Reminder: Mixer is tonight November 11, 2008 by Dave Haynes A reminder that the latest industry mixer is tonight in Toronto.The event is this time sponsored by Premier Mounts. That means they will slap down the credit card at the end of the night.The locale is the same as the last two – Six Steps Restaurant and Lounge at 55 Colborne Street, in downtown Toronto. It is just east …
PRN to unveil new shelf-edge screen solution at In-Store Expo November 11, 2008 by Dave Haynes The In-Store Marketing Expo opens in Las Vegas tomorrow, and there will be a few companies there showing their latest retail-centric pots and pans. It’s not a digital signage show, but digital is definitely starting to have an impact on retailing and the companies that provide the merchandising solutions into retail. Among the companies showing stuff …
Mixer Tonight November 11, 2008 by Dave HaynesLooking forward to seeing everyone tonight! If you are new and shy (in this industry?) don’t hesitate to come out!
RDM CEO slaps Stratacache around on drinking the SaaS Koolaid November 10, 2008 by Dave HaynesReal Digital Media has one of those corporate blogs that is much more about good industry thinking than it is shameless self-promotion. Unfortunately, it doesn’t get updated all that much.But RDM CEO Ken Goldberg did post a piece this morning, aimed squarely at Stratacache and its announcement that it is going the software as a service route. …
ASUS EEEpc November 10, 2008 by Dave HaynesThe EEEpc with the ATOM cpu 1gb ram worked fine, no flames. Caveat – GMA graphsics is a no-go with hardware dependant DS software. Includes VESA bracket, XP Home. tm.
Excellente nouvelle ! November 8, 2008 by Dave HaynesUne excellente nouvelle qu’est cette addition québécoise à CODA. Merci et félicitations à M. Marchessault et M. Lavigne. L’industrie québécoise de l’ADN est sur un air d’aller intéressant et cette nouvelle tombe à point. Pendant que le nombre d’écrans se multiplie dans les endroits publics partout en province, annonceurs et agences commencent à voir les …
10 phrases to grind your teeth by November 7, 2008 by Dave HaynesI spend much of my workday blabbering away to people about the wonders of the particular set of pots and pans I peddle, and therefore find myself saying the same things over and over.Hopefully, most of it makes sense, and little of it is peppered with buzz phrases, jargon and irritating business-speak. Somebody threw a “paradigm …
Wireless Ronin release Q3 financials November 7, 2008 by Dave Haynes Nothing more fun than being a public company in the midst of a tough economy. Everybody gets to look under your hood.Minneapolis-based Wireless Ronin recently went through a downsizing (but still, amazingly, has 125 staff and contractors) and just announced their latest financial results. It doesn’t look too, too pretty in terms of returns, though not …
Next mixer is Tuesday night November 6, 2008 by Dave Haynes It is once again mixer time, with the next one set for Tuesday evening.Nov. 11 is Remembrance Day in Canada, when we set aside time to honor Canada’s war veterans. I’ve always felt everything should shut down that day, but that doesn’t happen — so we’re on, but still very much thinking about the contributions …
And now for a bucket of cold water (media planners talk spending) November 6, 2008 by Dave HaynesThe last couple of weeks have seen some rosy forecasts about the industry, usually saying the future is bright and even if a recession slows things, there will still be growth.Well, if you are in this game to make money through ad sales, here’s a nice big bucket of cold water for you.Spending on emerging …
