NAB holds session on DS basics April 17, 2008 by Dave HaynesThe NAB show is a massive event tuned to the technology side of the mainstream broadcasting business, and new media initiatives have never been a big part of the proceedings. However, this year’s event in Las Vegas (where else?) had a session on our weird little industry, and the organizers got some pretty impressive names …
JADN – A round-up from Pub Zone April 11, 2008 by Dave Haynes Pub Zone is a long-time online publication that keeps tabs on the advertising and marketing industries. They had a writer at the JADN event in Montreal earlier in the week, and filed this. And Patricia Vandal sent me some snapshots from the show, including one of the three bloggers fielding questions. That’s me on the …
JADN event draws healthy crowd in Montreal April 9, 2008 by Dave HaynesI am in Montreal, buried in RFP work one can only hope is worth all the effort. Though I could not afford the time, I did indeed sneak off and attend the second annual JADN industry conference. More detail to come, but here’s a very quick rundown. About 150 people, heavily Francophone (which is only …
Corel to lend DS expertise at sign trade show. Huh??? March 23, 2008 by Dave HaynesOttawa-based Corel has been around a long time as a competitor to Adobe for publishing and graphics. Somehow or other, one of their guys is leading a session on digital signage at the International Sign Expo trade show this week. “CorelDRAW(R) Graphics Suite has always been the leading choice for sign makers,” said Gerard Metrailler …
GlobalShop – various bits March 23, 2008 by Dave Haynes Day Three was a predictable dead zone – what with the Easter weekend looming, as well as a half-foot of snow heading for O’Hare. Here are some pix and comments on stuff I saw. Another company well-established in merchandising rolled out its own screen right at the shelf thing, though it was widly different from …
GlobalShop – It's kinda quiet March 18, 2008 by Dave HaynesHaving dealt with the feeling of getting hit by a rogue wave at the start of DSE, I was expecting a similar thing at GlobalShop when it opened this morning. Nope. Kinda quiet. I don’t know if it was because a LOT of people were in bars late last night being Irish, but throngs is …
It's show time – GlobalShop March 18, 2008 by Dave Haynes It’s pretty much impossible to get a hotel room in Chicago this week, so GlobalShop must be getting a big crowd. The retail merchandising show opens today, and while the digital signage part of the show is small (there are massive booths for companies who do things like Christmas displays and mannequins), those who are …
Digital endcap released at GlobalShop March 18, 2008 by Dave Haynes If you’ve been reading my nonsense for a while you will know I actually do try pretty hard not to peddle my own pots and pans under the guise of an independent blog. But once in a while something I’m involved with is also worth writing about – like the nCap digital endcap that is …
Another week, another trade show March 17, 2008 by Dave HaynesGlobalShop, the massive event focused on retail merchandising, is on this week in Chicago and I am on a plane there today. The bad news is the show is in Chicago in still blustery March. Great city, but the weather will still be fairly rotten. I like it when they did this thing in warmer …
Screens.TV pushes out DSE roundup February 29, 2008 by Dave HaynesI would love to say I had the time on Day Two to look around, talk with other vendors and relay my impressions of what was up. But it was another blur of a day, and I was still talking to people as the trades guys were pulling the booth apart. One thing I did …
