JADN event draws healthy crowd in Montreal April 9, 2008 by Dave HaynesI am in Montreal, buried in RFP work one can only hope is worth all the effort. Though I could not afford the time, I did indeed sneak off and attend the second annual JADN industry conference. More detail to come, but here’s a very quick rundown. About 150 people, heavily Francophone (which is only …
Sharp re-announces new signage software … I think April 3, 2008 by Dave HaynesPerhaps borrowing from the wily ways of politicians, who love to re-announce funding for projects, Sharp has re-announced it is in the digital signage software game. Loyal readers with gaping holes in their social lives may recall a post a few months ago about Sharp’s Japanese offices announcing e-Signage, a DS offer bundled with their …
Another free software offer enters the fray April 3, 2008 by Dave Haynes From the somewhat unlikely locale of Puerto Rico (if I lived there I would not be hunched over indoors writing code for a living), comes another company taking the “freeconomics” approach to DS software. According to a press release sent to me: SAN JUAN, PR-March 31, 2008 – s3mer inc. announced today the beginning of …
Ad spend flat-lined in U.S. April 1, 2008 by Dave HaynesThe wheezing U.S. economy has, not surprisingly, had a ripple effect on ad spend in that country. Marketing Daily is reporting that overall ad spend was up 0.6 per cent last year, or pretty much flatlined year to year. Measurement company Nielsen Company has released numbers showing the big boys, the top 10 ad buyers, …
Coxcom moving to Milton, getting under one roof March 31, 2008 by Dave HaynesToronto-area satellite and DS rollout specialist Coxcom has announced it is consolidating its operations under one roof in Milton, Ontario — about 20 minutes up the road from itts current cluster of buildings on the Oakville-Mississauga border. “With the sustained growth of our satellite services division, and the rapid growth of our digital signage and …
Clear Channel LED boards hacked by graffiti artist March 26, 2008 by Dave Haynes UPDATE: See the comments. ClearChannel says this was a paid ad. “The skull phone digital display was a paid advertisement that represented themselves as advertising for an art display. The claim that anyone allegedly “hacked into” the display through the internet or by entering the physical location is totally false.” The plot thickens … I …
Content strategy – it's now about price March 25, 2008 by Dave HaynesThe wobbly economy is changing consumer attititudes, and that could have a role in the angle network operators take with their in-store marketing content. Latest research suggests it’s not about quality these days in places like groceries, it’s about price and convenience. A new study from Vertis Communications, reports MediaPost, finds that just 1% of …
Wimax termed a disaster by Aussie broadband network March 24, 2008 by Dave HaynesLots of news stories and blog posts out there today about a presentation last week by the guy running an Aussie IP connectivity start-up that was using Wimax. He started his routine by saying the technology may not work, and it apparently spiraled down from there, citing poor performance and big latency problems. However, another …
Corel to lend DS expertise at sign trade show. Huh??? March 23, 2008 by Dave HaynesOttawa-based Corel has been around a long time as a competitor to Adobe for publishing and graphics. Somehow or other, one of their guys is leading a session on digital signage at the International Sign Expo trade show this week. “CorelDRAW(R) Graphics Suite has always been the leading choice for sign makers,” said Gerard Metrailler …
GlobalShop – various bits March 23, 2008 by Dave Haynes Day Three was a predictable dead zone – what with the Easter weekend looming, as well as a half-foot of snow heading for O’Hare. Here are some pix and comments on stuff I saw. Another company well-established in merchandising rolled out its own screen right at the shelf thing, though it was widly different from …
