Crappy economy slowing bar traffic
July 18, 2008 by Dave Haynes
Media Buyer Planner is reporting that fewer people are heading out to bars and clubs and of those that do go, they’re skipping the …
Read moreUnSoldSpace enters increasingly crowded aggregator game
July 18, 2008 by Dave Haynes
An Atlanta-based startup has announced its entry into the increasing crowded competition for getting in the middle of advertising transactions in the out of …
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Dep’t of Missed Opportunities
July 18, 2008 by Dave Haynes
Spotted in a press release from a small competitor, for an install in a small, midwest chain drug … The good: the screen is …
Read moreDS network offers carbon footprint offsets
July 18, 2008 by Dave Haynes
So I’m thinking even the greenest of Green Partiers doesn’t walk by a digital screen and think it’s damn near as bad as a …
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Stop The Madness
July 18, 2008 by Dave Haynes
Without naming the offending “leader in the digital signage industry” — which had a press release Thursday about its latest installation — I just …
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M&A guys have a look over digital out of home, issue their notes
July 18, 2008 by Dave Haynes
Investment banker PetskyPrunier has issued a pretty detailed report looking at the growth prospects for the out-of-home sector, and leads off with digital. It’s …
Read moreNew online ad-buying service, AdSemble, unveiled
July 18, 2008 by Dave Haynes
I bumped into a Google Alert-ed blog entry about a new Sunnyvale, California start-up that is taking a different spin on servicing the digital …
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Arbitron releases free report on bar media
July 18, 2008 by Dave Haynes
A whole bunch of my clients and prospects are building out networks in the bar and restaurant industries, and for good reason. Long dwell …
Read moreMSNBC’s brand extension cafe filled with screens
July 18, 2008 by Dave Haynes
The MSNBC.com Digital Cafe, which had a soft launch two weeks ago and will be fully operational in mid-July, is one of several brand …
Read moreWhite paper lays out why networks fail
July 18, 2008 by Dave Haynes
UK-based Future Source Consulting has released a good white paper on digital media networks and their prospects for success. Not surprisingly, the group determined …
Read moreC-store model a big challenge with gas prices
July 18, 2008 by Dave Haynes
We all have clients, prospects or partners looking at convenience stores as a great venue for ad-based screen networks. 1 – There’s a ton …
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Ashvertising entertains banned smokers
July 18, 2008 by Dave Haynes
This is quite clever. Stuart Pickard of Vertigo Group sent me a note pointing out a Belgium company that is installing hybrid ashtrays and …
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