Unilumin’s USA Wing Brings On Former D3 Exec Barak As VP Strategic Markets September 24, 2021 by Dave Haynes The big Chinese LED companies that do a huge amount of work in their domestic markets aren’t always all that good on the sales and marketing side in North America, so it’s interesting to see Unilumin USA hiring on industry vet Jason Barak as its new VP of Strategic Markets. Barak has 25 years in …
OpenEye Mixer One Highlight From Upcoming NY Digital Signage Week September 17, 2021 by Dave Haynes New York Digital Signage Week is coming up next month in October, and one of the events being touted is a mixer put on by OpenEye Global – under the banner of Experience United Social Club (or XUSC). Says the NJ-based consulting firm: On October 13th, we will host a XUSC event called “The Night …
Rebooted DSE’s Organizers Hire On Industry Vet David Drain To Build Conference Side Of Show August 19, 2021 by Dave Haynes The company that is re-booting Digital Signage Expo in March 2022 – and undoubtedly praying the U.S. really does get control over COVID by then – has brought on a familiar face to develop and run the conference side of the trade show. The events company Questex has hired industry veteran David Drain to be the Director of …
Prague’s SignageOS Bolsters Americas Presence By Bringing On Industry Vet Arnett August 9, 2021 by Dave Haynes I don’t usually do posts about new hires because analytics suggest not a lot of people care, other than the people hired and their new masters. But I’ll note this one, as it reflects a European company bringing on a familiar face to more effectively project itself into the US and Canadian markets. Prague-based SignageOS …
InfoComm Digital Signage Mixer Good To Go With Full Set Of Sponsors July 22, 2021 by Dave Haynes It took all of about 36 hours, but I’m happy to report the digital signage mixer has a full set of sponsors and is good to go for late October in Orlando. Sponsors are needed to help cover the costs of the event – most notably in this case the cocktails. With all five in …
In-Person D=SIGN Digital Signage Conference Set For InfoComm In October … Plus A Sixteen:Nine Mixer! July 20, 2021 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Federation and the trade association AVIXA have paired up again to run an industry-focused conference at InfoComm 2021 in late October in Orlando. The D=SIGN digital signage conference is a pair of half-day programs on Oct. 26-27 at the Orange County Convention Center – done in-person unlike the virtual version done last …
Report: Kym Frank No Longer Running Geopath, Leaving Amidst What Observer Termed A Coup May 27, 2021 by Dave Haynes Media Post is reporting that Kym Frank has left her role as President and figurehead for the non-profit media measurement organization Geopath. The report suggests she stepped down in a disagreement with board members, but that the chain of events was engineered by Anna Bager, who took over as President of the Out of Home …
Fifteen Years Of Sixteen:Nine February 5, 2021 by Dave Haynes Fifteen years ago, I sat down and knocked out this post: I have been hanging around in the digital screen media/digital signage/captive audience networks industry since the very early days. I’ve seen a lot, and even learned a thing or two about what works and what doesn’t.I’ve looked around and seen a few industry blogs, but …
Capital Networks’ Founder Trainor Fully Retires January 4, 2021 by Dave Haynes Bil Trainor sent me a nice note in recent days letting me know he was finally, totally, 100% retired from Capital Networks, the broadcast and digital signage software company he started some 30 years ago. “December 31st was my last day with Capital Networks,” he wrote in a note. “Since planning, launching and operating it has …
Happy Holidays! 16:9 (Probably) Off For A Few Days December 21, 2020 by Dave Haynes It was around the middle of last week when the Happy Holidays emails from companies started coming in at pace, and conversely the daily torrent of news and PR pitch emails I get started to slow. It is Monday morning, with Christmas on Friday, and there is not a lot shaking, so don’t expect many …
