New player joins DOOH audience-counting space September 13, 2010 by Super UserAnother company has joined the small gaggle of firms going after the anonymous audience counting market – this one from Taiwan. From 2010 September, says a release this morning, EcafTech will provide a new audience measurement solution – the Digital Signage Viewer Counter. By utilizing our unique face recognition and tracking technology, the DSVC offers …
"Well, duh" Dep't: DSF and DSE are BFF September 9, 2010 by Super UserIn an announcement this evening I would describe as, ummm, quirky … the Digital Signage Federation (DSF) has rather grandly named Digital Signage Expo (DSE) its official trade show, and in turn the DSF is the exclusive trade association sponsor of DSE, the industry’s largest annual gathering. The agreement is described as historic, but I’d venture …
Digital Signage special in Canuck national newspaper this AM September 8, 2010 by Super UserLyle Bunn has worked with special sections trade publisher Media Planet on USA Today newspaper supplements on the DS industry, and this summer he was engaged to pull one together focused on the Canadian market. It’s out this morning as a polished-looking insert in the National Post, one of Canada’s two nationally distributed English-language newspapers. …
1,700 and counting September 8, 2010 by Super UserWordPress is telling I went past 1,700 posts today. This is actually post 1,705 (busy day). That’s 1,705 going back to Feb. 2006, when I started writing in tongues. Thanks for reading and the little notes I get here and there from people telling me they appreciate the snarkiness and occasionally useful information. Biggish news, probably, maybe, …
Tour of Ogilvy's Innovation Lab part of next NYC The Screen event September 8, 2010 by Super UserThe Screen USA is holding another one of its morning breakfast briefings in New York later this month, this one focused on creative. The event is being held in cooperation with the global creative agency Ogilvy & Mather – with a morning briefing to be held at Ogilvy’s Manhattan headquarters on Tuesday the 21st, followed by …
DPAA's new prez now official-ish: Susan Danaher September 7, 2010 by Super UserThis has not been confirmed but DailyDOOH spoke to Susan Danaher in her new office at the Digital Place-Based Advertising Association offices today. She is the new president, replacing Suzanne Laforgia who left to joing RMG Networks. Danaher sat on the old OVAB board for a couple of years when she was president of Reactrix. …
Ronin finally has some good news September 7, 2010 by Super UserWireless Ronin Technologies gets endless scrutiny for its financial struggles – all laid bare every three months in SEC filing – so it is refreshing to see some good news from the company. Its RoninCast software has been selected by Snap Fitness, a fast-growing franchisor of 24/7 fitness centers that says it will do 1,000 …
Montreal's Viva Group bags national deal with Canada's largest sports retailer September 7, 2010 by Super UserSuburban Montreal-based Viva Group has completed a nice deal to roll out digital display networks for Canada’s biggest sports retailer, Calgary-based The Forzani Group Ltd. The deal is described in a press release as a long-term agreement binding the company in a digital display project across the Forzani Group’s franchised banners. The project includes digital …
CE Labs joins the digital signage contest September 7, 2010 by Super UserFrom Digital Signage Universe comes word that Garland, Texas-based CE Labs has jumped into the digital signage waters with its own solution. Don’t know it. Haven’t see it (though I am a theoretical fan of solid state solutions). It comes with software (with templates) and there are two different networked players, by the looks of …
Market researchers looking for digital signage opinions in NYC next week September 4, 2010 by Super UserWith the very clear proviso that I don’t know what or who this is for, I found this Linked In post quite interesting. Focus group for Managers or Directors of DS companies 9-9-10, 5:30-7:30PM paying $250.00 Cash, taking place in Manhattan, N.Y. Call Sharon 718-222-5600X215. The number traces back to a boutique market research firm …
