DSrupted: How One Guy Reimagined Digital Signage Content April 29, 2015 by Dave Haynes When I watched a video a couple of months back about a corporate communications digital signage program in the customer contact center at Blinds.com, the first words out of my mouth were: “That’s <naughty word> brilliant.” So I am very happy to report that the guy who put it together will be in Toronto this …
DSE’s Operator Launches 2nd Vertical Market Event, Based On Corporate Communications April 27, 2015 by Dave Haynes The company behind Digital Signage Expo has announced another event that looks like a bit of a hedge against the mother ship’s future. The EduCOMM Expo in Atlanta will focus on the implementation, oversight, and management of internal digital campus communication projects in the higher education vertical. It will run at the same time and place …
Talk Interactive At Tomorrow’s DSF Online Hangout April 7, 2015 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Federation is staging what it dubs a DSF Education Hangout online tomorrow, focused on “What to Look for in Interactive Technologies.” The 45-minute session at 2 Eastern will be run by Rise Vision’s Ryan Cahoy and feature Vincent John Vincent, from Gesturetek, and Jim Nista from Insteo. The learning objectives include: Identifying new …
DSrupted 2015 Site Live, Tickets On Sale April 6, 2015 by Dave Haynes The DSrupted 2015 website is now live, the agenda is out and ticketing is live for the event, Sept. 16th in Toronto. We’re pulling together our speakers and already have commitments from a couple of really, really good ones. Microsoft’s Mike Pell will talk about data visualization. He’s a Senior Designer in the Cloud + Enterprise …
Will They Hear Crickets At Sign Expo’s “Dynamic Digital Signage” Park Next Week? March 31, 2015 by Dave Haynes A couple of contacts have sent notes recently asking if I was going to the International Sign Association’s annual trade show, which runs next week in Las Vegas. Nope. Can’t see any reason why I would. I did go to Sign Expo a couple of years ago, but that was with a client, on said …
DSrupted 2015 Taking Shape For Sept. 2015 March 24, 2015 by Dave Haynes I don’t think the mikes had even gone on for the first DSrupted last fall and a main sponsor was already talking about doing it again. Roughly six months out, I can say we are indeed planning to do it again. The one-day conference that looks at disruptive and emerging technologies is being shaped again …
DSF Meet & Greet Mixer Set For Mar. 25 In Dallas March 19, 2015 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Federation is running a Meet and Greet Mixer for members and prospective members next week in Dallas. The event is March 25th at 6:30 PM at Del Frisco’s Grille, 3232 McKinney Ave. It runs until 8:30. In between nibblies and guzzling Shiner Bocks, there will be a presentation by a couple of Cisco …
Call For Speakers: Taiwan, June 2015 March 17, 2015 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Multimedia Alliance in Taiwan has put out its 2015 call for speakers to its annual Digital Signage Forum in Taipei, which runs during the giant Computex tech show. The DSMA involves nearly 200 member companies in Asia, including technology and media companies. The annual forum takes place this year on Friday June 5 at the …
DSE 2015 Booth Field Guide: ViewSonic March 3, 2015 by Dave Haynes Gene Ornstead, ViewSonic Americas Booth: 837 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? With over 25-years as an award-winning display technology leader, ViewSonic has one of the most comprehensive commercial display lines in the industry. At DSE 2015, ViewSonic will preview a revolutionary new …
Parallel Employee Comms Conference At DSE Filling Up March 3, 2015 by Dave Haynes There’s an interesting parallel event going with DSE next week in Las Vegas – a full three-day conference on digital for employee communications. Called “Best Practices in Digital Employee Communications,” the event has people attending from companies like American Express, Victoria’s Secret, FedEx, St Jude Children’s Hospital, Disney, Virgin America, Kellogg’s and more attending. Industry vet …
