WaFd Bank Using Hyper-Local Creative Content As It Rolls Out Digital First Strategy In Branches December 9, 2021 by Super User Washington Federal Bank, commonly known as WaFd Bank, has started rolling out a ‘Digital First’ communications strategy across its branches in Washington and seven other U.S. states – using a variety of screen technologies and custom content. The bank – which has some 200 locations – engaged the West Coast boutique solutions firm NewReach to …
First Arriving’s Digital Dashboard Displays Add Real-Time Dispatch Info To Content Options December 7, 2021 by Super User I’ve noted in recent weeks my enthusiasm for the absolute focus a small tech company called First Arriving has placed on its narrowly defined but big vertical market – digital dashboards on displays in police, fire and paramedics stations. The company – based in Richmond, VA – has developed and announced a new data integration …
Have A Virtual Look Around Skykit’s Sleek, Minimalist Twin Cities Digs December 6, 2021 by Super User The CMS software firm Skykit spun out from its cloud software parent Agosto back in March 2020, and the team now has its own sleek, minimalist office digs in Minneapolis – nice enough to attract a feature on a site called OfficeLovin’. “The new Skykit office space is a retreat; a place to focus, reboot …
Finnish Volvo Dealers Make Digital Signage Central To Marketing, Built Into Furnishings November 26, 2021 by Super User We had an unfortunate twilight run-in wth a deer on the highway – wife Joy fine, deer not – so we’ve been in a few new car showrooms lately, anticipating the call from the shop saying the car’s a write-off. So I have seen how some local dealers are building digital signage into their environments. …
Why Edit A Menu Board With Software When You Can Use Painter’s Tape? November 22, 2021 by Super User Charles Lewis of the specialty display company Palmer Digital Group has an amazing post up on Linkedin showing what can happen when a local QSR operator invests in digital displays in the drive-thru lane, but appears to have fallen down in training, supporting technology or maybe the clout of the SLA with a services provider. …
Qwick Media Launches Interactive Hardware-Software Toolset Focused On Local Tourism November 22, 2021 by Super User The greater Vancouver interactive hardware-software shop Qwick Media has developed a digital toolset focused on the destination tourism sector – a simple cloud and browser-driven platform intended for customers like golf and ski resorts to organize and market the various properties, amenities and services available in the immediate area. The company has been doing self-service …
Mvix Adds Real-Time Alerts From FEMA Warning System November 18, 2021 by Super User The DC-area CMS software firm Mvix has signed an agreement with FEMA, the US agency that deals with the aftermath of things like hurricanes and floods, to tap into the government’s public alerts and warning system to auto-trigger messages to screens. The arrangement allows emergency information to be disseminated and instantly displayed on networks running …
TransitScreen Rebrands Its Visualized Transport Info Platform As Actionfigure November 16, 2021 by Super User The Washington, DC start-up that has focused on real-time public display dashboards for mass transport and mobility options in big cities has rebranded itself from TransitScreen to Actionfigure. Our Actionfigure rebrand brings all of our software solutions together under a single name with a unified look and feel, the company says in an email blast today. …
Creative Realities Merges With Reflect Systems; Blended Offer To Run Under CRI November 15, 2021 by Super User Creative Realities has completed a merger deal with Reflect Systems that sees the combined company operating going forward as Creative Realities, or CRI for short. Rick Mills, CEO of Louisville-based CRI, will be CEO for the combined company. Lee Summers, the CEO of Reflect, will stick around to run the combined company’s AdTech initiatives, which …
Rise Vision Gets Hyperlocal With High School Sports Scores In U.S. November 12, 2021 by Super User Sports scores have been a part of digital signage – the dreaded tickers along the bottom of layouts and the much better full-screen presentations. But almost all of what’s shown on digital signage screens comes from pro sports or top tier amateur competitions, like college basketball. The CMS software firm Rise Vision has entered an …
