Sixteen:Nine Podcast: Stephen Randall of Monster Media May 11, 2016 by Super User Stephen Randall is the EVP Social and Mobile at the out of home media firm Monster Media. Randall was doing mobile operating systems before they were ever called smart, as a co-founder of Symbian. He then started LocaModa, which was doing visualizations of user-generated content as far back as 2005, before social media was even …
Projects: UK Burger Chain’s Switch To Digital Menus Sees 50% Sales Boost May 10, 2016 by Super User It’s one location, so keep that top of mind, but word that cutting over menu boards at a UK burger stand from static to digital menu boards jumped sales by 50% is nonetheless interesting. The small hand-crafted burger chain, Prime Burger, cut over its three locations to digital, working with Eclipse Digital Media and using Samsung’s …
Delivering On The Promise Of Electronic Paper May 9, 2016 by Jennifer Davis Guest Post: Luka Birsa, Visionect Electronic paper is now making it possible to put digital signage in places and situations that were long thought too difficult and costly. The technology that first made its mark in the e-book sector is now being used outside as digital signs on roadways and at transit shops – conquering …
Solving Menu Board Challenges … With Print??? May 6, 2016 by Super User Here’s something odd to end the week – a fast food chain and its marketing services vendor touting how it uses on-demand printing to get menus localized to each of 900 sites. From Retail Touchpoints: Bakery franchise Auntie Anne’s is leveraging Print On Demand technology from retail marketing services provider GSP to print customizable menu boards …
Sixteen:Nine Podcast: Nanxi Liu of Enplug May 6, 2016 by Super User In this episode, I’m chatting with Nanxi Liu, the CEO of Enplug, a Los Angeles-based digital signage CMS company she started with a group of new friends after graduating from Cal-Berkeley, just four years ago.. Nanxi talks about being a Millennial Asian CEO in an industry mostly run by middle-aged white guys, growing a company …
Sixteen:Nine Podcast: Bill Dunn of LG MRI May 6, 2016 by Super User Bill Dunn is the founder and CEO of LG MRI, a suburban Atlanta company focused on producing ultra-reliable, long-lasting outdoor LCD displays. You can see LG MRI product on urban sidewalks, attached to bus shelters and placed around busy outdoor areas like shopping centers and campuses. Dunn, an engineer to the core, talks in this …
Seneca Sets Starting Price For Its Rugged PC Sticks At $275 May 6, 2016 by Super User Seneca has now launched and fixed a $275 USD starting price on its industrialized take on the notion of PCs on sticks. The Seneca HDS media stick is ruggedized, fanless and will do a single output of 1080p HD at 60 frames per second. What sets it apart from less expensive PC sticks by Intel and …
Sixteen:Nine Podcast: Bryan Fairfield of Nanonation May 6, 2016 by Super User Bryan Fairfield is the CEO of Nanonation, which delivers digital signage and interactive for a fascinating range of clients – from Louis Vuitton to Harley Davidson to Raising Nebraska, a hands-on learning center celebrating and explaining farm life. Bryan talks in this podcast about the rise of interactive in retail and public spaces, tuning their …
Now You Can Listen To Sixteen:Nine – The Podcast May 6, 2016 by Super User Sixteen:Nine now has a podcast – a series of 25-35 minute interviews with people who are running interesting companies, doing intriguing things, or have something valuable to say about digital signage. The plan is to release a new episode every week, but we’ll see what kind of rhythm gets established (and, of course, whether anyone …
Projects: Billboard Ads Take A Break For A Midnight Moment In Times Square May 6, 2016 by Super User Via The Creators Project If you are making your way through New York’s Time Square very late one evening this month, you may see the LED boards around the area suddenly fill up with flowers, in an art project called Midnight Moment. At 11:57 each night, the ad rotation changes over to public art for …
