"We're number one!" Oh, really???

February 20, 2007 by Dave Haynes

I like the guys at Neo Advertising, but a press release they issued today leaves me scratching my follicle-challenged head. “We’re No. 1 in …

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Zoom rolls out interactive screens

February 19, 2007 by Dave Haynes

Montreal-based Zoom Media, best known for mounting posters in washrooms of restaurants and bars, is continuing to tinker with digital media. It has a …

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GSBC’s world domination looms

February 16, 2007 by Dave Haynes

I have been reading a flurry of press releases in the last couple of weeks from a company I suspect none of you have …

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Wanna buy a digital signage franchise???

February 15, 2007 by Dave Haynes

From the odd bedfellows file comes word of a Rochester, NY-based firm with roots in digital printing hooking up with a Tampa, FL firm …

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Job from hell: ops guy for shopping cart screen company

February 14, 2007 by Dave Haynes

I have seen a few press pieces and blog posts about MediaCart, the latest company to take a stab at putting smart screens on …

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DRE now DSE, heads back downtown

February 6, 2007 by Dave Haynes

The Digital Retailing Expo held each May in Chicago will be known now as the Digital Signage Expo, further evidence that people are giving up on more impressive …

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Broadband where there ain't none

February 1, 2007 by Dave Haynes

I just had a client in my office talking about a new network, and the challenges of trying to get broadband from the cablecos …

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So if Michael Jackson Walks In Front, Does The Thing Get Confused and Explode?

January 31, 2007 by Dave Haynes

A Seattle newspaper got a peek inside Microsoft’s advertising R&D lab recently, and reported on new technology that tries to use facial recognition to …

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Shop Talk Over A Pint Or Two

January 30, 2007 by Dave Haynes

Kris Matheson and Raji Kalri at Artisan Live in Toronto (well, Markham if you’re picky) have been steadily moving what has historically been a …

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50% lift from endcap screens in Home Depot stores

January 26, 2007 by Dave Haynes

Had this forwarded to me from Jim Grosso at Gel Communications, who did the content strategy and execution for this … A RAM Forest …

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OVAB trying to standardize the new wild west

January 25, 2007 by Dave Haynes

Alchemy International (aka Pi Media and aka St. Joseph’s Communications) staged a good networking event last night in Toronto that pulled a healthy cross …

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Yet another conference

January 18, 2007 by Dave Haynes

This off the wires … With the ongoing demand for Digital Signage surging, the International Quality and Productivity Center is planning to host a …

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