JohnRyan Opens Silicon Valley Software Development Center February 26, 2015 by Super User Digital signage is pretty heavily a software-driven business, but I can’t really think of many – if any – signage CMS companies that are based in or near Silicon Valley. In an interesting twist, Minneapolis-based JohnRyan, which I tend to think most people in this industry regard more as an agency-style solutions provider, has opened up …
Projects: Extremely Clever Corporate Comms At Blinds.com February 26, 2015 by Super User This is soooooo clever. Blinds.com, an online seller of guess what, has a very sharp guy named Brad Parler who has put together an internal corporate communications network like none other I have seen in digital signage. Forget about bland Excel charts or leaderboards that are just names and numbers. The Blinds.com guys took their …
Press And Marketing Tips Ahead Of DSE 2015 February 26, 2015 by Super User I have been going to DSE since 2005, and writing a blog that included coverage of said show since 2006 – so I have seen a LOT of press releases and direct marketing pieces over the past decade. And I’ve drawn some conclusions. First – many companies time their BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS for the opening day …
New Tech: A Smart Projector That Screws In Like A Lightbulb February 26, 2015 by Super User Pico projectors have been around for a few years now, offering up a way to do projections onto surfaces using something much smaller and lighter than a conventional conference room projector. A Pico projector costs $200 and up and is not much bigger than a smartphone. Now there’s a Kickstarter campaign out for a little …
Post Number 4,000 (And Still Counting) February 20, 2015 by Super User It is perhaps fitting that a major milestone for this blog comes in the immediate wake of a post about goofballs updating a digital sign with duct tape. More than nine years and 4,000 (as of this one) posts, there’s still no end of goofy stuff going on. All those posts since 2006 have followed …
Why Update A MenuBoard Digitally When You Have Duct Tape Handy? February 20, 2015 by Super User This is just all kinds of awesome – as relayed by a regular reader. It’s a digital display used by a BBQ/pulled pork food concession at the big international auto show in Toronto. It appears the concession went out of stock on an item, and in the absence of having the tools or even …
Sweden’s ZetaDisplay Buys Finnish DS Firm Marketmedia February 19, 2015 by Super User More news of consolidation in the digital signage sector – this time from Northern Europe. Sweden’s ZetaDisplay has reached an agreement to buy Marketmedia Oy, which is described as the largest digital signage firm in Finland. ZetaDisplay is picking up a firm that’s running EBITDA-positive, has a turnover of about $4 million USD, and a bunch …
DSE 2015 Booth Field Guide: NoviSign February 19, 2015 by Super User Gil Matzliah, CEO, Novisign DSE Booth: FT16 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? NoviSign brings a fresh angle to the traditional Digital Signage world. NoviSign realizes that the Digital Sign on the wall is not relevant anymore, unless the audience can actually interact …
DSE 2015 Booth Field Guide: Via Technologies February 18, 2015 by Super User Charles Regula, Director of Business Development, Via Technologies Booth 1845 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? DSE visitors who are interested in commercial-grade Android solutions should put the VIA booth on their must see list. With the ALTA DS and ALTA DS 2 we offer …
DSE 2015 Booth Field Guide: Vertigo Digital Displays February 17, 2015 by Super User Bruno Pupo, Vice President Global Sales & Marketing, Vertigo Digital Displays Inc. Booth 1823 Why do people going to DSE need to put Vertigo on their Must See list of booths? Vertigo will be unveiling and showcasing several new outdoor and semi-outdoor rated products for Retail, Property Management, Way-Finding and Drive-Thru menu applications. What’s your big marketing …
