The problem with ROI calculators April 11, 2009 by Dave HaynesThe UK industry news watcher AKA had a post up last June about a US company called doPublicity that has a digital signage platform aimed at local businesses. The weirdness that can happen with alerts and industry portals is I just read about it now, and not by going to aka.What caught my eye was the reference to an online …
More background… April 11, 2009 by Dave HaynesComel is owned by Softbank which is the major shareholder of Yahoo Japan. Vanten is the Digital Signage Service Provider for Comel and handle their backend.
The latest misinterpreted, over-torqued Minority Report hoo-hah April 10, 2009 by Dave Haynes I have read two or three gadget blog pieces about a Japanese company that plans to blend biometric technology with digital ad boards.Most of the descriptions are going off in one direction, but when you actually read what’s planned, it’s nowhere near the nightmare Minority Report-Blade Runner thing at least some commenters are trying to …
Collegues Status April 9, 2009 by Dave HaynesDave, Thanks for your efforts in keeping up with all involved in this wild world of Digital Signage. I thank you for the info on Michael and have contacted him. You know that if I can assist in any of your ventures, all you need to do is contact me. Jim Vance
Dior April 9, 2009 by Dave Haynes Some of us who have been around the industry for an awfully long time feel pretty strongly that just throwing technology into a store is not THE answer, just an element of the answer. There still aren’t that many examples of a DS installation that really pulls things like print, merchandising and digital together, but …
Next mixer set for April 14 April 8, 2009 by Dave Haynes Well … I can’t speak for anyone else, but I could use a couple of beers after the pair of weeks I’ve had.And almost in time, there’s another Toronto industry mixer on the horizon. Dmitry Sokolov at Ingram has pulled it together, as usual, but for various reasons was not able to hit up a …
Onsite – Cineplex Entertainment April 8, 2009 by Dave HaynesThanks for your kind words Dave. We miss working with you!
Movie chain picks up Canadian DOOH network April 8, 2009 by Dave HaynesI had heard some rumblings that a deal was in the works for Calgary-based Onsite Media Network, and was told I would be surprised by the suitor.It’s out there now, and yup, I’m surprised.Digital Signage Universe has relayed a news release about the company, which has screens in sports arenas in Canada as well as in the …
EnQii announces new CTO April 8, 2009 by Dave HaynesI’m grabbing a coffee this morning with Michael Willems, who was until recently the CTO at EnQii. I mention this because EnQii just announced, after a lengthy search, the appointment of Max Stevens-Guille as the new guy.EnQii’s newsletter says he comes of out interactive, but was also a co-founder and Sr Vice President of Maptuit, which is …
DOOH Media nominee list released April 8, 2009 by Dave HaynesMediaPost has released the finalist list for the Digital Out-of-Home Media awards it will be handing out last this month at an event in New York.The awards will be part of the Digital Out-of-Home Media Forum and Expo, a one-day event set for April 22.It’s a decidedly different list from the entries seen at DSE …
