SlideBuy gets screen down to shelf-level without eating up stock space October 7, 2008 by Dave HaynesIn-store merchandisers Frank Mayer and Associates will be showing off a nice new shelf-level screen device at the Kioskcom/Digital Signage Show next week in New York.I like it for a few reasons: it’s down where people will see the screen, and interact with itit is, indeed, interactive, using touchit cleverly addresses the concerns retailers have about shelf-edge screens …
What, Us Worry? Titan announces $90 million plan October 6, 2008 by Dave HaynesWell, as I type this the Dow is having another rollercoaster day, mostly heading down, and the sounds you hear in the distance are brokers screaming about the fate of their weekend getaways in the Hamptons.As this is happening, again, outdoor giant Titan Worldwide (and if you are going to be called outdoor giant, is …
World's biggest LED board to rise, where else, in Dubai October 6, 2008 by Dave Haynes If you know the Daktronics sales guy who has Dubai in his territory, and you’re wondering why he can’t stop smiling, observe …Dubai: UAE development company Tameer Holding will develop the world’s largest LED screen to be embedded on an intended commercial tower in the Majan district of Dubailand, the company announced on Monday (Gulf News, via Gizmodo). Termed …
Mixer! October 5, 2008 by Dave HaynesThanks Dave. As always, spreading the world for the betterment of the industry. See you there!
Next local mixer set October 3, 2008 by Dave HaynesThe next Toronto-area mixer is a little more than a week away, so scribble this into your calendars.It is on the 14th, starting at 6:30 or so, on the upper level, at the back by the wine cellar, at Six Steps Restaurant in downtown Toronto. We’ve had a few now at this place and if …
Zoom Media adds to fast-growing network October 3, 2008 by Dave HaynesThe US wing of Zoom Media and Marketing (disclosure – client of my masters) has been on an acquisition tear lately and added to its foot print again yesterday through gaining the media rights to a large fitness chain.Zoom is now the place-based media provider for Balley’s, which has some 350 facilities. This means they sell the …
Two become one as Outcast October 2, 2008 by Dave HaynesOK, hands up everybody who has heard of a company called Bhootan.Anybody???Me neither, but they just announced a merger with one of the larger screen networks out there, Fuelcast, and the Bhootan guy is now the CEO of a blended company called Outcast.I like the name and the new website is nice, clean and cool. So good start.As …
Atlantic Lottery starts rolling out October 2, 2008 by Dave HaynesAnyone in this business who gets RFPs in the Inbox greets them with a mixture of excitement, dread and suspicion.Excitement because it usually means a pretty big job. Dread because of all the work. Suspicion because these things are often pre-cooked, and the RFP is just a due diligence and optics exercise for the company …
NOLA airport gets well-conceived screen network October 2, 2008 by Dave HaynesA lot of the attempts at digital screen networks in airports have left me indifferent or irritated, but there are a few out there that are pretty good. With experience under their belts, some of the big boys seem to be getting a better grip on how to develop an effective and useful network in these …
