Kiersten Gibson on How Reach Media Went from Ice Arena Signage to 2,000-Screen Projects March 5, 2026 by Antonia Hamberger Kiersten Gibson is probably one of the most down-to-earth people in digital signage – and, hands down, one of the best dressed. She’s been with Minnesota-based CMS vendor Reach since way back when the company was mostly doing signage in ice arenas. Since, as Kiersten put it, “there are only so many ice arenas you …
Frank Pisano of Bluefin on Trending Display Shapes and the Power of Partnerships February 16, 2026 by Antonia Hamberger Frank Pisano is one of the digital signage industry’s best-connected figures — the kind of CEO who seems to have endless energy for events, meetings, and networking. For the past three years, he’s been at the helm of Bluefin, a display manufacturer specializing in custom solutions and counting Walmart among its biggest customers. When I …
Creative Realities CEO Rick Mills: Why Digital Signage Is Now “Go Big or Go Home” January 28, 2026 by Antonia Hamberger By any measure, Creative Realities’ acquisition of Cineplex Digital Media (CDM) was a statement deal. Naturally, when I met CEO Rick Mills in December, I asked him where he now wants to take the combined §100 million company. With CDM, the Louisville, Kentucky-based digital signage firm didn’t just add a Canadian subsidiary last year – …
Video Interview: Dise’s Sebastian Kryh on Cracking the U.S. Market as a European ISV January 23, 2026 by Antonia Hamberger The CMS company Dise, based in Sweden, has a habit of operating quietly in the background. As a pure partner business, Dise sets itself apart from its sister companies within the Vertiseit Group – Grassfish and Visual Art – which pursue direct go-to-market strategies and offer comprehensive end-to-end solutions. Over the past year, Dise has …
Video Interview: Jordan Rosenthal on Navori’s M&A Strategy January 21, 2026 by Antonia Hamberger In early 2025, Navori took a big step forward in the digital signage industry by joining forces with private equity firm Maguar. The acquisition means that the ISV now has the financial backing to become one of the few truly global digital signage platforms that industry experts believe will emerge after an intense period of …
Video Interview: Tamara Bebb on Spectrio’s New Platform and Go-to-Market Focus January 16, 2026 by Antonia Hamberger Spectrio is arguably one of the digital signage companies that has undergone the most takeovers in recent years. Consolidating the acquired 14 CMS solutions into a single platform has been a massive feat for the Tampa, Florida–based company. At our Executive Club event in Miami, I spoke with Spectrio’s CEO, Tamara Bebb, to get her …
19 Leaders, 3 Days in Miami, One Conclusion: Collaboration Beats Gatekeeping December 8, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger When we started posting on Sixteen:Nine in June, not many people in the North American digital signage industry knew what invidis is all about. A few knew us as a consulting company from Europe. Some had heard of – or even been to – one of our Digital Signage Summits at ISE, or seen our …
