Christie announces managed services for digital signage January 10, 2011 by Super UserChristie Digital has a pile of resources and experience in place from the work it does supporting its projection business, and the company has decided to “sweat those assets” a little more by introducing an end-to-end digital signage management offer aimed at retail. The company has a presence at NRF this week in New York …
Siemens uses SMS, digital signage screens to get CEO interacting with 10,000 staffers January 10, 2011 by Super UserThis is an interesting spin I’ve not seen before that integrated mobile technology with digital signage for a corporate communications exercise. Siemens stuck its US CEO at a cafeteria table and did a “Fireside Chat” via live video streaming with 10,000 employees, in 50 locations, and across 4 timezones. Staff interacted with Daryl Dulaney by …
Acronym Alert: YCD and HP show RAMP at NRF January 10, 2011 by Super UserYCD Multimedia is at NRF this week showing off some technology that at least suggests it auto-generates content to screens based on the integration with a partner’s POS back office system. “YCD’s solution will be changing the playing field for grocery and convenience store retailers. We are allowing retailers’ digital signage campaigns to be fully …
Wow: LG's 4 by 30 video wall at CES January 7, 2011 by Super UserI was way too busy to go to CES this year, and it is such a crazy,exhausting show I kinda look for reasons why I can’t go. Hotel prices shoot up. Cabs are hard to get. There is sooo much walking. But, there’s always stuff you wish you could see in person, instead of reading …
MTI comes in from the edges, into thick of retail digital signage offers with new ReAct product January 6, 2011 by Super UserMTI has been working around the edges of the digital signage retail sector for many years, with software and displays that popped up content based on shopppers lifting up and inteacvting with its core products – secured tethers for merchandising displays. When you are about to stuff that sexy Samsung amoled smartphone into your pocket …
MicroSigns does first US deal for digital signage displays January 6, 2011 by Super UserMy friends (and clients) up in Montreal who have steadily built up European business for MicroSigns’ cool little interactive screens for wireless retail now have a toe-hold in the US, albeit waaaay west in Alaska. The company’s digital merchandising displays – small interactive LCDs that replace paper fact sheets on the display counters in wireless …
DOOH network Access 360 gets $12M VC investment January 5, 2011 by Super UserAccess 360 Media has announced a $12 million investment from VC firm Columbia Capital, to be used to build the DOOH network’s headcount and footprint through acquisition and organic growth. “Since acquiring Arena Media Networks in early 2010, our new combined platform— encompassing both in-mall and in-arena networks—has paid off tremendously and we are thrilled …
Happy New Year and Best Wishes for 2011 December 31, 2010 by Super UserMay all your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions! – Joey Adams, comic Best wishes and have a fun, safe evening if you are out. See you on the other side in 2011.
Smart Network's Marketing Director Talking Results At NRF December 30, 2010 by Super UserPete LaFond, the director of marketing for Walmart’s Smart Network, is slotted to do a 45-minute session on Jan. 10th at the National Retail Federation’s annual expo in New York. Retail Info Systems News says he will explain how in-store digital marketing delivers results for both the world’s largest retailer and major CPG manufacturers. He …
Preset Group's DSE 2011 Mixer In Works December 29, 2010 by Super UserL-R: Jose Avalos (Intel), Denise MacDonell and Carre Dawson (Harris), and Pat Hellberg (Preset Group) Thanks to Adrian @ DailyDOOH for the kind words about the Preset Group’s inaugural DSE mixer in February. We thought it went off well and obviously others agree. Many people have been asking me about the DSE 2011, so I …
