Grand Central November 21, 2008 by Dave HaynesI lived 8 blocks from Grand Central for 9 years and watched the massive renovation. Definitely going to check in and see this installation next week when I am back in THE City on business. Looks very cool…
hey hey hey! November 21, 2008 by Dave HaynesI was one of those ‘luminaries’…well maybe…I’m not sure…see there were only 24 people left to hear us talk…
Chicago Holiday Inn becomes House of Rose-Colored Glasses November 21, 2008 by Dave Haynes Apparently the fundamentals of the digital signage economy are strong.The Strategy Institute and MediaTile, a world leading provider of cellular digital signage solutions, today announced that the majority of industry leaders and luminaries attending the Fourth Annual “Building Your Digital Signage Business” Summit agree that the industry will sustain strong growth in 2009 and 2010 …
Giant stack of LCDs at Grand Central Station make for video Christmas tree November 21, 2008 by Dave Haynes Now this is cool.From Gizmodo: Sharp has unveiled a stunning 26-foot-tall Christmas tree made of 43 Aquos LCD televisions, which sizes ranging from 19 to 52 inches. The gigantic TV tree is located in New York’s Grand Central Station, where people can not only admire its coordinated decoration animations, created by Japanese video artist Tsuyoshi …
Zoom picks up assets of digital screen partner in Canada November 21, 2008 by Dave Haynes Zoom Media announced on Thursday it has picked up the assets of its digital screen business partner, Toronto-based Smart One Media.It means the Montreal-based company is now running its own network of some 700 screens located in restaurants, bars and fitness facilities across Canada.A press release issued Thursday says Zoom (note – client of my masters) …
Canadian health networks stop competing, start cooperating November 20, 2008 by Dave Haynes Three Canuck screen networks targeting clinics, health centres and labs have formed what they call a strategic marketing alliance that makes the overall network size much bigger and gets them all somewhat working together.It’s called the Canadian Health Media Network and its key players are PHSN and Cruise Media Group/IDS Canada, as well as a relative newcomer in Quebec …
JADN draws healthy crowd November 20, 2008 by Dave HaynesArsenal Media held another one of its JADN.TV industry events in Montreal earlier this week, drawing a big crowd and getting what seemed to be a very positive reception from the crowd. It was a new venue, inside an art gallery, the Arsenal crew again did a nice job making it a very polished, professional event.I’d like …
In-Store Marketing Expo recaps and vids November 20, 2008 by Dave HaynesThe Editor of Shopper Marketing magazine was at the In-Store Marketing Expo show last week and has posted some of this thoughts on. He makes some nice references off the top to some Toronto companies, like CogNovision, Artisan, Capital Networks and Springboard.You can read it here.Also, Digital Signage Today has posted a series of videos taken on …
Report suggests much closer ties between digital screens and mobile in future November 20, 2008 by Dave Haynes Arizona-based market research consultancy Multimedia Intelligence has issued a report suggesting a big chunk of the digital screens that get installed in the future will have some interaction with cellular phones. The promise of interactivity between potential customers and display technology is only at its beginnings; however, advertisers are looking to enable a higher level of engagement with digital signage …
Walgreens big LED board goes live today in Times Square November 20, 2008 by Dave Haynes From Marketing Daily: This 17-storey, three-sided LED monsters gets officially switched on at 8 pm in New York’s Times Square.In a press release, the the installation is described as the nation’s largest, most advanced digital super-sign, soaring 341 feet above the street.The Walgreens One Times Square spectacular was conceived and designed by strategic brand consultancy Gilmore Group, …
