Here Are The DSE 2017 APEX Award Winners April 3, 2017 by Super User Here are the winners of the APEX Awards for digital signage content and projects, announced last week at DSE. Razorfish and Dreambox Visual Communications took home the top honors of the night, winning the APEX Installation of the Year and APEX Content of the Year awards, respectively. The two overall winners were selected from the nine …
DSF Establishes Global Digital Out-of-Home Council April 3, 2017 by Super User The Digital Signage Federation has launched a Global Digital Out-of-Home Council designed to specifically to support the needs of companies involved in what it calls “the intersection between out-of-home advertising and the digital signage industry.” The council is not really a a competitor to the Digital Place-based Advertising Association (DPAA) – with the DSF instead offering what’s …
My DSE 2017 Impressions: More People; Better, Faster, Brighter, Thinner Tech April 1, 2017 by Super User I don’t have the numbers on DSE 2017, but my general sense from conversations with show people is that the counts were up over last year – good news as the numbers were sort of flatlined the last few years. There were definitely more exhibitors and more overall floor space, though the back of the hall …
DSE 2017 Is Done March 31, 2017 by Super User Normally I write daily wrap-up posts on DSE, but as you may have noticed, not this year. Too freaking busy. Day 1 started at 7 and ended after midnight, or something like that. Let’s say that part’s a little fuzzy and leave it at that. Vegas. Day 2 was nutty, as well. On a plane …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Burr Smith, BroadSign March 29, 2017 by Super User Burr Smith is the CEO of BroadSign, arguably the most successful CMS software company when it comes to advertising-based networks. His Montreal-based company has contracts with many of the top digital out of home ad networks in North America and Europe. Things are really good around BroadSign these days. Staff numbers are growing, a New …
Stratacache Acquires 3,500 Screen C-Store Network from Verifone March 28, 2017 by Super User STRATACACHE has formally announced the acquisition made back in December of a 3,500 screen shopper marketing network in convenience stores called LIFT, picking it up from the electronic payments company Verifone. LIFT will roll up into PRN, the retail media company STRATACACHE also acquired in 2015. There is a long, sad history of now-dead companies that …
DSE 2017 PR Roundup: BrightSign March 27, 2017 by Super User BrightSign seems to be on a bit of a march to get CMS software companies adding support for its boxes in the same way developers are supporting PCs, Android players and system on chip displays. Ahead of DSE this week, the Silicon valley manufacturers has announced ComQi, Four Winds Interactive and Signagelive have all integrated …
DSE 2017 Booth Previews: Data Call Technologies March 24, 2017 by Super User DSE Booth Previews Data Call Technologies – Booth C5 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? Data Call Technologies is the industry pioneer of dynamic data feeds to this industry since 2002, stays focused on providing stable data feeds. We have also created compelling “Playlist …
DSE 2017 Booth Previews: Wovenmedia March 23, 2017 by Super User DSE BOOTH PREVIEWS Wovenmedia – Booth C8 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? As everyone in this business knows, content is king, it’s what attracts viewers, engages them, and hopefully gets them to take away something from what they’ve seen. At this year’s …
DSE 2017 Booth Previews: AOPEN America March 23, 2017 by Super User DSE BOOTH PREVIEWS AOPEN America BOOTH #1649 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? Guests will be able to enjoy made-to-order espresso drinks using a very elegant app built on an all-in-one touchscreen, interact with a digital jukebox demonstrating machine-learning capabilities, print boarding passes …