InfoComm’s Speaker Line-Up Set for Digital Signage Summit May 17, 2016 by Super User The speaker line-up now seems to be in place for the Digital Signage Summit at InfoComm, being run by the German consultancy and event group Invidis Consulting. The summit is on Tuesday, June 7th, from 8 AM (groan) to 3:30 PM, I think/assume/better find out that it is at the Las Vegas Convention Centre. I better find …
Digital Signage In The New Workplace May 17, 2016 by Kenneth Brinkmann Guest Post: Debbie Dewitt, Visix The workplace of the 21st century is a different animal than what some of us grew up with. With the dominant generations working being Generation Xers and Millennials, expectations and ideas of what makes a place worth working for are different than they were. Businesses are changing what they offer …
IoT And Digital Signage: The Invisible Elephant In The Room – Part 2 May 17, 2016 by Sue MacCutcheon Guest Post: Tim Strähle, Adversign Media This is part 2 of a three-part series about retail detail signage and the Internet of Things. It’s based on excerpts from a broader white paper by the digital signage CMS firm Adversign Media, which markets Viewneo. It is available here. What happens when IoT meets digital signage? The current state of …
IoT And Digital Signage: The Invisible Elephant In The Room – Part 1 May 16, 2016 by Sue MacCutcheon Guest Post: Tim Strähle, Adversign Media This is part 1 of a three-part series about retail detail signage and the Internet of Things. It’s based on excerpts from a broader white paper by the digital signage CMS firm Adversign Media, which markets Viewneo. It is available here. We’re now in a world in which technology, consumption habits and the …
Billboards And Posters Hacked From Mobile To Malmo May 15, 2016 by Super User If you are flipping through posts while sitting on the couch with kids nearby, skip past this one. The links are a little unsuitable for little kids. There’s nothing new about digital billboards and digital signs getting hacked, but what is amazing is how at least the first incident made it so easy for just …
Focused On Retail Digital Signage? Read This, Pour Stiff Drink May 14, 2016 by Super User If one of your key verticals for digital signage hardware, software or services is retail, you already know the sales cycle is long and that it can be very hard to get prospective customers to take that last step and cut purchase orders. You’ll also have a sense many bricks and mortar retailers are struggling. …
Clearing Up HR Problems Using Digital Signage May 13, 2016 by Kenneth Brinkmann Guest Post: Debbie DeWitt, Visix A good Human Resources team is indispensable to the smooth running of a company or organization. Companies today are investing more in their HR departments1. They are often the interface between management and staff, and can make the difference in having an engaged workforce that knows what’s expected and wants to …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts Seeing Healthy Download Numbers After 1st Week May 13, 2016 by Super User The Sixteen:Nine Podcast series just launched a week ago but it’s already doing quite well – with more than 300 downloads off the host pages and more than 1,000 if you lump in other podcast platforms that grab, distribute and play episodes out using the RSS feed. Now … compared to something like Serial or The …
Ontario Tears Down Its Beer Wall, Goes Interactive May 12, 2016 by Super User American friends who’ve come up to Toronto for a visit or on business have tended to marvel at the sight of big buildings along major roadways that say simply: BEER STORE. They are Ontario government-regulated stores that only sell beer, and many of them are set up like small warehouses, with a front order desk …
Defining The Digital Workplace May 12, 2016 by Joel Dart Guest Post: Brandon Harp, Barco/X20 Media The digital workplace has many different meanings, and as someone selling visual and software solutions into that space, I constantly find myself asking customers what the digital workplace means to them. Very few have clearly defined answers. The IT research and advisory firm Gartner describes the digital workplace as a …
