Projects: LA DIY Florist Uses Digital Signage To Amplify Customer Experiences December 17, 2015 by Dave Haynes People who go into one of the two Los Angeles locations of Fleurish can design and build their own flower arrangements in what is billed as the first ever design-it-yourself flower studio. The stores get everything from individuals, to classes, and all the way to bachelorette parties (pre-cocktails, I assume). The stores use digital signage in a …
Is Eddystone The Game-Changer For Beacons In Retail? December 16, 2015 by Nir Doron GUEST POST: Paul Croubalian, The Customer Experience Group For 132 years, the Eddystone lighthouse has stood on the treacherous Eddystone Rocks in Devon. Its light has shown out over the waters warning mariners and saving them from impending doom. Now, its namesake sets similar sights on saving retailers, restaurants, hotels, et al. Eddystone just might be the …
Projects: Star Wars Premiere Red Carpet Walk Flanked By Giant MicroTiles Walls December 16, 2015 by Dave Haynes The world premiere in Los Angeles of the long-awaited Star Wars: The Force Awakens? had a massive red carpet area, including a walkway with almost 400 of Christie’s MicroTiles displays. Christie’s Coolux Pandoras Box Media Servers powered a variety of displays, including 388 MicroTiles on the walkway walls and 18 Christie LCD panels in other red carpet and photo …
inLighten Cited As Best of Best Product In Worship Sector December 16, 2015 by Dave Haynes Congratulations to one of this blog’s loyal sponsors – inLighten – which has been cited as among the ‘Best of the Best’ Hot Products for 2015 by Religious Product News. If that’s a head-scratcher for you, bear in mind that there are 1,000s and 1,000s of houses of worship out there, across many faiths, and a …
Are Shopping Mall Wayfinding Directories Still Relevant? December 14, 2015 by Dave Haynes I find myself in a lot of shopping malls during my travels, but not because I’m a voracious consumer. It’s rare when I even walk in stores. I’m there out of curiosity – looking at what the landlords and tenants are doing with the physical design and the digital experience. A couple of weeks ago …
My Chromebit Is Truly In Hand December 11, 2015 by Dave Haynes When Asus finally put Chromebits on the marketplace last month, I decided to order one online. No could do. At least not in Canada. I tried a week later and no luck. No one had them, though there was a place in the US that had them on back-order and they maybe, just maybe, shipped …
Can The Crowd Review Digital Signage Software? December 9, 2015 by Dave Haynes A New Mexico company called CrowdReviews.com has announced its online platform for reviews and rankings of software solutions has started ranking digital signage software companies. “The platform,” says a news release, “has been launched in a limited beta stage and is currently inviting digital signage software developers to have their customers leave reviews and feedback on …
Projects: Vodafone Goes Big On Digital Signage Down Under December 9, 2015 by Dave Haynes Mobile network operator Vodafone’s Australian wing has gone big on digital signage in its retail stores, switching on a national network that will exceed more than 1,200 screens before the year is out. Vodafone Hutchison Australia’s business case for integrating digital into the store design was a reduction of its dependencies on printed in-store material, and …
Projects: Lululemon Puts Different Twist On Interactive Retail Mirrors December 8, 2015 by Dave Haynes We’ve seen, for at least the last couple of years, startups and retailers taking different, often interesting stabs at interactive mirrors in retail environments. They’ve tended to be about the dressing room experience, but the athletic wear retailer Lululemon went in a decidedly different direction with a test installation at its New York flagship store. Instead …
Five Digital Signage Options For Tabletop Interactive Displays December 8, 2015 by Curtis Tilly Touchscreen tables are powerful tools for collaboration, interactivity and engagement. Customers in a retail store can use them to learn more about a product or service. An enterprise can use one to allow multiple users to collaborate on the same projects in one physical space – anything from architectural drawings to seismic imaging. Higher educational institutions …
