Big AV Disty Stampede Acquired By Irish Sales, Marketing And Services Firm DCC July 13, 2018 by Super User Buffalo, NY-based Stampede, one of the biggest Pro AV distribution companies out there, has been acquired by the technology division of DCC plc, a £14.3 billion revenue, London Stock Exchange-listed (LSE) sales, marketing and support services group based in Dublin, Ireland. DCC has about 11,000 people across four divisions, and operates in 17 countries. “The …
ISE Relocating To Barcelona From 2021 On July 12, 2018 by Super User Integrated Systems Europe is moving to Barcelona, Spain starting in 2021 – leaving the lovely but damp, gray and chilly February climes of Amsterdam. The new and permanent home will be the Gran Via, part of the Fira de Barcelona exhibition complex. The decision, just announced, comes after 18 months of research into the viability of …
AVIXA Women’s Council Launches Toronto Chapter; 1st Meeting July 18th July 9, 2018 by Super User The AVIXA Women’s Council has launched a Toronto chapter, and women in the region involved in AV and digital signage are encouraged to come out for its first meeting, next Wednesday evening, July 18th. This event will include chapter discussions, guest speaker Scott Sanders from Bose will cover Why Sound is Important, and guest speaker Cristina Lucas will discuss …
New, Unnamed Suitor Means RMG Networks May Not Go Private After All June 15, 2018 by Super User It appears RMG Networks has a new suitor, a couple of months after the signage solutions company’s board chair did a merger agreement to take the public company private, but left the door open for a third-party entity to make a “superior” offer before this deal closes. The terms of that agreement at the start of …
Global OOH Giant JCDecaux Announces VIOOH – Its Own In-House Media Planning & Trading Platform June 13, 2018 by Super User Staying current on ALL of the different platforms and methods for planning, buying and placing digital OOH advertising is not easy, and I’ll admit I go a little cross-eyed trying to sort out the programmatic advertising offers of the various vendors who are directly or indirectly in the business. My sense, however, is that when …
Why Buying Digital OOH Should Be As Dead-Simple As Booking AirBnBs June 13, 2018 by Super User A Las Vegas startup called Adomni represents the latest effort through the years to roll up digital OOH networks with the idea of making media buying and execution easy. Many have tried, few have succeeded, but here’s what’s different about Adomni. First, they’re primarily going after outdoor billboards, and they’re not trying to be THE …
InfoComm Breaks Its Vegas Attendee Record, With 43,000 Badge-Holders June 9, 2018 by Super User Just-ended InfoComm show attracted nearly 43,000 registered attendees, up about 10 percent from the last time InfoComm was held in Las Vegas, in 2016. The crowd was just a bit less than Orlando 2017, which pulled 44,000. AVIXA, which runs the show, says InfoComm 2018 visitors hailed from all 50 United States and 108 countries, with …
Infocomm 2018 Day 2 Impressions June 8, 2018 by Super User LAS VEGAS – I didn’t think it was possible, but Fremont Street is even weirder than the last time I spent a night around there. The ride history feature on Lyft’s app is a very effective tool for dealing with the “What time did you get in?” question after a night on Fremont and elsewhere. …
Follow The Money Dep’t: What Brands, Sectors Are Spending Most On Outdoor June 5, 2018 by Super User The Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) says advertising revenue rose two percent in Q1 2018 compared to the previous year, accounting for $1.68 billion in ad spend. Four of the top 10 product categories posted increases more than three times higher than total OOH growth, including: Government, Politics and Organizations +9.9 percent; Miscellaneous Local Services …
LG To Show Its Full Color Transparent LED Film This Week At Infocomm June 4, 2018 by Super User North American pros will get a first look this week at Infocomm at the transparent color LED film that LG first showed a few months ago at ISE in Amsterdam. The film is touted as a way to turn any window or glass surface into a customizable digital canvas. If you were at Infocomm a year …
