Digital Signage Expo’s Assets Bought By NYC “Experience Economy” Firm; Plans TBD March 30, 2021 by Dave Haynes Well this is an interesting development – a live and virtual events company buying the assets of Digital Signage Expo. New York-based Questex describes itself as the leading information and events company focused on the experience economy – which it in turn describes as “bringing people together in the markets that help people live better and live …
Survey Says!: Mixed Opinions On Need, Style, Locale Of A Focused Industry Event February 22, 2021 by Dave Haynes The digital signage ecosystem has a decidedly mixed opinion on whether or not a replacement event is needed for the now-defunct Digital Signage Expo, but there is a clear desire for some sort of event that allows industry people to gather in person. That’s what comes out of a Sixteen:Nine reader survey that gathered more …
Future DSE Survey: Early Results And Call For A Few More Responses February 19, 2021 by Dave Haynes I just need a few more responses to that survey pushed out earlier in the week, asking about whether the industry needs a standalone replacement for the DSE trade show, or if the big pro AV trade shows suffice. I have 133 responses as I type this, and an online calculator I used suggested based …
Survey (So Far): Industry Split Pretty Evenly On Merits And Needs Of Full DSE Reboot February 17, 2021 by Dave Haynes The response has been solid and intriguing to the survey I pushed out yesterday asking about whether the industry needs a replacement for Digital Signage Expo, or if shows like ISE and InfoComm address the needs. As of this morning, 78 industry people have put in their views. I’d like to get to 100 or …
Survey: Does The Digital Signage Industry Need Its Own Trade Show and Conference? February 16, 2021 by Dave Haynes Some recent conversations and several emails for virtual/online educational and product demo events have me thinking about DSE, and the debate about whether that now-defunct trade show and conference needs a replacement. I’m not sure reviving Digital Signage Expo as it was presented and run the last few years would make sense. The show always …
DSE, But Not THAT DSE, Set For March 4th, Online February 11, 2021 by Dave Haynes I suppose they’re competitors, in a way, but I’m still happy to help raise awareness for an upcoming virtual digital signage conference put together by a UK publisher and guided on the day by my industry friends at Systems Contractor News and AV Nation. The Digital Signage Event is March 4 on your monitor at …
DSE’s Apex Awards Being Announced Today Via Digital Signage Federation January 13, 2021 by Dave Haynes With Digital Signage Expo now just a memory, one aspect that was lost was the annual Apex awards that were handed out for great projects and creative. Prior to the show being killed off by COVID-19, the show organizers and Digital Signage Federation were working on the 2020 version of the awards, based on submissions. …
Bankruptcy File On DSE Says No Money Available To Pay Creditors September 29, 2020 by Dave Haynes Now that the dust has kinda settled on the news a week ago that the live events company behind Digital Signage Expo had entered bankruptcy proceedings and the show was dead, the business realities are growing more apparent. There will be no show in November – after the show was postponed from the end of …
Read Industry Comments On DSE’s Demise September 22, 2020 by Dave Haynes Lots of great comments being added to Monday’s post about the business failure of Digital Signage Expo’s show management company, and what that means for the industry. The latest one, from Jon Dodge at Freshwater in Grand Rapids, MI: Freshwater has enjoyed sitting on the Advisory Board for the last decade. This was the one …
Submission Window Closing For Global Digital Signage Awards; Why Your Firm Should Enter September 22, 2020 by Dave Haynes Re-upping and refreshing this post from early summer about the global Digital Signage Awards, which 16:9 helps sponsor and guide. The submission window is starting to close, and with the demise of DSE and the COVID-driven reduction in marketing opportunities, entering awards makes more sense than ever. The DSE people did a great job driving …
