DSF Seeking Nominees For Educator Of The Year January 16, 2020 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Federation does an annual award to someone who invests a lot of her or his time educating the industry, with the award named after its first recipient, San Diego-based consultant and world-class chatterbox Alan Brawn. The DSF’s Alan C. Brawn Educator of the Year Award “recognizes a deserving individual within our digital …
DSE Sets Final, Final (Probably) Deadline For Apex Awards Submissions January 3, 2020 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Expo team has shifted the deadline one last time for submissions to its annual Apex Awards – with a new and perhaps truly final submissions deadline of January 15th. So if you STILL haven’t got your act together, all hope is not lost. The awards, which are presented by the Digital Signage …
The 16:9 Mixer – Call For Sponsors November 12, 2019 by Dave Haynes UPDATE – All sponsored up (That was fast!) I have had an email out to the 2019 sponsors of the annual 16:9 DSE Mixer in Las Vegas, and about half have replied that they are back in for 2020, and I suspect a couple more will be back as well. That will leave two of …
DSE Opens Registration For 2020; Offers 20% Off Conference Pkgs For Early-Birds October 28, 2019 by Dave Haynes Registration has now opened for the 2020 edition of Digital Signage Expo (DSE), which is set for March 31 – April 3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Atlanta-based show organizers say DSE 2020 will offer more than 100 educational opportunities, including 12 pre- and post-show events, 21 industry-specific peer networking luncheon roundtables, 32 …
Re-Upped: Why Entering Digital Signage Awards Contests Is Worth The Time And (Small) Cost October 24, 2019 by Dave Haynes Re-upping this as I know the two main nominations-based awards programs in this industry are both actively trying to boost the submissions counts and ensure they have a great sample of entries to put in front of judges. Those are: The global Digital Signage Awards, which 16:9 sponsors, is taking submissions for awards that will …
It May Be Summer, But Still Time To Think About Winter 2020 Speaking Gigs July 15, 2019 by Dave Haynes Back at my desk after a week of travel and meetings in my old haunts. It is clearly summer now, as emails and press releases have gone from a pretty much steady flow to a slow drip-drip. Though it is summer, it is time to think about late winter, if one of your things is …
DSE Says Total Attendance Up 6% From Year Earlier, And Record End-User Tally April 11, 2019 by Dave Haynes Digital Signage Expo says its verified total attendance at its 2019 event was 4,260 people, up six percent from 2018 and the second largest total in its 15 or so years. The show’s organizers also say DSE delivered the highest number of qualified end users in its history – 1,848. That number is the one exhibitors tend to …
Watch Extended Length Interviews Done On DSE 2019 Show Floor April 9, 2019 by Dave Haynes When I was at DSE a couple of weeks ago, I noticed retail consultant Laura Davis-Taylor running around with a microphone and camera doing interviews at a bunch of stands. I know Laura as a seriously-smart retail expert and somebody who’s been around signage forever, but not so much as a member of the trade …
The DSE 2019 16:9 Mixer Pix Are In April 1, 2019 by Dave Haynes My brother-in-law Bruce was part of the team last week at the annual 16:9 Mixer – running around taking pix with a real camera. He took a pile, and here are some of those shots.
Here Are The DSE 2019 Apex Award Winners April 1, 2019 by Dave Haynes The 15th Annual APEX Awards were handed out last week in Las Vegas – judged and presented by the Digital Signage Federation, during Digital Signage Expo. I am on the board of the DSF, but was not involved in the judging. I also have a bit of a conflict, in that 16:9 is the main sponsor …
