DOOHgood Spot For US Networks November 12, 2013 by Super User Here is a really nice spot, with audio if you want to turn that on, that works on a general level for Red Cross disaster donations in the US. So it is can be used now for the Philippines, but has legs for other things that, unfortunately, are gonna happen here and around the …
DOOHgood Spot For Canadian Networks November 12, 2013 by Super User Here is the first DOOHgood spot produced for Philippines Typhoon relief, with money directed to the Red Cross. It is for the Canadian market only. Others to follow. A HUGE thanks to my immensely-talented friends at Montreal’s Arsenal Media for turning this around so quickly. You can pick it up off DropBox here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/y9vvt80cgb80trt/fUP1b5K9te This is …
DOOHgood Philippines Relief Update November 12, 2013 by Super User Several companies have very kindly stepped up to provide creative, and the first spots should start coming available today for Canada, the US and UK, and we also have creative being done to run IN the Philippines. The big city, Manila, dodged the worst of the typhoon. Bing Kimpo is pretty well-known in digital signage …
STRATACACHE Acquires Canadian Gaming Sign Company November 12, 2013 by Super User STRATACACHE CEO Chris Riegel has been hinting for a few week now that he was closing another acquisition, and after a couple of delays, he was ready this morning to make some noise about buying a Canadian company that’s a big player in old-school gaming signage. Based in Calgary, Carmanah Signs does all kinds of basic …
Call For Volunteer Creative For DOOHgood Typhoon Help November 11, 2013 by Super User The video and images coming in from the Philippines show a staggering amount of destruction and misery. We had a big multi-national response when the tsunami hit Japan, and it would be terrific to once again see a similar response to this natural and truly nasty calamity. First thing DOOHgood needs – and this has …
Projects: Eagles Fans Get Their Virtual Game Faces On November 11, 2013 by Super User This is pretty clever. MVP Interactive is running something they call a MorphingStation, branded for Santander Bank, at 2013 home games of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles. At a couple of stations set up outside the stadium, fans can walk up and put on virtual helmets, face paint or wigs, or makes themselves bobble-head dolls. Face detection …
Samsung Canada Smart Signage Event Set For Toronto November 11, 2013 by Super User The Canadian wing of Samsung has organized a half-day event intended to get digital signage integrators and distributors, as well as web developers, up the curve on its Smart Signage system on chip panel series. It’s a half-day conference that includes a lunch break and time to dig into what the technology is all about. …
The Big-Ass Tablets Are Coming! November 10, 2013 by Super User Bryan Mongeau from BroadSign is a very close follower of the Android space, both of the software and the gear. He sent along a note flagging this new smart screen from Acer, as showcased on The Droid Guy blog. The cleverly-named TA272HUL (rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it?) is a 27-inch monitor with a very …
Guest Post: Jump-Starting An Enterprise Digital Signage Program November 10, 2013 by Sean James The era of static, non-interactive, digital media is over. Digital proliferation will continue as screen and other hardware costs keep going down and software and interactive capabilities continue to improve. Everywhere you look digital screens are being added – including within the enterprise. For those tasked with executing the entire network – from concept to actual …
DSA Crowns Content Winners (Inc. Videos) November 8, 2013 by Super User The Digital Screenmedia Association held its DSA Crown Awards this week on the first evening of the Customer Engagement Technology World show in New York, broken down by the context and by content budget size. The winners: Point of Sale (content budget of $10,000 or more) Gold: Mercedes-Benz USA AMG Performance Center Digital Display, submitted by All Things Media …
