Ingram Planning Digital Signage Vendor Fair Apr. 28 In Toronto March 31, 2016 by Dave Haynes The Toronto office of giant distributor Ingram Micro is running a Pro AV/Digital Signage vendor fair and what it calls a speed mixer (you drink fast???) on April 28th at the Toronto Congress Centre, which is up by the main airport. The agenda sets up like this: A general vendor fair and lunch starting at noon, …
Your Customer Engagement Screens Are Probably Bullshit March 30, 2016 by Dave Haynes One of the things that has bothered me for years about digital signage product marketing is the heavy, almost maniacal use of terms like engagement, experience and immersive by some companies. It’s this idea and assumption I see repeatedly that putting a touchscreen or some interactive tool in a store or public space somehow makes …
Projects: Kuwait Petroleum’s VIP Lounge Experience March 30, 2016 by Dave Haynes This is the new VIP Executive Lounge Experience at Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, that country’s biggest national oil company. The company, which has annual revenues of something like $250 billion, wanted a space for execs and guests that was luxurious and comfy, but also reinforced the company and brand through visuals. Dubai-based solutions provider 2point0 Concepts were …
Foxconn Completes Acquisition Of Sharp March 30, 2016 by Dave Haynes Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s biggest contract electronics manufacturer, agreed to acquire Japan’s Sharp Corp for about $3.5 billion. The company that, among many things, has huge manufacturing facilities in China making iPhones, is taking roughly a two-thirds stake in the Japanese display and electronics manufacturer. It’s the biggest acquisition to date in Japan’s arguably fading consumer tech …
5 Myths About Digital Signage March 30, 2016 by Luis Villafane Guest Post, Richard Fortin, ITES Media The digital signage industry has been growing quickly in the last few years. Big players in retail and large companies have both adopted this method of communication. It is, regardless, a fairly young industry that evolves rapidly and this creates misconceptions. We have therefore decided to dispel five of the …
US FDA Again Delays Calorie Count Rules For Restaurant Menu Boards March 30, 2016 by Dave Haynes The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has again delayed enforcement of menu labeling rules, pushing the need for restaurant chains to show calorie counts on menus and menu displays into 2017. Associated Press reports that the final rules released in 2014 were first stipulating that restaurants and other establishments that sell prepared foods and have 20 …
Apple Goes Big With LED Video Wall At Next-Generation Store In Memphis March 29, 2016 by Dave Haynes Memphis is likely not the first locale many people would peg for an iconic brand to open its first next-generation store in its home country. But that’s where Apple has opened a new store design concept that has a massive fine pixel pitch LED video wall as its signature feature. The store opened last week, and that …
Projects: Queensland Private School Lights Up Its Wonder Room March 29, 2016 by Dave Haynes A private co-ed school in the Brisbane/Gold Coast part of Australia has turned on what it calls the Wonder Room – a specially-kitted classroom that features a five-panel multi-touch video used by both students and teachers. Put together by the Australian firm Prendi, the Wonder Room at All Saints Anglican School has a seamless Multitaction video wall that …
Audio: Post-DSE Impressions From Hughes Webinar March 29, 2016 by Dave Haynes Here’s the audio track (below … click on the red Soundcloud arrow to get started) for that webinar I did Friday with the media solutions folks at Hughes. I joined Senior Marketing Manager Curtis Campbell and Mike Tippets, the VP of Media Solutions at Hughes, to share our collective thoughts on what we saw a couple …
Sign Expo Trying Again To Add Digital Signage Element March 28, 2016 by Dave Haynes The mainstream sign industry’s biggest trade show, Sign Expo, will be trying once again later this month to expand its reach into the digital signage business, with another “dynamic digital park” and a handful of conference speakers. The International Sign Association people have been trying this for a few years now, and it just doesn’t …
