DSF Sets Date, Location For Toronto Digital Signage Mixer On July 26 June 22, 2017 by Dave Haynes The DSF has set a date and place for a Toronto Meet & Greet mixer in late July, as well as a speaker. The event is July 26, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM at The Rec Room, a new mega entertainment place-thingie that I believe is a product of Cineplex, the cinema chain. The invite says …
InfoComm 2017 – Sixteen:Nine v. DailyDOOH Video June 19, 2017 by Dave Haynes Here’s my chat with Adrian from DailyDOOH, at the NEC stand last week in Orlando. There is a full archive of his chats with various people here …
Capital Networks Tweaks Management Team As Trainor Eases A Bit More Into Retirement May 23, 2017 by Dave Haynes One of the nicest (and funniest) men in digital signage is continuing his slow-motion slide into retirement. The founder of 26-year-old Toronto-based software firm Capital Networks Limited, Bil Trainor, has elevated several members of his management team into executive positions, while staying on as CEO. Effective today, the senior leadership team will now include Jim Vair …
Parisien Joins Quividi As Chief Strategy Officer May 9, 2017 by Dave Haynes The French video analytics company Quividi has signed on well-known DOOH technology veteran Daniel Parisien as its Chief Strategy Officer. Parisien will oversee Quividi’s strategy and business development globally and be the chief evangelist for the organization, reporting directly to CEO Ke-Quang Nguyen-Phuc. I don’t normally write about new hires because page view counts clearly indicate few readers …
Coates Hires McDonald’s POS & Kiosk Chief As New U.S. GM January 24, 2017 by Dave Haynes New hires at digital signage companies don’t seem to generate many page views on Sixteen:Nine, but this one might be different – a company focused on digital services for QSRs has hired the woman who was previously McDonald’s Director of Global Point of Sale and Self-Order Kiosk. Kim Moore is now the U.S. General Manager of …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Mike Blackman, Integrated Systems Europe January 11, 2017 by Dave Haynes Integrated Systems Europe is coming up at the start of next month in Amsterdam, and Mike Blackman is the guy who has built ISE up to be the largest pro AV show on the planet. It’s also the biggest digital signage show in terms of footprint and exhibitors, though signage is just one element of …
Reflect Hires Major Client As New CEO January 10, 2017 by Dave Haynes In an interesting, slightly odd twist, Dallas-based solutions provider/softwareco Reflect has appointed the guy at the center of one of the company’s higher profile projects as its new CEO. Lee Summers started with Reflect last month, having come over from Nebraska Furniture Mart, where he was Manager for Marketing/Technology and responsible for choosing Reflect’s in-store digital media …
Davis-Taylor, Amos and Rasor Added to DSF’s 2017 Board January 3, 2017 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Federation has announced the results of its 2017 Board of Directors elections, with three familiar industry names joining the shadowy cabal at the federation’s mountaintop retreat somewhere in Iowa. Five At-Large Director seats on the board are filled by reinstated board members who will serve a second term and continue to closely guard the …
Thanks To Many, Many, And Merry Christmas! December 21, 2016 by Dave Haynes I’m still at it today and tomorrow, and maybe even Friday – but my guess is a lot of industry people are already in holiday mode, or imminently so. With that in mind, I wanted to get a note out while there are still people at their desks, and reasonably sober. First, thank you to …
Will There Be A Pantenna Under The Tree For You? December 20, 2016 by Dave Haynes This deserves a big audience – the annual festive season video from the folks at signage solutions provider Telecine in Montreal, sent out this afternoon in an email blast. Your host is Telecine owner James Fine. Very well done! You are currently viewing a placeholder content from Vimeo. To access the actual content, click the …
