Why you should attend mixers … April 20, 2010 by Super UserRichard Fortin is the president of ITES Media, a Montreal software house that does digital signage but is mostly focused on kiosks. He sent me a nice note yesterday, running through how making the time to come to a Toronto event led to him expanding his business. One year ago, I was in Toronto on April …
SUV windows as ad screens: Rear Window Media expands to Houston April 20, 2010 by Super UserWhen I was still selling software for a living, one of the companies that came on my radar was a Minneapolis start-up that wanted to project ad messages on to the back windows of trucks and SUVs, and do geo-targeted advertising. I went on to other things and lost touch … but saw a release …
Nanonation demos iPad app for retail and digital signage April 20, 2010 by Super UserThis is my first stab at using my little Flip video thingdoodle – kindly supplied by some friends at Cisco – to show some stuff I see at trade shows and from my other travels. The video is a quick chat with Brian Ardinger on Nanonation about the iPad app they quickly did up for …
Kioskcom/Digital Signage Show wraps up April 17, 2010 by Super UserCompared to my visit here in February, this Las Vegas trip has been remarkably well-behaved – punching out one night before 11 pm (major record) and keeping over-indulging to a minimum. Despite that I have not had the time or energy to crank out posts. I did the “What? Huh?” thing when somebody mentioned Europe’s …
A patent on SaaS digital signage? (updated) April 9, 2010 by Super UserUPDATE: I got a note back from Mike Strand providing some background … Yes, lots of years and dollars to get the patent through. It is actually my first completed patent, so I’m kind-of new to all this and all the benefits. Yes, the patent is really quite broad which is quite amazing to have …
Onestop one-ups DOOH competitors in frozen north – gets networks running right inside media planning agencies April 8, 2010 by Super UserWhen I first fell into this sector about 11 years ago, my new masters at the Elevator News Network had already been installing their screens in several Toronto buildings that were not primo office towers and not obvious choices. But what they had inside were ad agencies, and THIS was a way to get the …
Co-op marketing dollars fund casino digital wayfinding project April 8, 2010 by Super UserI knocked out a release yesterday for an integration/consulting company in Las Vegas called Core Technology, run by some guys I know. I try not to use this blog to just relay PR from clients, and I definitely don’t want to compete with the blogs and trade pubs that kindly work with my releases. But this …
New nutrition labeling requirements could drive growth in digital menu boards March 30, 2010 by Super UserWith local authorities raising various stinks about digital billboards and stopping some of those plans in their tracks, it’s nice to see some government rules and regs that have the potential to drive growth in this sector. Myles Mjolsnes of WAND Corporation, a Minnesota POS vendor that has expanded in to digital signage, sent out …
Muzak & YCD: Evidence of the sales cycle March 29, 2010 by Super UserI was chained to a booth two years ago at DSE, when three guys wandered up and told me they were from Muzak and looking to expand their operations into video. Music they really knew, video … not so much. It was Jon Luther and a couple of consultants. A year ago they had a small …
DSF says it is up past 200 members now; announces board leadership March 29, 2010 by Super UserI have my doubts that membership counts are all that telling until real money is being dropped, but nonetheless some 200 companies and individuals have signed on as members of the new Digital Signage Federation. The DSF says memberships are from the US and Canada, as would be expected, but there are also sign-ups from Argentina, Australia, …
