Startup Wants To Make Digital Signage Integral To Marathons, 10Ks December 29, 2016 by Dave Haynes A Naperville, IL start-up called Smart Digital Screen has launched a service that touts the use of digital signage and complementary technologies to make marathons, 10Ks and other mass sporting events better and safer. The idea for Real Smart DS came from the experience at the Boston Marathon in 2013 – where two bombs were detonated …
Globalshop & DSE Do Two Shows-One Badge Deal For 2017 December 20, 2016 by Dave Haynes It went in one ear and out the other at the time, but in re-listening to my podcast with Digital Signage Expo show director Andrea Varrone she mentioned how Globalshop was on at the same time as DSE in Las Vegas, and that attendees could get into both shows – with one badge. DSE has …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Andrea Varrone, Digital Signage Expo December 14, 2016 by Dave Haynes Digital Signage Expo is coming up in late March in Las Vegas. It will be the 14th version of the big trade show and conference. I sat down with DSE Show Director Andrea Varrone when she was up in Toronto last week, to run through what people should expect to see in 2017 at and …
DSE 2017 Same Week As Bar, Retail And Pizza (Yup, Pizza) Trade Shows December 8, 2016 by Dave Haynes It’s almost always been the case that the week Digital Signage Expo is on in Las Vegas is generally a pretty quiet week around the convention center and the city. Not in 2017. The same week that DSE is on, the convention center is also hosting the big Nightclub and Bar Show, which has a …
Packed Toronto DSE Mixer December 7, 2016 by Dave Haynes Uber-Train-Train-Uber got me to and from Toronto yesterday to catch the Digital Signage Expo DSE Huddle mixer held at the Hard Rock Cafe off Yonge Dundas Square. DSE Show Director Andrea Varrone was up from Atlanta to host the event and she said about 100 people registered. Not all of them showed, but there was …
Reminder: Mixer Tonight In Downtown Toronto December 6, 2016 by Dave Haynes A reminder for locals that Andrea Varrone, who runs Digital Signage Expo, is up in Toronto today and hosting a mixer for the digital signage crowd. The DSE Huddle runs from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Rocker Room of the Hard Rock Café, which overlooks Yonge Dundas Square, a more diminutive version of Times Square. Huddles …
Video: Projection-Mapped Horrors At Toronto’s Casa Loma November 17, 2016 by Dave Haynes Here’s a video of that projection mapping job done on Toronto’s historic Casa Loma, a castle-like private home turned attraction and event center. It was mapped for a Halloween event run over several weeks. The team: Art Direction / Animation – Peter Lacalamita Sound Design – Adam Smith Technology / Project Management – Diego …
One DSE Mixer Sponsor Slot Available November 16, 2016 by Dave Haynes UPDATE: ALL SPONSORS SLOTS NOW SOLD. THANKS! LOOK FOR EVENT DETAILS IN THE NEW YEAR. Speaking of mixers, it is 132 days until the annual DSE opening night mixer, and yeah, I’m already planning. As in the past, it will be early Tuesday evening, and almost certainly at the same venue (it’s reserved). Seven of …
DSE Firms Up Huddle Mixer For Toronto, Dec. 6th November 16, 2016 by Dave Haynes Here’s more information on that DSE Huddle aka mixer set for Dec. 6th in Toronto. The event will run from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Rocker Room of the Hard Rock Café, which overlooks Yonge Dundas Square, a more diminutive version of Times Square. Huddles are informal local get-togethers put on by the Digital Signage Expo …
DSF Plans Dec. 8 Mixer For Phoenix, At Musical Instrument Museum November 14, 2016 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Federation board is having a Meet & Greet event Thursday, Dec. 8th in Phoenix at the Musical Instrument Museum (or MIM), The venue is at 4725 E. Mayo Blvd. in Phoenix, and there will be drinks and nibblies. The DSF’s event will include a brief presentation by Justin Gillespie about how he’s using digital signage …
