Emergency signage
May 4, 2006 by Dave Haynes
Interesting piece in a publication called Government Technology, about the premise of extending marketing-focused digital signage into emergency response systems. There's been lots of …
Read moreTruthiness in digital signage
May 3, 2006 by Dave Haynes
I won't go all the way and lump this in with past examples of rampant nonsense, but instead apply the term Comedy Central's Stephen …
Read moreSigns hacked
May 2, 2006 by Dave Haynes
The Globe and Mail, a national newspaper in Canada, reported this morning how someone with a little technical savvy managed to put a cheeky …
Read moreAnother retail design firm jumps in
April 28, 2006 by Dave Haynes
This has been percolating for the better part of a year, but Atlanta-based store-design firm Miller Zell has made it public that they have …
Read moreStrangely familiar
April 19, 2006 by Dave Haynes
I founded a company about three years ago, along with a very patient friend, that put screens in the bustling PATH system in downtown …
Read moreGood news (and a little nonsense)
April 4, 2006 by Dave Haynes
Calgary-based Vauntcom Media Corporation has announced a deal that will see about 140 LCDs sprinkled around the concourse, washrooms and elevators of Rogers Centre, …
Read moreAward-winning projects
March 19, 2006 by Dave Haynes
Given that the industry is still trying to come up with a name everyone agrees on, it’s a bit of an accomplishment that someone …
Read more20 to 80 per cent sales jump from "infoverts"
March 9, 2006 by Dave Haynes
Spotted this in the UK-based Retail Bulletin: “The (Mid-Counties) Co-op also makes extensive use of digital signage with 700 screens – soon to increase …
Read moreResearching to a common goal
March 2, 2006 by Dave Haynes
Nice to see four competing companies putting down the gloves long enough to work together on a common goal – validation. Outdoor Broadcast Network, …
Read moreThe nonsense continues …
March 1, 2006 by Dave Haynes
This from an unnamed company in a press release yesterday: “_____________, a provider of Internet hosted digital signage services, today announced scheduling capabilities for …
Read moreOne store, 63 plasmas
February 24, 2006 by Dave Haynes
Stumbled across what has to be one of the most aggressive, and pricey, digital screen installs to date for a single store. The evidently …
Read moreAnalyzing content
February 21, 2006 by Dave Haynes
There is nothing particularly new or brilliant about a digital signage company declaring: “It’s the content, stupid!” or the old chestnut: “Content is king!” …
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