OBN shutting down LED board business July 16, 2010 by Dave HaynesSad to relay news that Canada’s Outdoor Broadcast Network (aka OBN) is shutting down its national LED board network, having decided there isn’t enough money yet in the still emerging DOOH marketplace to warrant the reinvestment capital needed for upgraded displays. The company, started and run by my old Elevator News Network colleagues Peter Irwin …
Digital Signage Federation adds standards group; chairs for other committees July 1, 2010 by Dave HaynesWell, I thought the tomato fight between the Digital Screenmedia Association and the fledgling Digital Signage Federation might be sorted by now, but both are still moving along parallel, separate tracks as far as I can tell. maybe it won’t get sorted??? The DSF has created a new standards committee and got Ken Goldberg, the CEO …
One year for pressDOOH June 28, 2010 by Dave HaynesI just realized Monday that it has been one year since I decided to jump off a business cliff and hope the bungee cord worked. Still here. And still bouncing up and down a little. I wasn’t crazy. There is indeed a business in doing good writing for others, and my pressDOOH clients seem to like what …
DPAA has new website up, but org not getting much attention June 25, 2010 by Dave HaynesAn interesting thing happens when you search Google for recent news, blog posts and tweets about the Digital Place-Based Advertising Association. Nothing happens. NOTHING. Zippo. Nada. The only fleeting reference is that Suzanne LaForgia left recently to join Reach Media Group as an ad sales exec. The new website is finally up and it looks …
DOOH giant Accent Health does the CEO Shuffle June 22, 2010 by Dave HaynesAccentHealth, one of the biggest DOOH networks in the US, has switched out CEOs, with Daniel Stone replacing Richard Ruth, who co-founded the thing and has been with the company for 15 years. There is no back story provided in the press release about why Ruth is leaving, not even a pursuing other opportunities line. …
Bob Cooney leaves eCast; weighing next steps May 18, 2010 by Dave HaynesI don’t know eCast all that well, but I’ve liked what I have seen and the guy, Bob Cooney, who was the product’s front-man and pretty much synonomous with the company — kinda like Jeff Porter and Scala. But Bob Cooney has left his longtime gig with eCast and is now considering his next moves …
Going off the grid for a week and change May 1, 2010 by Dave HaynesThis is my last post for a week or so. The image gives you a good idea of where I will be and what I will be doing. I’m not bringing anything electronic beyond my MP3 player and beloved noise-cancelling headphones, so forget about reaching me. If asked what I do, it’ll be: “I do …
New digital signage user group and forum established; organizer hoping for pitch-free zone April 25, 2010 by Dave HaynesThere have been a few stabs here and there at trying online discussion forums on digital signage and DOOH, and I think it’s is entirely fair to say none of them have caught on. There are a few things that stall them … They look like ghost towns when people come across these forums in …
DSF says it is up past 200 members now; announces board leadership March 29, 2010 by Dave HaynesI have my doubts that membership counts are all that telling until real money is being dropped, but nonetheless some 200 companies and individuals have signed on as members of the new Digital Signage Federation. The DSF says memberships are from the US and Canada, as would be expected, but there are also sign-ups from Argentina, Australia, …
DS Show enlists some smartypants to help show industry newcomers around March 12, 2010 by Dave HaynesDSE is more than a bit of a blur, but I do remember standing around at one point and seeing a Minicom guy walk by with a bunch of people following him, which my remaining neurons slowly stitched together to make me realize that was a trade show tour thing. I thought it was kind …