DSA names finalists for its “Crown” content awards October 26, 2011 by Dave Haynes The Digital Screenmedia Association has announced the judges’ nominees for the DSA Crown Awards, which recognizes excellence in digital signage content. The work cited involves: TD Canada Trust, done by St. Joseph Content Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel Lobby Video Wall, by Alpha Video Creative PNC Auto Loan Spot and PNC Street Marketing Content, by John Ryan Smashburger …
If you have 6,000 stores, then actually, No, you don’t need to … October 24, 2011 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Expo folks have circulated an email blast that says registration is now open for the annual trade show and networking-fest in Lost Wages. The show is March 6-9 in 2012, a week later than what’s been typical the last few years. The email has the curious header from Bob Stowe of Wendy’s, …
Danaher at DPAA Summit: The medium needs to be defined October 21, 2011 by Dave Haynes In Sue Danaher’s opening address Wednesday at the Digital Place-based Advertising Association media summit, she related how her first year on the job involved a lot of time invested in meeting with agencies and brands to listen to their perceptions of the emerging medium. It grew really evident, she says, that the medium needed to …
DPAA Media Summit Wraps Up October 20, 2011 by Dave Haynes Between zero free time and an iPad app for WordPress that has its limits, I can’t pass on much about the DPAA media summit in NYC today, other than it was very well run, very well attended and definitely worth the effort to get there. I took lotsa notes and hope to get copies of …
DPAA releases final line-up for next week’s media summit October 12, 2011 by Dave Haynes The agenda has been firmed up for next week’s Digital Place-based Advertising Association media summit in New York. It’s part of a pretty substantial Digital OOH week in the city. There’s the two-day Digital Signage Investor Conference, chaired by DailyDOOH blogger/shit-disturber Adrian Cotterill and Steve Nesbit, who has been around this sector about as long …
Printing biz changes partners; now dancing with DSF October 2, 2011 by Dave Haynes The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association, aka the printing business, appears to have changed dance partners for its annual trade show coming later this month in New Orleans. The SGIA Expo had, in 2010, a focused industry zone that was pulled together with the Digital Screenmedia Association. This year, there is a zone once again but …
DPAA Media Summit agenda firmed up September 29, 2011 by Dave Haynes The agenda is now pretty much together for the Digital Place-based Advertising Association’s media summit coming up next month in New York. I like the looks of this event because precious little microphone time is allocated to sponsors. That means the risks of some VP Sales or Chief Something Officer going rogue and pitching his …
DSA and CETW plan pre-show mixer in NYC September 27, 2011 by Dave Haynes CET World is coming on pretty soon in New York, and the Digital Screenmedia Association – which has close ties to the trade show – is planning a mixer on Nov. 8, the night before the show’s doors open. The DSA’s Crown Awards will be announced at the function. The venue is yet to be …
Cosmopolitan’s digital signage lobby wins at Cannes July 3, 2011 by Dave Haynes I think it’s fair to suggest that the creative side of the digital signage business has a long way to go, but it’s also important to note there is some amazing work being done in the space. Consider the huge international award a digital signage project just won … Digital Signage Expo has a …
DSE puts out call for 2012 speaker proposals June 28, 2011 by Dave HaynesIt’s hard to think this far out, but Digital Signage Expo is already furiously getting itself organized for the next gathering of the industry clans in early March 2012 in Lost Wages. The call is now out for speakers, or more accurately, proposals to get microphone time at the educational sessions. Educational Oversight Committees comprised of …
