And the winners were??? (UPDATED TIMES 2) February 27, 2007 by Dave HaynesOk, so I know there was a Strategy Institute digital signage meeting-thingie in Las Vegas last week, and I know a few people who went. I also know there was a reception for the Fourth Screen Awards, for excellence in the space. But that’s it. Nothing on the site. Nothing on the Strategy Institute site. …
"We're number one!" Oh, really??? February 20, 2007 by Dave HaynesI like the guys at Neo Advertising, but a press release they issued today leaves me scratching my follicle-challenged head. “We’re No. 1 in Canada and already, we’re among the leaders in Europe. With our technological expertise, our employees’ know-how and ourEuropean creative inspiration, we must now turn toward the future and offer our dynamic …
GSBC’s world domination looms February 16, 2007 by Dave Haynes I have been reading a flurry of press releases in the last couple of weeks from a company I suspect none of you have ever heard of – Global Satellite Broadcasting Corporation Ltd. (GSBC). The releases have steadily announced the acquistion of several other companies and culminated yesterday with a news release about how the …
Wanna buy a digital signage franchise??? February 15, 2007 by Dave HaynesFrom the odd bedfellows file comes word of a Rochester, NY-based firm with roots in digital printing hooking up with a Tampa, FL firm that specializes in franchising to sell digital signage to retailers in Orlando. ROCHESTER, NY — (MARKET WIRE) — February 15, 2007 — ImageXpres Corporation announced today that the Company has signed …
CES – Not so Wowed by 3D January 10, 2007 by Dave Haynes Philips was showing off a large format 3D flat panel, with lots of people standing back doing the oooh-aaah thing. These 3D displays, based on something called WOWvx technology, “are designed to deliver out-of-screen 3D effects without the need for special glasses or filters.” A not very sharp logo spins and creeps a little bit …
CES – Digital Picture Frames as Signage January 10, 2007 by Dave Haynes There were three gadgets people could not help but see everywhere at this show – GPS navigators, mp3 players, and digital picture frames. The sight of ALL those GPS systems has me thinking if I wait a year they’ll be giveaways that come hanging off the side of a bottle of vodka at the liquor …
Back and busy January 4, 2007 by Dave Haynes I am glad I decided to mentally shut down for the holidays and not think about this stuff, because it got busy pretty much as soon as I hit the door. Nothing like a nice shiny RFI in your Inbox to jump-start the year. Presumably, I’m not the only one who got busy quickly. I …
Here's to the tipping point year December 22, 2006 by Dave HaynesWell, a lot of us thought 2006 was going to be the year when things really started to take off, and there were certainly signs the sector was heating up in a big way. But I wonder how many companies met sales targets. There’s every reason to believe 2007 is the year when it all …
How do you compete with free? December 12, 2006 by Dave HaynesAn Australian company is offering downloads of free digital signage management software, using lots of CAPITAL LETTERS and exclamations to drive home that this is a big deal!!! “Enough!” we said. No more “just for the big guys”. The small guys need a break. For the first time EVER we’re making Digital Signage Software available …
Going after the footy crowd November 27, 2006 by Dave HaynesOne of the networks I noticed in that UK digital ad network directory was a firm called Match Day Media, which has hundreds of screens installed in the concourses and other public areas of top tier football stadia across England and Scotland. These places get a big crowd once and sometimes twice a week for …
