Missed marketing opportunity?

August 17, 2010 by Dave Haynes

The Canadian burger chain A&W is testing some new concept stores aimed at urban 25-40 year olds in major cities – featured around self-serve …

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Designers re-design Taxi TV; forget that pesky ad thing

August 16, 2010 by Dave Haynes

DOOH research consultant Bill Collins used Twitter to flag a piece from the New York Times on Saturday about the visual mess that is …

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If a shark jumps in the forest, is there a splash?

August 11, 2010 by Dave Haynes

Let me state right up front that I have absolutely nothing against the Noventri folks. Never met them. They’ve never upset me. Never been …

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If Content is King, Power is God

August 11, 2010 by Dave Haynes

Walmart Smart Network endcap. No power or dead unit. It happens. But it really can’t in retail or anywhere else. Pic from reader

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Japanese vending machines use video analytics to make drink recommendations

August 10, 2010 by Dave Haynes

If I ever squirted out of the rail car at a stop on the JR East transport system in Japan, I doubt anything would …

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Enough with the endless membership drive announcements

August 6, 2010 by Dave Haynes

There is a raging tomato fight, as you may have heard, going on between two non-profit organizations battling for the hearts, minds and wallets …

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Race to the bottom dep't: $250-$750 budget for digital signage platform

August 6, 2010 by Dave Haynes

Hi, looking for a company to create a digital signage application for me. This application has 3 parts a designer, admin and player. Admin …

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NASCAR Hall of Fame fan board lit up with 250-plus of Christie's MicroTiles

August 5, 2010 by Dave Haynes

(Disclosure: I do some writing for Christie, and prepared a case study on this project) One of the first BIG projects to come along …

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PumpTop TV starts weekly programming guide

August 3, 2010 by Dave Haynes

It is fair, I think, to suggest that many, many DOOH networks have a limited grasp of their programming schedule and follow a particularly …

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The problem with big round numbers

July 29, 2010 by Dave Haynes

I was just reading a press release about a media network’s plans to increase its footprint by 1,000 locations, starting with 500 by the …

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Nice many-many tiled display in Austrian club

July 28, 2010 by Dave Haynes

Montreal-based Matrox has put out a case study about an impressive install at a club in Linz, Austria. In a nutshell, 40 big flat …

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Sony's new concept store appears to totally skip in-store video

July 28, 2010 by Dave Haynes

Suppose you were one of the world’s great consumer electronics brands, with a reputation for premium displays, and you decided to change up the …

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