Pro AV Gig Matchmaker AV Junction Tweaks Business Model; Now Free To Use July 2, 2019 by Dave Haynes The Toronto area start-up that is trying to bring the gig economy to pro AV jobs has done a bit of a pivot, moving from a pay to play model to one that is now free and will go freemium. AV Junction has announced the launch of a free web platform designed to match pre-vetted AV …
DSF NYC Summer Mixer Set For July 17th June 28, 2019 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Federation is holding a summertime mixer in New York City on July 17th at the offices of the creative studio C&G Partners. The mixer will run for two hours, starting at 5 PM. There will be drinks and light hors d’oeuvres. RSVPs are limited to 60 people. Admission is free for members, …
DSF Toronto’s Breakfast Event Pulls Some 60 Attendees For Digital In Dining June 6, 2019 by Dave Haynes The Toronto chapter of the Digital Signage Federation had its second breakfast event this morning, focused on Digital In Dining. Here’s the word from organizer and fellow DSF board member Kelly Smith: We had a fantastic attendance (more than 60 people in the room), and the feedback I received afterwards was overwhelmingly positive. The topic, …
inLighten CEO Snyder Personally Donates $100K To Neighborhood Charity May 13, 2019 by Dave Haynes The Buffalo-based media and digital signage company inLighten normally keeps a very low profile, but they lifted the veil a little today to celebrate the good deeds of President and CEO Dan Snyder, who has personally donated $100,000 toward the construction of an assisted living/enhanced assisted living and memory care community in the community. “inLighten looks for …
NEC’s Larson, LG’s Wicka Get Executive Promotions April 26, 2019 by Dave Haynes I tend to tell PR people I don’t do new hires and appointments stories because analytics clearly indicate 16:9 readers don’t care. But I make an exception for some notable ones. Betsy Larson is now Senior VP of Sales for NEC, getting a bump up from Vice President of Channel Sales. In her new gig, …
Two Swedish Digital Signage Companies Shuffle CEOs April 1, 2019 by Dave Haynes This may be indicative of nothing, but a couple of the largest digital signage companies in Scandinavia are getting new CEOs. Sweden’s ZetaDisplay has announced its President and CEO, Leif Liljebrunn (pictured above), will take on a new role on VP Mergers and Acquisitions this fall, once a CEO search and the new person is …
Stratacache Matches $30K Funding Target To Help Little Ohio Girl March 13, 2019 by Dave Haynes Rotten day? This should cheer you up … The Austin, TX-based media network Chive Media Group – which has a big and growing footprint as a digital OOH operator in bars and beyond – has a big and very earnest focus on doing good through charitable activities. The company also has corporate partners, among them …
A Tribute To Out Of Home Legend Karl Eller: 1928-2019 March 11, 2019 by sixteenninewpadmin Guest Post: Alan High, ARH Digital Solutions Arizona businessman Karl Eller, the founder of what became the largest outdoor media company in North America, passed away Sunday at his Phoenix home. He was 90. OOH media veteran Alan High, a Canadian now based in NYC, wrote this tribute: The first time I met Karl Eller …
Women Of Digital Signage Group Announces DSE Luncheon Plans February 19, 2019 by Dave Haynes The Women of Digital Signage are holding what will be their second annual luncheon next month at Digital Signage Expo ion Las Vegas. The lunch meeting will be run at noon on the Thursday of the trade show. “We’re very excited for our second year as an organization,” says Andrea Varrone, DSCE, co-founder of the …
Digital Signage Organisation Forms, Focusing On European Industry January 21, 2019 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Organisation (or DSO) has been formed and announced as a new entity intended to support the European Digital Signage industry. The organization’s President is Simon Jackson – who is Vice President, Strategic & Vertical Sales EMEA for NEC Display Solutions, and was previously President of the Digital Signage Federation Europe (DSF-E). Joining him …
