Virtual trade show on industry planned for late April; possible learning, but no jet lag, no cocktails March 12, 2010 by Dave HaynesSome of the people who most need to go to digital signage trade shows and get up the curve never do get to them – because of measly budgets, no free time, or notions that they already know it all. Some people don’t go because even one day in Las Vegas is three days gone …
Focus and Flourish March 10, 2010 by Dave HaynesI have had countless conversations about the industry and about various companies, mostly software companies, who seem to have it going on. The typical comment: “Boy, those guys seem to be doing a lot of business …” The people I yak with can’t figure out why, but it is usually pretty clear to me. The …
Software RFPs: Key questions to get answered March 10, 2010 by Dave Haynes Key questions that should get raised and addressed when choosing a software partner
Best wishes to Bill Yackey March 5, 2010 by Dave HaynesBill Yackey has spent at least a couple of years – maybe a lot longer but that’s what it seems like – as the very hard-working editor of Digital Signage Today – cranking out a pile of material as well as doing a lot of great video work. This is his last day on the …
DSE numbers up 14% from previous year March 5, 2010 by Dave HaynesIf you went to DSE this year and it seems to be busier than the 2009 version, that’s because it was. The show last week, says a news release, attracted more than 3,400 attendees, up roughly 14 per cent from a year earlier. There were also 56 new exhibitors. I thought it was a good …
The DS Turf Battle (Such as it is): Comparing The Gangs March 4, 2010 by Dave HaynesThe Jets (DSA board) Stuart Armstrong, President North America, EnQii Charles Ansley, President & CEO, Symon Jeff Porter, Executive Vice President, Scala Lou Giacalone, President & Founder, CoolSign Sean Andersen, Director Interactive Services, Six Flags Chris Borek, Senior Manager Instore Digital Mktg., Target Rocky Gunderson, Co-founder, Vice President, SeeSaw Networks John Melillo, President, Diversified Media …
Pit-bull lawyers about to be released on DSE (kidding) March 4, 2010 by Dave Haynes My crack legal team is working furiously on an image rights case after the flagrant, unauthorized use of my image by DSE at the show last week. Somebody or other handed me a brochure on Day 1 and I absently looked at it and realized the dopey looking guy running an on-the-floor thingy was me. …
Stratacache starts new award for clever apps that bridge digital signage and mobile March 3, 2010 by Dave HaynesThe mobile industry will have a huge impact on what the digital signage industry does over the next few years. It is not technology that operates in parallel to DS screens. It’s going to be integrated, and supplanting many of the notions we all had how screens would be used. Who, for example, is really …
DSF says it has 150 members already March 2, 2010 by Dave Haynes From my firm position on the fence, where I will stay for some time, the score is roughly 420-150 in the tomato-tossing match between the established Digital Signage Association and the fledgling Digital Signage Federation. The latter says it has already signed up 150 companies and individuals since it was formally launched last week. I am not …
Walkabout in LV March 2, 2010 by Dave Haynes I had hoped to have some time to just wander around and have a look at some stuff in Las Vegas last week, but in the end it boiled down to a free 45 minutes or so I had to get across the street to the Fashion Show mall to buy a shirt. But I …
