a global player in smart …
Upcoming Webinars Look At Drive-Thru’s Evolution, And Digital Display In Chain Retail May 20, 2021 by Super User A pair of upcoming webinars look at QSR technology and deploying big retail networks. The drive-thru one is run by the custom display firm GDS, and is Wed. May 26th. I am moderating/refereeing this one. It has a bunch of super-smart people on it so my job will be easy. 2020 will be forever known …
Zombie Tiger Stalks Corner Of Picadilly Circus, As Anamorphic Visual On DOOH Display May 20, 2021 by Super User The majority of the anamorphic 3D creative visuals we’ve highlighted in recent months have some from China and South Korea, but here’s a new one from London’s Picadilly Circus. It is a promo on a wraparound LED board, operated by Ocean Outdoor in the famed tourist district, for the new Netflix film Army of the …
Pilot Project Puts Bee Hotels Up By Montreal Digital Billboards May 20, 2021 by Super User It is World Bee Day, and to mark it and generate some buzz (sorry) about the critical importance of bees to food supplies, the Canadian media company Pattison is working with the almond milk company Silk on an out of home program that includes putting up bee hotels at select highway billboards around Montreal. The …
Display Week: Start-up Brelyon Shows Perceived 122-Inch Viewing Canvas On 32-Inch Screen May 19, 2021 by Super User In my virtual wander along the exhibitor aisles of SID Display Week, I am looking for display tech that is either a big advance on what’s already out there, or very different. I came across a Silicon Valley start-up called Brelyon that has an immersive display that delivers an immersive virtual reality experience, without the …
