Is AMX Is Trying to Buy SpinetiX? October 22, 2010 by raveFrom Sixteen:Nine partner rAVe Although no one from either company will confirm any details on the record, we have sources that tell us AMX and SpinetiX are in talks about a buy-out or investment. SpinetiX, you may recall, manufacturers a non-PC-based media player, the HMP100, which won our Digital Signage CHAMPS Award for Best non-PC …
"Oh Really?" Dep't: Global DOOH leader set to conquer indie pharmacy world October 20, 2010 by Dave HaynesI immediately start smirking when I see a headline that includes the word “purveyors” – hoping “Ye Olde” will also get tossed in. So I was very excited (but also disappointed – no Ye Olde) to read word that: “GoGo Cast to Acquire Digital In Motion the Largest Purveyor of Digital Out of home Solutions …
Digital signage video had big footprint at recent World Basketball Fest in NYC October 20, 2010 by Dave HaynesPreset’s Pat Hellberg was just a touch busy this summer, working on the World Basketball Festival. His alma mater Nike, which organized the event in New York, engaged Pat to be executive producer for some 50 video piece pulled together in three months by crews in NY, LA and Portland/Beaverton. The content played all over …
Sighting: Wrap-up from last week's SGIA show October 19, 2010 by Dave HaynesNot everyone uses Twitter so I thought it might be helpful to point people at a good wrap-up report from last week’s Specialty Graphics and Imaging Association (SGIA) Expo in Lost Wages, which featured for the first time a digital signage area put together by the Digital Screenmedia Association. Symon’s Steve Gurley does a good …
CETW announces education plans for next month in NYC October 19, 2010 by Dave HaynesMust be my trade show news day … On the heels of the DSE lunch and learn, we have word of Customer Engagement Technology World’s education plans for the Javits Center in New York in 2-3 weeks. CETW announced today the launch of an all-new educational program for its fall event (November 10-11, 2010, New …
Digital Signage Expo's lunch-and-learns back on for 2011 October 19, 2010 by Dave HaynesIf you have been been to DSE in the past you may have noticed a sectioned-off area where, at lunch time, groups were sitting around attentively listening to one person talk – instead of doing the more typical nutritional lunch break work of shoveling down a nasty hot dog or two out in the north …
Ad Age's marketer of the year, Ford, does great DOOH spots October 18, 2010 by Dave HaynesFord just got cited by Advertising Age as its 2010 Marketer of the Year. It would seem an honor well-deserved as the automaker has worked its way through really lean times without a bailout and by producing vehicles that people wanted to buy for reasons beyond patriotism. I mention this because of all the automakers, …
DS Today: DPAA developing creative guidelines, planning tool October 18, 2010 by Dave HaynesThe Digital Place-based Advertising Association has been pretty quiet since its name change (from OVAB) and the departure to RMG of president Suzanne La Forgia. But the DPAA’s new head Susan Danaher has surfaced in an interview with Digital Signage Today, which is now up on the portal site. It’s a lengthy, particularly for DS …
This week's Top 5 Digital Signage Posts October 15, 2010 by Dave HaynesSo some weeks I have a pile of posts, some like last I barely have five. This week, a fair number. Here’s the Top Posts, based on reader traffic: My thoughts on the DSE Industry Forum (It was really good) A look at little-known content rendering farms, and how they could help digital signage firms …
Digital Signage Expo's Awards Program Now Taking Entries For 2011 October 14, 2010 by Dave HaynesIf you are interested in submitting your work to Digital Signage Expo’s 7th Annual APEX & Content Awards you now have about four weeks to get it all together. The submissions deadline is Friday, Nov. 12, 2010. Submission forms are available at: http://www.digitalsignageexpo.net/DigitalSignageExpo/AwardsDinner.aspx. The APEX Awards categories include: Arts, Entertainment & Recreation; Business, Industry & …