How COVID-19 Is Changing The Digital Signage Business: Germany’s Invidis Consultancy April 29, 2020 by Dave Haynes Florian Rotberg and Stefan Schieker of Munich’s Invidis Consulting have been active in the digital signage market since 2006, mainly focused on Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Their work spans everything from straight-up consulting for vendors and end-users to organizing and running industry conferences in Europe and globally. That puts them in steady touch …
The Story Behind ACE – Advocates for Connected Experiences – From Kim Sarubbi April 21, 2020 by Dave Haynes There are a lot of special interest member organizations out there, all focused on the things they do as businesses, but also on the trends and market forces that affect them. There is a hell of a lot of crossover when it comes to things like customer experience, but historically, there’s been very little crossover …
Remi Del Mar On Epson’s Very Different Take On Projection For Digital Signage April 15, 2020 by Dave Haynes For a bunch of years, projection seemed like one of these digital signage technologies that had seen its day. But that’s changed in the last two or three years, and if you follow the industry and go to trade shows, you’re seeing more projection product and applications. The big reason is lasers, which last way, …
AVIXA’s Research Head Sean Wargo On COVID-19’s Impact On Pro AV Industry April 8, 2020 by Dave Haynes AVIXA, the trade association for the pro AV industry, has started doing a weekly impact survey with members in North America and internationally – as a way of understanding how hard the pandemic is hitting business, and the collective point of view on what is happening, and will happen. As you might imagine, things don’t …
STRATACACHE CEO Chris Riegel On The Digital Signage Industry’s State And Prospects In Pandemic Times April 1, 2020 by Dave Haynes These are some of the oddest, craziest, scariest moments many of us have ever experienced. If you’re sick, you’ll hopefully recover quickly. But the global economy is now very much under the weather, so to speak, and it is not at all clear when it will get better. Businesses are shuttered and many won’t open …
ScreenCloud’s Mark McDermott On How A Pandemic Changes How Workplace Messaging Is Done April 16, 2026March 25, 2020 by Dave Haynes ScreenCloud has been around for five years now – a pure software startup that aimed to bring web technology fully into digital signage. Now the London-based company has roughly 100 staffers in the UK, US and Thailand, and is evolving from having an SMB focus into servicing enterprise business. I’ve spoken to co-founder Mark McDermott …
Stef Thorarinson Of Pristine-Screen On Using Touchscreens In The Age Of COVID-19 March 18, 2020 by Dave Haynes At the best of times, using an interactive screen can be a slightly dodgy experience because of the presence of dirt, grime, bacterial build-up and other stuff you really don’t even want to think about. But in this new age we’re living in – hopefully temporary, but who knows – touching an interactive surface that’s …
Tina Williams On How Toronto’s Big Airport Does DOOH Differently March 11, 2020 by Dave Haynes Airports are very different places from when I started my working life, and technology has done a lot to not only change travel experiences, but also help monetize what are, often, very busy public places. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority runs that city’s Pearson Airport. It is the busiest airport in Canada, with almost 50 …
SiliconCore’s Jim Wickenhiser Tries To Clear Some Fog Around LED Terminology And Tech March 4, 2020 by Dave Haynes Trying to develop and maintain an understanding of the direct view LED industry is a challenge even for industry veterans. There’s a lot of different tech, a lot of jargon, and a lot of liberal interpretations of what something really is. One company’s miniLED may be the next company’s microLED. One of the most well-established …
Bob O’Brien Of DSCC On the State And Future Of Digital Displays In The Time Of COVID-19 February 26, 2020 by Dave Haynes There is very little that’s simple about the display industry – whether it’s on the consumer or commercial side. At first glance, it would seem to be all about the electronics, but a flat panel display, in particular, involves a lot of specialty glass and chemical compounds. What gets pulled together for a digital signage …
