How To Use Digital Signage To Engage Millennials In Your Workplace October 26, 2017 by Stu Armstrong Guest Post: Sean Matthews, Visix Millennials currently make up a third of the workforce, and that percentage will only increase in the coming years (by 2025 it’s estimated they will account for 75% of employees). Who are they, what do they want, what do they expect and how can you get the most out of them? These are …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Peter Cherna, Scala October 25, 2017 by Dave Haynes This week we are doing a little wayback thing, talking to someone who has been working specifically at digital signage for almost 25 years, for a company that’s been at it for 30. One of the events that’s part of of all the digital signage week things in New York next week is one that’s …
Is Google’s New Android Management API A Big Deal For Digital Signage? October 23, 2017 by Dave Haynes Google recently announced an Android Management API, designed for developers who want to integrate Android device and app management capabilities into their customer solutions, like digital signage. The API currently supports Android devices that are designed to perform a specific purpose use case, like playing out media. I’ve written a lot about Android, and one …
NYC Digital Signage Startup Digital Social Retail Plans IPO October 20, 2017 by Dave Haynes You don’t see a lot of IPOs being floated out there by digital signage companies, but that’s what NYC-based Digital Social Retail is taking the necessary steps with the SEC to do. The three-year-old company put out a press release saying it has been qualified by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to the Regulation …
STRATACACHE Launches Latin-American Business Unit In Mexico City October 14, 2017 by Dave Haynes STRATACACHE has opened up a new business unit, based in Mexico City, that’s focused on servicing the Latin American (LATAM) and Caribbean markets. STRATA LATAM is more than just a remote sales office – with the unit having its own GM and VP Business Development for the region. Says a press release: Principal segments of focus – under …
L Squared Wins Deal To Take Over, Expand Canada Post Retail Digital Signage Network October 11, 2017 by Dave Haynes Toronto-area solutions provider L Squared Digital Signage appears to have the OK now to talk about a deal to supply a digital signage program for Canada Post Corporation. The contract was awarded earlier this year and has since deployed to more than 400 retail locations across Canada, including new Canada Post concept stores. L Squared’s runs its …
Projects: IKEA’s New Sheffield Store Includes Tidy Digital Menu And Promo System October 10, 2017 by Dave Haynes This is the tidy set of menu displays IKEA has at its food service counter in the newly opened store in Sheffield, UK. The displays were put in by Beaver Group and run that solutions provider’s “signage.ninja” software, which I THINK is a front-end gateway with Scala under the hood. Continuing the nationwide rollout with …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Neil Farr, Acquire Digital October 4, 2017 by Dave Haynes Being a best-kept secret in an industry can be deadly for a company, but it’s worked out OK for Neil Farr and his Leicester, England company Working Solutions, which trades under the brand Acquire Digital. For 20 years, the company has been developing a meaty, diverse software platform that will do all the core aspects …
FanConnect Puts Signage In Clubhouse And Stadium Suites October 3, 2017 by Dave Haynes As expected, the Mets are not the only pro sports team using digital signage behind the scenes at venues – with word from Charlotte, NC-based 10 Foot Wave sending me a note about work it does for MLB’s San Diego Padres. FanConnect, the sports and entertainment side of the business, powers clubhouse signage at the Padres, and also …
Separating AI and ML From The Marketing BS Trickling Into DS October 2, 2017 by Dave Haynes It’s no surprise that digital signage solutions companies are starting to weave artificial intelligence into marketing descriptions of what they do and offer. But there is a giant distinction between companies that are developing and delivering AI capabilities, and those that are just using AI-based tools. There’s also a big distinction between content management and …
