Big brand, tiny screen, major digital signage fail

December 14, 2010 by Dave Haynes

So, some brand manager had the bright idea to market toothpaste right at the shelf edge with a display only as big as said …

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VIF hits 1,000 digital signage screen milestone in Quebec

November 25, 2010 by Dave Haynes

Benoit Johnson, who runs Montreal-based VIF Communication, sent a note along to note his company just installed digital signage display no. 1,000 on its managed …

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LED staircase, interactive all over, in new Montreal store

November 24, 2010 by Dave Haynes

Just about any old excuse will do to get me up to Montreal (great city), and now I have a new reason – the …

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National Retail Federation show adds dedicated digital signage area

November 19, 2010 by Dave Haynes

A handful of digital signage software and gear companies have been at the big NRF show in New York in January for the last …

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Castrol bankrolling digital signage network for Canadian service partners

November 16, 2010 by Dave Haynes

ScreenScape Networks has done a deal with the marketing company that handles Castrol‘s business in Canada that will see a digital signage solution put into …

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CETW Videos – Quickie demo on Harmony by Request

November 14, 2010 by Dave Haynes

I like running into new companies at trade shows and finding out what it is that they do that’s different. Sometimes, there’s not much. …

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A look at Prysm displays in American Eagle Soho (NYC)

November 12, 2010 by Dave Haynes

After CETW yesterday I went down to the American Eagle store to see the new Prysm laser phosphor displays that have been installed there …

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Whatamap's mobile service pushes wayfinding from Al Barq's screens to phones

November 1, 2010 by Dave Haynes

I like digital wayfinding solutions in places like malls and big public facilities because, done well, they make it a lot easier to get …

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PRN gets digital signage showcase in IPG’s Emerging Media Lab

October 15, 2010 by Dave Haynes

Why do I think there is more to this story … MediaPost is reporting that Interpublic Group’s Emerging Media Lab has done a deal …

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Retailers want product lookup and couponing from mobile apps

October 12, 2010 by Dave Haynes

If you are trying to get a better sense of what retailers are looking for in technology that will help them out, the research …

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Shopper Marketing Expo on in Chicago. Are you there?

October 6, 2010 by Dave Haynes

I’ve had a couple of emails from industry friends asking if I was going to be in Chicago this week for the Shopper Marketing …

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C-Store 101 paper from NRF offers pile of insights

October 5, 2010 by Dave Haynes

Somehow or other I stumbled across a paper from the National Retail Federation on the convenience store business that looks into trends and operating …

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