DPAA Conference – Start-up Response Point Shows Display Totem That Pairs Public Safety With DOOH Advertising October 12, 2023 by Super User One of my NYC stops earlier this week was the big annual DPAA adtech/media conference, which attracts a pile of media people from round the US and Canada. The organization always does a good job, and I liked the location along the Hudson River, at Chelsea Piers. It looked packed in the presentation room, and …
Toronto Newspaper Adds DOOH Screens To Media Sales Inventory October 5, 2023 by Super User I left the daily newspaper industry 24 years ago because I’d become the digital guy at the paper and could clearly see what would happen to papers because of the Internet. I went over to a start-up that was putting screens in office tower elevators. All these years later, we have a big Canadian newspaper …
Luxury EV Maker Uses 255-Inch “The Wall” As Design Tool October 4, 2023 by Super User Video walls that add bling to high-end auto showrooms is now commonplace, but here’s a case of a premium LED wall being used behind the scenes to help designers develop and tweak the look of new models in development. The Lucid Group has a 255-inch version of Samsung’s flagship The Wall product in its design …
Reminder: Get Your Entries In For The Global Digital Signage Awards; Sept. 30 Submission Deadline September 18, 2023 by Super User Submissions for the global Digital Signage Awards need to be in by the end of this month, and as a main media sponsor and the person behind the awards categories, I wanted to remind companies about the deadline and reinforce the rationale for entering. There are some big changes in place for the awards categories …
Sacramento AV/IT Services Firm Opens New Showroom That Doubles As Event Space And Hangout Bar September 13, 2023 by Super User A Sacramento-area IT services and consulting shop focused on the AV sector has launched an interesting new space that is part manufacturers’ showroom and part event space and hangout bar. The Farm says its newly renovated Farmhouse is an all-in-one showroom, event space, corner bar and training center. “The Farmhouse is part showroom, part social …
Holiday Time – Posts Will Just Trickle Out Through September September 1, 2023 by Super User I am doing something I’ve rarely done in decades of working – taking the time off actually set out in my working arrangements. I’m taking September off … all of it. Mostly kinda sorta. But mostly! I have a UK trip in September, and will do a few meetings. But otherwise, I’m off. Probably like …
Retail Analytics Firm VSBLTY Evolves Digital Cooler Line; Has LOI To Buy Shelf Nine Grocery Screen Network August 30, 2023 by Super User The Philly retail analytics firm VSBLTY continues to operate in ways seemingly very different than competing firms that use AI and machine learning technology to measure and log consumer activity – growing out a transparent chiller display door product and acquiring a grocery-focused ad screen network. The company has been marketing transparent LCD cooler doors …
Creative Tech Shop StandardVision Formalizes DOOH Activity With Launch Of Dream Outdoor August 30, 2023 by Super User The Los Angeles-based architectural lighting design studio and digital media company StandardVision has been involved in digital OOH media via some large local LED displays, but now the firm has formalized its activity via a new subsidiary called Dream Outdoor. The media company is in LA, as are most of the assets, but the flagship media …
Global Pro AV Industry Forecast To Grow At 5.6% CAGR Through 2028, When It Will Be $400B Business August 29, 2023 by Super User The pro AV industry is forecast to add nearly $100 billion in revenue over the next five years, reaching $402 billion in 2028, according to AVIXA’s 2023 Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis (IOTA). “This year’s update to the pro AV industry forecasts shows a return to a rate of growth that would have been considered …
Hall Technologies Sees Big Executive Team Changes; VP Technology Now CEO August 29, 2023 by Super User The Pro AV infrastructure firm Hall Technologies has elevated its VP Technology to the CEO post. Pro AV industry veteran Ken Eagle has been with Hall Technologies since July 2021 and is replacing Jason Schwartz, who was CEO since 2020. Hall Technologies CFO Matt Kingsley will also take on additional leadership responsibilities, in the wake …
