DSE content award finalists announced February 8, 2011 by Dave HaynesThe finalists for the DSE content awards have been released (the nominees were already notified) in eight categories, half non-interactive, the other half interactive. They were picked out 78 submissions, and the winners announced at special awards banquet Feb. 23 at the Paris in Lost Wages. DSE 2011 Content Awards – Non-interactive Nominees Advertising/Promotional WAND Corp. …
Technology trumps common sense in holographic demo January 24, 2011 by Dave HaynesEngadget has a piece this morning about the Belgian company holocube and its holographic projection capabilities. We’ve seen this stuff from a few companies – in various forms – for a few years now and it can be quite striking when done well. In this case, this is a video for the Belgian telecoms company …
Digital signage screens + iPads = better events January 20, 2011 by Dave HaynesI was very surprised to sit down this morning, fire up TweetDeck, and see the RiseVision iPad contest winner was … me. Yay! The company, based here in Toronto, put out a call for entries on Twitter and in its blog for ideas for a digital signage application that bridged technologies and made good, effective …
DSE Content Awards Dinner Deadline Approaching January 19, 2011 by Dave HaynesThe early purchase discount for Digital Signage Expo’s Second Annual APEX & Content Awards Dinner expires Friday, which means you can save a few bucks ordering now. Individual tickets can still be purchased online at www.dse2011.com at the early-registration price of $125.00, or $1,125.00 for a table of 10. After that, individuals will cost $150 …
Montreal subway DOOH network using mime to drive eyeballs December 3, 2010 by Dave HaynesPhoto kindly provided by Steve Faguy (Fagstein blog on Montreal) The company that has the digital screen network running in the Montreal subway system has a decidedly different approach to getting the attention of commuters – a mime. “Brandtertainment” firm FarWeb.tv and Metrovision (can’t find website) are using Didier Ze Mime, the main character of …
Content award entries double for DSE 2011 December 2, 2010 by Dave HaynesRichard Leibovitz, editorial director of the DSE trade show and also the guy behind most of the educational components of the event, tells me the number of entries for its content awards have doubled this year, to roughly 100. More generally leads to better, and also adds some diversity. With every captain of the industry …
The Screen Forum professes its Love for Content December 2, 2010 by Dave HaynesUK-based The Screen Forum has announced a new creative showcase called LOVE CONTENT, in collaboration with the communications agency SPAFAX. The program is intended to showcase, promote and celebrate the growing body of good work in the sector. Open to all – the aim of the Gallery is to provide a platform for creative teams to …
Do people want to watch TV out of home? November 30, 2010 by Dave HaynesTurner Broadcasting and IndoorDIRECT have worked a content deal that will see the broadcaster’s broad portfolio of content available to run in some fashion on DOOH screens installed in some of the bigger quick-service and fast casual restaurant chains in the U.S., including McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. Reports Adweek: The deal underscores the importance of …
Nielsen's corporate offices lit up by Arsenal Media with digital displays November 16, 2010 by Dave HaynesDenys Lavigne of Arsenal Media has been telling me for a while now about a project his company was working on for The Nielsen Company’s executive offices in Connecticut. That project is now switched on, and Lavigne has passed along a link to a video case study that explains what was done and why. I …
Using interactive digital signage to sell condos October 18, 2010 by Dave HaynesI stumbled across a series of videos for an interactive touchscreens aimed at the residential condo sector and thought a few things: 1 – Too bad more companies don’t use video, as it is quite effective in showing off the pots and pans 2 – This looks pretty slick 3 – This looks like a …