NanoLumens finalist in big US tech awards May 9, 2011 by Super UserNanoLumens has been selected as a finalist in the Breakthrough Technology category for the American Technology Awards, described as the only national “Best Of” awards recognizing all technology products and services throughout the U.S. Atlanta-based NanoLumens — which has gained a lot of attention and market traction for its lightweight, flexible displays — was selected …
Flanigan signs on with Rise Vision as VP Marketing May 9, 2011 by Super User Pleased to crack open the email this morning and see that Paul Flanigan has signed on with Rise Vision as their Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. Flanigan worked with Pat Hellberg and I to start The Preset Group a couple of years ago but we very amicably parted ways last fall, as Paul …
E Ink's capabilities (and possibilities) continue to grow May 4, 2011 by Super UserWith LCD technology costs so low and its use so pervasive, the demand for electronic ink in advertising and marketing would seem to be diminished. But it will all come down to cost and capabilities/limitations. New tests of E Ink, as relayed on Engadget, certainly show some promise for applications where LCDs just won’t be …
Alpha Video opens ready-to-serve content store May 4, 2011 by Super UserWe’re starting to see more content suppliers create original or re-purpose existing material to sell and re-sell across the sector. The latest is Twin Cities-based Alpha Video Creative, which has announced an online store where integrators and network operators can go to buy “soft” content to fill out their playlists. The material includes packs of …
Querin joins Zoom rival KB Media May 3, 2011 by Super UserToronto-based KB Media has hired on Andy Querin as president and chief operating officer of the Digital OOH company, a few months after parting ways with competitor Zoom Media, where he was president. “Andy is a major acquisition for KB Media and will play a vital role in cementing our position as Canada’s most effective ad …
NY Times directly enters digital place-based ad business May 3, 2011 by Super UserThe companies that are, if the media analysts are correct, making real money in digital out of home are those selling into the pre-shows in moviehouses. PQ Media estimates cinema advertising is a $600 million-plus business in its DOOH media revenue forecasts – by a wide margin the biggest dog in the digital place-based media …
DPAA adds three new members to roster May 3, 2011 by Super UserThe Digital Place-based Advertising Association has bulked its numbers up a bit more by adding PlaceWise Media, DOmedia, and Ayuda Media Systems to its roster. That’s 32 in total, and seven new in 2011. New member rules tie fees more closely to company size and revenue, whereas the old system had a BIG fee for …
RMG does deals with Groupon, intros NFC play for Digital OOH April 28, 2011 by Super User I’m not so sure I agree with the strategy of releasing a gush of announcements, but the said gush I just got from RMG Networks is pretty interesting. CEO Garry McGuire did a keynote at CETW this morning and along with talking about how Digital OOH and OOH TV hit consumers throughout a day, he …
Introducing DOOHgood: digital screens for relief efforts and causes April 28, 2011 by Super UserDOOH4relief was the near-instant and widely embraced effort to use Digital OOH and digital signage screens to drive donations to the Red Cross societies in several countries to relief efforts in Japan. We need to develop some numbers around that still, but what was clear is that the spots produced by companies ran on scores …
Ardinger new president of Digital Screenmedia Association April 27, 2011 by Super UserNanonation’s Brian Ardinger is the new president of the Digital Screenmedia Association. Ardinger, the SVP & Chief Marketing Officer for Nanonation, was named at the same time as a new advisory board. Brian is on the right in this photo. Other officers elected include: Executive Vice President – Digital Signage: Lou Giacalone, Founder CoolSign, Haivision Executive …
