DSA takes micro-show to big printing expo August 5, 2010 by Dave HaynesI wrote the other day about how companies that take the trade show road less traveled are being smart, and I see now the Digital Screenmedia Association is thinking along those lines, as well. The DSA has a digital signage zone in October at the specialty Imaging and Printing Technology Expo in Lost wages in …
Another digital signage patent granted August 4, 2010 by Dave HaynesThe Marlin Company of Wallingford, CT has been granted U.S. Patent No. 7,743,112 for the Electronic Communication Station, its digital signage solution aimed at workplace communications. The official synopsis on the patent grant: A method and apparatus for the distribution of electronic media content for distribution to employees of a subscriber. The system includes an electronic …
PRN exec to talk at next "Masters" series event in Toronto August 3, 2010 by Dave HaynesCathy Stauffer, the VP of Customer Experience for Premier Retail Networks, gets the mike at the next Digital Signage Masters Series event, set for Aug. 18th in Toronto. The session is called Digital Signage in Retail and Dining and will be at the St. Lawrence Hall in downtown Toronto. Address and registration stuff is here. …
Scala picks up Nix August 3, 2010 by Dave HaynesCongratulations to Tom Nix, who has been scooped up by Scala, having bridged his departure from Dynamx with a year or so helping Magenta Research out with marketing. Says this morning’s news release, Nix is now Vice President of American Operations. In this role, he will be responsible for overseeing the U.S., Latin America and Oceania …
Going vertical – the trade show road less traveled July 30, 2010 by Dave HaynesSay what you will about the software company Wireless Ronin and the sinking ship it may well be, but its execs deserve credit for identifying a vertical and going after it hard. The company has clearly laid down sector knowledge and service delivery in quick service and fast casual restaurant markets, and unlike many of its …
Media vet Wolff releases white paper on selling DOOH July 26, 2010 by Dave HaynesIf you attend the annual Digital Signage Expo – and particularly if you are more deeply involved – the name Geri Wolff is probably familiar. She handles media and media relations for the event, as well as the Digital Signage Federation, through her firm Market Works. What you might not know is that she has …
GSTV skips cocktail party; does beer pong tourney instead July 26, 2010 by Dave HaynesYou have to hand it to the DOOH companies that are duking it out in the gas station space – they don’t necessarily stick to the well-beaten path. We have Pumptop TV doing things very differently with its content mix (this week it is clips from the World Hop Hop Dance Championships). And now we …
Three birthday candles for DailyDOOH July 25, 2010 by Dave HaynesWhen little kids turn three they stop a lot of their babbling and start to form coherent sentences, so we’re hoping the same thing will now apply with DailyDOOH and its crack team. ;-] More seriously, happy three years to Adrian and the kids at DailyDOOH, which I think can be safely assessed as the …
KPMG report suggests consumer privacy concerns easing July 23, 2010 by Dave HaynesThe monster professional services firm KPMG released a pile of research this week on privacy and digital security, with the common thread being an indication that consumers are, depending on how you come at this, relaxing about the implications, or just letting their collective guard down. KPMG in its latest installment of “Consumers and Convergence” …
Barco got dZine for 8M Euro, plus … July 22, 2010 by Dave HaynesDenis at OOH-TV dug up the financials on the Barco acquisition of another Belgian company, software maker dZine. In its Q2 2010 financial report, Barco gave more details with regards to its recent dZine acquisition. As stated in the document: “Beginning July 2010 Barco closed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of the Belgium-based …