DSF Mixer Set For Seattle Next Week April 29, 2019 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Federation has one of its traveling meet and greet networking mixers set for next Wednesday in downtown Seattle. The event starts at 6 pm, and there will be cocktails, nibblies and a presentation about Amazon Spheres, the digital signage that locally-based Amazon did at its new downtown Seattle space. Not sure who …
UK Digital Signage Matchmaking Event Set For Sept. 23-24 Outside London April 23, 2019 by Dave Haynes A UK events company is busily recruiting vendors and end-users for a digital signage matchmaking event in greater London this fall. The Digital Signage & Interactive Solutions Summit is one of those specialized events that sees vendors paying for access – both focused and relaxed – with interested, engaged buyers. So the organizers put it …
Samsung Kits Out Shipping Container For Parking Lot Pro AV Tour April 16, 2019 by Dave Haynes Pro AV road shows have been a staple of distributors like Almo for many years, and the display companies have also done variations here and there, most notably the big showcases NEC and LG do each year in New York. But I don’t think I’ve seen one like what Samsung is starting this week. Today, …
Digital Signage Summit Europe Announces 2019 Plans And Venue April 3, 2019 by Dave Haynes The German consulting and event management firm invidis has announced the details on the 2019 edition of its annual DIGITAL SIGNAGE SUMMIT EUROPE 2019. The theme, this year, is Customer Centricity in the Age of Personalization, Experiences and AI. This year’s DSS is back at the Hilton Munich Airport, which is right on the airport footprint, …
DPAA Firms Up Plans For May 29th Video Everywhere Canada Summit April 2, 2019 by Dave Haynes The DPAA has firmed up plans for what will be the second Video Everywhere Canada Summit, on May 29 in Toronto. The Summit is back at the The Rec Room – a huge bar and entertainment complex run by Cineplex, that’s in the shadow of the CN Tower and the Rogers Centre (where the Blue Jays …
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.
10th Annual 16:9 Mixer Easily Best Yet March 27, 2019 by Dave Haynes Pretty much bang-on 5:25 last night the 3rd floor elevator dinged and opened up, with the first of what was a wave of people arriving and ready to go for the 10th annual 16:9 Mixer, which has grown into the traditional first big networking event of Digital Signage Expo week. The Hard Rock Cafe has …
The 16:9 Mixer Is Tonight – Tips For Registered Attendees March 26, 2019 by Dave Haynes This note was already sent a while back to registered mixer attendees, but we all know the open rates on emails ain’t great, so I will reproduce this message here on Helpful Tips for attending tonight’s 10th annual 16:9 DSE Mixer. The Venue The mixer is once again at the Hard Rock Cafe on the …
So, That ISE In India, That’s Not Us … March 21, 2019 by Dave Haynes The organization behind the biggest pro AV trade show on the planet has issued a statement that makes it clear a trade show in India with a suspiciously similar name is unrelated. Integrated Systems Events, which runs Integrated Systems Europe (or ISE), says it has no connection to AV Integrated Systems Expo Mumbai, which uses AV-ISE …
Shoptalk Day 2 Impressions – New Retail Is All About Personalization March 7, 2019 by Dave Haynes If there was a broad theme I could pick up from two days of listening to various retail operators and investors, and wandering the exhibit hall of Shoptalk, it was personalization. Just about anyone I heard spoke about a need for retailers to create a shopping experience that was more relevant and personal to each …
