Nanolumens CEO Rick Cope Has Left Company He Founded January 10, 2019 by Dave Haynes Nanolumens founder Rick Cope has left the company he founded and ran for several years, to pursue (as the saying goes) other interests. The colorful former US Marine built the Atlanta-area company up from the idea stage – marketing indoor LED displays that were skinny, light and flexible to a pro AV industry that had …
Freeman, Pisano And Smith Added To DSF Board January 7, 2019 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Federation (DSF) has announced the 2019 Board of Directors, including three newly elected at-large board members. Chris Freeman of United Airlines, Frank Pisano of BrightSign and Kelly Smith of Capital Networks were voted on to the board for two year terms. Wayne Rasor of FastSign and Will Amos of Diversified were each voted back on …
ISE 16:9 Mixer Tickets Just About Gone January 2, 2019 by Dave Haynes Hello 2019! I hope, like me, you took at least a little time off to re-charge, as this year looks busy. My To Do List includes work related to a pair of 16:9 mixers – the first happening in about five weeks (Feb. 6th) in Amsterdam. The ticketing engine lets me know when there are …
Merry Christmas! December 24, 2018 by Dave Haynes Time to shut down for a few days. There will not be a new podcast episode this week or next, as much of the audience is also taking a few days off with 2019 winding down. We’ll start off fresh in January. Coming then, coverage of NRF in New York and ISE in Amsterdam, and …
Here’s The Judge List For This Year’s Global Digital Signage Awards December 12, 2018 by Dave Haynes The 2019 Finalist list of companies was issued Monday for the global Digital Signage Awards, and as head judge I want to thank all of the other industry people – from around the world – who very kindly donated their finite time to review submissions, score them, and help identify the best of the best. The …
Reminder: DSF Miami Mixer Set For Thursday Night December 3, 2018 by Dave Haynes A reminder that the Digital Signage Federation Miami Meet & Greet is this Thursday, Dec. 6th from 6:3 – 8:30 PM EST at the EB Hotel, which is near the Miami Airport. Four times each year the DSF puts on a regional event in North America for its members, and this one syncs up with the …
Next Digital Signage Federation Networking Mixer Set For Dec. 6th In Miami November 11, 2018 by Dave Haynes The next Digital Signage Federation networking mixer is coming up in a few weeks in Miami. The Miami Meet and Greet is 6:30– 8:30 PM on December 6th, at the EB Hotel near Miami’s International Airport. Why there and not downtown? The giant Art Basel art show is on in Miami Beach, making that part of …
16:9 Mixer In Works For ISE In Amsterdam November 9, 2018 by Dave Haynes How about a 16:9 Mixer in Amsterdam, during ISE 2019? I am working with secured sponsors on plans to host a mixer at the RAI venue, where Integrated Systems Europe is staged, at the tail end of one of the show days. It would be quite similar to the mixer I’ve been doing for ages …
DSF’s Coffee And Controversy Draws Record Crowd October 31, 2018 by Dave Haynes Just back at World HQ after a lightning quick trip in and out of New York – mostly to attend and moderate the Digital Signage Federation’s annual Coffee and Controversy breakfast event. It was at Google’s NYC offices – which are predictably nice. The tech giant has a terrific events auditorium/presentation center/whatever they call it, …
Freshwater Founder Matt Downey On Retail Tech And The Opportunity He Sees In Epaper October 17, 2018 by Dave Haynes Matt Downey’s time in digital signage traces way, way back to the days when Premier Retail Networks was, by far, the big dog in putting screen networks in retail environments. His time with PRN – working with clients like Walmart – eventually led him into working directly for one of his big grocer clients. Not …
