Women in AV/IT Forms With Goal Of Making Industries Safer And More Inclusive January 17, 2023 by Super User If you have spent any time in the pro AV industry, you’ll know that the gender mix is very much like it is in much of the tech sector – VERY male-dominant. That’s been slowly changing, and while Sales and Marketing, HR and Finance still seem to be the main executive level jobs in this …
Invidis Reviving Industry Business Climate Index; Needs Your Viewpoints January 15, 2023 by Super User One of the ongoing challenges in this industry is finding good data and insights on what is really going on – as there not a lot of credible research being done on the software and business side of the industry. The panel manufacturers can get market demand and supply chain data from companies such as …
Gensler Brings On Disney’s Top Imagineer To Run Experience Design Practice January 12, 2023 by Super User I have absolutely no background or real insight into architectural design, but logic tells me the people who design physical spaces have always factored experience into their designs, going back to the oldest cathedrals and palaces and other monumental structures. These days, experience directly influences the design of big spaces like airports and rail terminals, …
Digital Signage Part Of Microsoft’s Expanding Omnichannel Platform For Retail January 12, 2023 by Super User Did Microsoft just get into retail digital signage? It looks like it, though only kinda sorta – via a new service called PromoteIQ In-Store, which the technology giant says will come available sometime later in 2023. It is part of the company’s broader retail media platform, PromoteIQ – a toolset that enables interactions with consumers …
Uniguest Makes Several C-Level Changes; Hiscox Dials Back Role To Be Board Chairman January 10, 2023 by Super User The new year is bringing yet more C-suite changes in the digital signage ecosystem – the latest being word that the leadership is changing at hospitality-focused services provider Uniguest. Matt Goche is shifting from COO to CEO of the Nashville-based company, with now-former CEO Jeff Hiscox dialing back his activity after six years to be …
Watchfire Lists LED Displays With Local U.S. Government Purchasing Cooperative January 10, 2023 by Super User The Illinois-based LED display manufacturer Watchfire has announced an interesting little deal with a cooperative that simplifies and streamlines purchasing for a lot of municipalities, counties, school districts, and government entities. Watchfire now has a national purchasing contract for Parks and Recreation Equipment, Products, and Installation Services via something called the BuyBoard National Purchasing Cooperative. …
LightnTec Gets EU’s Financial Backing For Its Foil-Based LED Displays January 4, 2023 by Super User The German LED start-up LightnTec now has the European Union as a financial support for its super-thin foil-based displays, based on a grant from its 10 billion EU accelerator program. The European Innovation Council – which has a mandate of identifying, developing and scaling up “breakthrough technologies and game changing innovations” – lists LightnTec among several …
DOOH/OHH Industry Mourning Passing Of Andrea Messimer January 3, 2023 by Super User I don’t think I ever met Andrea Messimer, but judging by the response to her unexpected passing, she had very obviously built up a lot of friendships and love in the out of home and digital out of home communities. Industry veteran Kym Frank sent me this press release, asking to spread the word of …
Pisano Takes On CEO Role At Bluefin January 3, 2023 by Super User Congratulations to Frank Pisano, who has stepped into the role of CEO at Atlanta-based Bluefin International, starting this week. Frank is well known in the North American industry for his years as a sales exec with Milestone (Chief) and more recently as VP Sales, Americas for BrightSign. He’s going from a company that makes media …
Proto Gets Investment Backing From Ventures Wing Of Auction Giant Christie’s December 22, 2022 by Super User The LA company that somewhat mainstreamed the use of transparent LCDs as kinda sorta but not really holographic displays has got itself an interesting new investor – the venture/investments wing of high-end auction house giant Christie’s. Christie’s Ventures has made an undefined investment in LA’s Proto, on the heels of Christie using the shower stall-like …
