Guest Post: The Digital Signage Conundrum for the Printing Industry

July 16, 2011 by Dave Haynes

Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on the blog of the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association. I asked the SGIA if I could run it here, …

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Follow The Money Dep’t: ZenithOptimedia’s latest global ad spend forecast

July 13, 2011 by Dave Haynes

The latest ad spend forecast by the big agency holding company ZenithOptimedia is full of very large numbers (like $471 billion) and percentage ups and downs, …

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iGotcha tees up golf-focused Digital OOH network

July 12, 2011 by Dave Haynes

Several companies have, over the years, had runs at installing Digital OOH ad networks in the high traffic areas of nicer golf courses out …

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Digital billboard energy costs dropping substantially: report

July 12, 2011 by Dave Haynes

We have long heard how the costs of big LED billboards have dropped substantially over the past 10 years, and how that is driving …

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Little Book of DOOH 2 is out

July 8, 2011 by Dave Haynes

My friends (and clients) at Al Barq Digital produced a clever little series called the Little Book of DOOH, micro-books that are intended to …

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Merger brings audio companies into digital signage video game

July 8, 2011 by Dave Haynes

Getting into the digital signage business on the vendor/supplier side these days involves getting up a learning curve and figuring out how what you …

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More details on the IndoorDIRECT-Taco Bell Digital OOH deal

July 7, 2011 by Dave Haynes

The IndoorDIRECT announcement last week turned a lot of heads, as is usually the case when a company announces a deal that makes it …

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Pattison's $324M deal bags static and Digital OOH ad contract with Toronto transit system

July 7, 2011 by Dave Haynes

When Pattison Outdoor Advertising acquired Onestop Media Group earlier this year, a couple of thoughts jumped into my head: 1 – They were buying …

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Japanese company runs big multi-touch display running Android OS

July 7, 2011 by Dave Haynes

The Japanese company SKR Technology has developed a demo multi-touch system that runs the Android on a 32? display – another sign that the …

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How long 'til the virtual assistant gets drifted by a real shopper?

July 7, 2011 by Dave Haynes

So how long before someone wanders in off the streets of New York and sucker-punches Duane Reade’s “virtual assistant” inside its new flagship store? …

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Guest Post: Has Adobe decision created dead-end on upgrade path of some digital signage platforms?

July 6, 2011 by Jim Nista

Adobe recently announced that they are pulling support for the Adobe AIR platform on desktop Linux, with version 2.7 being the last official version …

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Albregts leaves Samsung for AmEx gig

July 6, 2011 by Dave Haynes

I’ve never actually met Doug Albregts, but was impressed with what he had to say a few weeks ago when he was talking about …

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