Stratacache Hires McDonald’s Menu Board Head To Run QSR Practice May 7, 2015 by Dave Haynes Stratacache has hired a guy named Dan Williams to lead its business development efforts in the QSR sector. Why that’s interesting is that Williams was at McDonald’s for 20 years and was the head of Digital and Print Menu Boards there, so he knows as much or more about the business case and logic for …
Danaher Takes On Brand Ambassador Role With NYC Ad Tech Startup April 30, 2015 by Dave Haynes Former DPAA head Sue Danaher has joined NYC-based ad-targeting startup Centriply as its brand ambassador, charged with opening the door at advertising and media agencies. “Sue’s combination of industry knowledge and long-standing relationships will be a major benefit to us as we extend our sales and promotional efforts,” says Shelley Stansfield, director special ops, Centriply. “Strong partnerships …
Paul Price Out At Creative Realities April 21, 2015 by Dave Haynes The blended entity that is Creative Realities and Wireless Ronin has filed its 2014 revenues and announced the departure of longtime CRI CEO Paul Price. “We thank Mr. Price for his service, wish him well in his new endeavors and have full confidence in the senior team at the company for a seamless transition,” says Alec …
Capital Networks Turns 24 April 17, 2015 by Dave Haynes Digital signage is still quite a young industry, but some of its people have been around a very long time. Toronto-based Capital Networks is celebrating 24 years in business as of today, the same day my daughter Claire has turned 25, which is also mind-wobbling. Anyway, congratulations to Bill Trainor, Jim Vair, Morgan Henderson, Jonathan …
Levi Leaving Captivate, Starting DOOH-centric Consultancy March 20, 2015 by Dave Haynes If you have been around this business for a while, particularly on the Digital OOH side, you’ve probably bumped into Dan Levi. He was, until recently, working with one of oldest and biggest Digital OOH networks, Captivate. Now he’s hung out his own shingle, starting Levi Media Advisory, a consultancy Dan describes as being at …
Call For Speakers: Taiwan, June 2015 March 17, 2015 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Multimedia Alliance in Taiwan has put out its 2015 call for speakers to its annual Digital Signage Forum in Taipei, which runs during the giant Computex tech show. The DSMA involves nearly 200 member companies in Asia, including technology and media companies. The annual forum takes place this year on Friday June 5 at the …
Biggest, Best Preset Mixer Yet March 11, 2015 by Dave Haynes We had about 340 people out last night to the 6th annual Preset Group DSE Mixer at the Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas. That’s the biggest crowd ever. We had people hanging out in the lobby, ahead of the event. And we had people who stuck around well after. We had start-ups. We had …
Digital Signage Jobs: Sales And Sales Engineers March 6, 2015 by Dave Haynes Specialty display-maker Planar is looking for a Sales Account Manager in DC, Maryland, or Virginia, and a Presales Engineer based in the Midwest. The job posting is at www.planar.com/careers or contact hr@planar.com Duggal, one of the larger print companies in the US, is looking for a NY-based sales engineer to work with its sales account …
Yay! Output Reaches Crowdfunding Target February 27, 2015 by Dave Haynes Nice! The little crew at UK’s Output Magazine reached its funding goal within the 24 hour timeframe, and now has the money it needs to keep the doors open and coverage going on the UK sign business – print and digital. You are currently viewing a placeholder content from Default. To access the actual content, …
Paul Flanigan Out At DSA February 23, 2015 by Dave Haynes The story has been circulating on Rumour Central UK for several days now, but it can be confirmed that Paul Flanigan is out as the Executive Director and figurehead of the Digital Screenmedia Association. He was formally there for 15 months or so, but Paul confirmed by email with me that he’s no longer with the …
