DSE Announces Content Award Finalists

January 18, 2012 by Dave Haynes

On the heels of announcing the Apex Award nominees for digital signage projects, the Digital Signage Expo folks have announced the finalists for its annual content awards.

The awards “recognize originality in content applications tailored specifically for the many and varied global DOOH audiences. Nominees are content developers, whether advertising agencies, network operators or end use network owners.”

The finalists include:

Arts, Entertainment, Recreation

• IA Interactive for Cinepolis
• Prism Technologies, Inc. for Museum of Design Atlanta – Atlanta: Beyond Bricks & Sticks
• Saddle Ranch Digital for Martin-Lawrence Galleries

Business, Industry & Government

• Arsenal Media for Christie Network Operations Center
• Flixio Studios for CubeSmart Interactive Kiosk
• Lockheed Martin Aeronautics for Velocity News Network

Education & Healthcare

• Gilmore Group for Walgreens Arm Yourself Campaign
• Second Story Interactive Studios for University of Oregon Ford Alumni Center
• Sistem 9 Medya Content for CTV

Event Venues

• Arsenal Media for Miami Dolphins BuzzWall at Sun Life Stadium
• Insteo for Activision’s Call of Duty XP Event
• Orlando Magic for Orlando Magic Digital Signage at Amway Center

Food & Beverage

• Newroom Media for Holyfields Interactive Self-Service Ordering Kiosks
• PlayNetwork for Dick’s Last Resort Original Series – Reel World Dicks & Dick’s Quickies
• WAND Corp. for Smashburger Corporate Digital Menu Board Initiative

Hospitality

• Arsenal Media for Monteregie Tourism House
• Blue Pony Digital for Aria Casino – Jean George Steakhouse
• TPW Productions, LLC for Ho-Chunk Gaming More Action

Multi-platform

• Aerva & Kodak for Your New York Minute in Times Square
• Groupe ViVA for Cars Trivia
• DOOHgood

 Public Spaces

• Daktronics Creative Services for Samsung ‘Tis the Season Holiday Greeting
• Insteo for LA Live – TapouT
• Pearl Media for Lexus CT Earth Night 3D

Retail

• Kinetik 3D for Southern Comfort Autostereoscopic 3D POS Display
• Insteo for KODI Boutique
• St. Joseph Content | Alchemy for The Shoppes at Ocean Drive – Romero Britto

The companies from six countries who contributed content for DOOH4Relief and DOOHgood should take some genuine pride in being nominated, as an aggregate, for that effort. Those companies included: Insteo, rVue, Context Media, Cineplex Digital, Groupe Viva, TMT Factory, iDklic, The Life Channel, TouchTunes, Outcast, ZipCast and the independent team of Judie Stillman/Producer, Taka Ikari/Design and Brian Arbuckle/Composer. Collectively, they produced some amazing spots in short order, and it’s a nice moment to see that recognized.

(Disclosure: I’m involved with several others in the volunteer-based DOOHgood effort)

The judges were (yay!) people who do this stuff, save one DSE staffer:

• Daniel Wilkins, President, n2
• Justin Carll, Interactive Manager, GA.PRC Interactive
• Steve Brooks, Digital Media Director, Creative Realities LLC
• Lisa Katz, Business Development, Never Without
• Florian Vollmer, Senior Vice President, Design Principal, Info Retail Inc.
• Susie Sanders, Digital Media Editor, Digital Signage Expo

All the awards will be handed out at a dinner at Caesar’s Palace on March 7th. Tickets are available online at www.digitalsignageexpo.net.