Back At HQ October 17, 2016 by Super User And we’re back … Have been traveling much of the last two weeks, so posts have been spotty, and there’s stuff to catch up on. Look for posts on Samsung’s system on chip platform going to the Tizen OS, NEC adding Raspberry Pi support for its displays, an upcoming webinar with Canonical and BroadSign, the …
Your Digital Signage Project Needs A Point, And A Plan October 14, 2016 by Mitch Leathers Guest Post: Luis Villafane, Maler Digital Signage So, if you are reading this article, you must have something to do with digital signage. We read articles that go on and on about how digital signage systems can do this, or can do that. We listen to podcast about service providers, content providers, hardware providers. …
How To Unify Sales, Marketing And Customer Service With Digital Signage October 13, 2016 by Stu Armstrong Guest Post: Sean Matthews, Visix Sales and marketing have been aligned in the corporate world for years, even integrated, in many respects. But what about customer service? Forbes magazine says that, in today’s customer-driven era, customer service is no longer just a post-sale activity, but is part of the total buying cycle. Business.com compares the …
NanoLumens Adds Super Fine Pitch, Front-Serviceable LED Display To Lineup October 12, 2016 by Super User Atlanta-based NanoLumens made its name with lightweight, flexible indoor LED displays, but like other display manufacturers has in the past two years gone hard after the fine pixel pitch LED market. It’s hard to win on price against a sea of Chinese manufacturers, so Nano is marketing based on slightly more esoteric attributes like performance, serviceability and footprint. …
Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Kurt Dupont, PresentationPoint October 12, 2016 by Super User We’re talking PowerPoint this week, the presentation software that has usually been regarded with abject horror by people who’ve been around the digital signage industry for years. While using PowerPoint templates to generate slides for signage systems is the fast lane to mediocrity, that’s not what Belgium’s PresentationPoint does with its software. For the last couple …
UK Access Control Firm Adds Construction Site Digital Signage Offer October 11, 2016 by Super User In a hyper-competitive market like digital signage software, it’s important for most companies to choose a vertical market and go after it with focused products. Here’s an example of a company that isn’t really in the signage software business, but has nonetheless developed a software product that is laser-focused on a vertical industry – in …
Projects: Toronto’s Casa Loma Projection-Mapped For Halloween Attraction October 10, 2016 by Super User The Toronto landmark Case Loma, a Gothic Revival-style house that looks like it could be used for a Canadian version of Downton Abbey, has been transformed this month as a projection mapping surface for a Halloween attraction. It is part of Legends of Horror, an immersive theatrical experience that will take guests more than 1.5 kms …
If You’re Hearing Digital Signage Software Pitches, Get A Nerd In The Room October 7, 2016 by Mitch Leathers Guest Post: Luis Villafane, Maler Digital Signage Here’s some very simple, experienced advice for anyone looking at starting a large digital signage network: get a nerd in the room when you’re talking to the people who sell digital signage software. That nerd will filter the bullshit. And trust me, there’s a lot of bullshit to …
Digital Trends Showcase Touts Possibilities For Sensor-Driven Video Walls October 7, 2016 by Super User I’ve been aware of the Digital Trends Showcase that’s been running for a few years now in Toronto, but schedules have never allowed me to go see what it was all about. This year was different, for a couple of reasons: 1 – I wasn’t already set to be somewhere else; 2 – It was in …
No Fresh Podcast Episode This Week October 4, 2016 by Super User My recording engineer was moving this past week and was/is slammed by other things. He ran out of time to get this week’s podcast episode together for my deadline. And I’m traveling. So … we’ll take an unplanned break and be back to regular episodes next week (Oct. 12th). Already recorded and just needing mastering, …
