100 Digital Signage Content Ideas For Every Industry October 4, 2017 by Chris Riegel GUEST POST: Rebecca Dowden, Crown TV There are so many possibilities when it comes to digital signage content that it can be overwhelming. You may have a portfolio of reusable templates and content but are looking for something new and unique. To help you ensure your digital signage has the highest possible impact, here’s 100 …
AVI-SPL Grows Footprint, Acquiring Canada’s Sharp’s Audio Visual October 4, 2017 by Super User On the immediate heels of Diversified announcing its acquisition yesterday of MCW, rival integrator AVI-SPL announced this morning its acquisition of one of the largest pro AV integrators in Canada, Sharp’s Audio Visual. The Calgary-based company has a footprint in eight cities and six provinces, and does design and integration of audio visual systems technology for meeting …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Neil Farr, Acquire Digital October 4, 2017 by Super User Being a best-kept secret in an industry can be deadly for a company, but it’s worked out OK for Neil Farr and his Leicester, England company Working Solutions, which trades under the brand Acquire Digital. For 20 years, the company has been developing a meaty, diverse software platform that will do all the core aspects …
Diversified Adds Electronic Security Skills, Business By Acquiring MCW October 3, 2017 by Super User New Jersey-based integrator Diversified continues to roll up the technology solutions provider market in the U.S,, announcing today the acquisition of Ashburn, VA based MCW, an IT and AV systems integrator with particular strengths in electronic security and surveillance. The acquisition expands Diversified’s services into an established book of electronic security business across the U.S. and Europe, adds …
Some LV Strip Marquees Switch Off Promos In Wake Of Sunday’s Massacre October 3, 2017 by Super User Anyone who’s been to Las Vegas is familiar with the giant marquee displays that line the Strip in front of hotels, as well as the LED billboards along the roads running to the strip from the airport and elsewhere. Normally, they’re visual riots promoting entertainers, restaurants and clubs. But this week, at least with some …
Kiwi Startup Brings Reverse Auction Fan App To Digital Signage October 3, 2017 by Super User Via New Zealand Herald A New Zealand startup called DROPIT has an interesting sports engagement app designed to keep fans involved in games during breaks, instead of staring at their phones. It’s a reverse auction application that’s tied to scoreboards and other digital signs around sports venues, with fans encouraged by the big screens to …
FanConnect Puts Signage In Clubhouse And Stadium Suites October 3, 2017 by Super User As expected, the Mets are not the only pro sports team using digital signage behind the scenes at venues – with word from Charlotte, NC-based 10 Foot Wave sending me a note about work it does for MLB’s San Diego Padres. FanConnect, the sports and entertainment side of the business, powers clubhouse signage at the Padres, and also …
What IoT Can Bring To Digital Signage In Retail October 3, 2017 by Rob Cote GUEST POST: VIKTOR PETERSSON, SCREENLY & DOMINIQUE GUINARD, EVRYTHNG Many years ago, the recipe for a successful digital signage deployment was to put up a few screens in the store, and load them with an image slideshow (or video slide if you were on the forefront). Those days are long gone. Today, It takes a …
Separating AI and ML From The Marketing BS Trickling Into DS October 2, 2017 by Super User It’s no surprise that digital signage solutions companies are starting to weave artificial intelligence into marketing descriptions of what they do and offer. But there is a giant distinction between companies that are developing and delivering AI capabilities, and those that are just using AI-based tools. There’s also a big distinction between content management and …
The Right Viewing Distance For LED Displays? There’s A (Free) App For That October 2, 2017 by Super User Lots of good, helpful comments were provided on the post last week about recommended viewing distances for LED displays – including some mathematical formulas that just put me in rapid eye-blink mode. Way over my head. Phil Lenger of New York creative and services shop Show + Tell has been working with LCD displays forever, …
