Another digital signage patent granted August 4, 2010 by Super UserThe Marlin Company of Wallingford, CT has been granted U.S. Patent No. 7,743,112 for the Electronic Communication Station, its digital signage solution aimed at workplace communications. The official synopsis on the patent grant: A method and apparatus for the distribution of electronic media content for distribution to employees of a subscriber. The system includes an electronic …
New research shows shopping habits changing August 4, 2010 by Super UserA new study by consultants paints a picture of the impact the Great Recession has had on how people shop, and it provides a few cues as to how in-store digital should adjust to those changing patterns. From the executive summary of The 2010 American Pantry Study: The New Rules of the Shopping Game: Today’s …
PumpTop TV starts weekly programming guide August 3, 2010 by Super UserIt is fair, I think, to suggest that many, many DOOH networks have a limited grasp of their programming schedule and follow a particularly well-traveled road as to what’s on the screen. Then there’s PumpTop TV. I’ve no business relation to these folks but have written about them a few times because they think outside …
Digital Content Circle ramping back up; looking for contributors August 3, 2010 by Super UserThis went out as an e-mail blast this morning to a pile of people I know, but it occurred to me I could also spread the word a little more broadly here … You may recall last year an announcement about something called the Digital Content Circle, a largely virtual forum intended to get digital …
Who's hiring? Context Media, for one August 3, 2010 by Super UserRishi Shah, the bright young guy who founded and runs Chicago-based ContextMedia, sent a note around looking for some help in getting the word out that his firm is hiring. ContextMedia is preparing to launch a major growth campaign to acquire new physician offices and I’d like to ask for your help as we recruit …
PRN exec to talk at next "Masters" series event in Toronto August 3, 2010 by Super UserCathy Stauffer, the VP of Customer Experience for Premier Retail Networks, gets the mike at the next Digital Signage Masters Series event, set for Aug. 18th in Toronto. The session is called Digital Signage in Retail and Dining and will be at the St. Lawrence Hall in downtown Toronto. Address and registration stuff is here. …
Scala picks up Nix August 3, 2010 by Super UserCongratulations to Tom Nix, who has been scooped up by Scala, having bridged his departure from Dynamx with a year or so helping Magenta Research out with marketing. Says this morning’s news release, Nix is now Vice President of American Operations. In this role, he will be responsible for overseeing the U.S., Latin America and Oceania …
Going vertical – the trade show road less traveled July 30, 2010 by Super UserSay what you will about the software company Wireless Ronin and the sinking ship it may well be, but its execs deserve credit for identifying a vertical and going after it hard. The company has clearly laid down sector knowledge and service delivery in quick service and fast casual restaurant markets, and unlike many of its …
"Retail Geek" Goldberg leaves MTI; pondering next moves July 30, 2010 by Super UserI have tons of respect for Jason Goldberg, who has been active on the edges of digital signage through his work with MTI and his long-running blog, Retail Geek. Somehow or other I noticed recently that he’d left his VP Marketing gig at MTI, so I sent him a note to find out what’s up. …
And the point of this is … is … umm … July 29, 2010 by Super UserAkihabara News is reporting a new Hitachi gesture technology that the Japanese electronics giant thinks has a role in several sectors one day, including digital signage. Here you are the last bit of our tour at Hitachi exhibition, with the company vision of a “Minority Report” like interface. Perhaps closer to Microsoft Kinect UI, Hitachi …
