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Branded Cities Relaunches Bryant Park Digital Spectacular

Tuesday, August 20th, 2024

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Branded Cities, North America’s premier Out-of-Home and iconic media company this week announced that the upgrade of its iconic Bryant Park Digital spectacular is now complete and running brand copy on Manhattan’s highly trafficked 42nd Street corridor. Only steps from Manhattan’s popular destination, Bryant Park, Branded Cities’ updated sign remains Manhattan’s only large-format digital spectacular […]

Placer.ai Raises (Another) USD 75M

Tuesday, August 20th, 2024

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Placer.ai, which develops a location analytics and foot traffic data platform, has raised USD 75 million at a USD 1.5 billion valuation. This is a 50% increase from the USD 1 billion valuation it received when it raised USD 100 million in its previous funding round back in January 2022. This latest round included only […]

GSTV Street Safety #PSA

Monday, August 19th, 2024

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Timed to National Traffic Awareness Month in August, GSTV, the national on-the-go video network engaging and entertaining targeted audiences at scale across tens of thousands of fuel retailers, is partnering with Streets Are For Everyone (SAFE) to bring excerpts of award-winning student films themed around road safety to a national audience through their platform. The films that will […]

ChargeEuropa Secures Funding Round

Monday, August 19th, 2024

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Poland’s leading electric vehicle charging infrastructure company ChargeEuropa, has just closed another funding round. The round was led by Shift4Good, a Paris-based, 200 million EUR impact investment fund – marking a historic milestone as the first significant French investment in Poland’s electromobility ecosystem. Shift4Good’s notable LPs include Renault Group, BNP Paribas Group, and the European […]

LG Electronics Invests in #AI and DeepTech Startups

Monday, August 19th, 2024

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

LG Electronics (LG) is making significant investments in startups specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) and deep tech. It appears that LG has committed USD 10 million as a key limited partner in the newly established USD 130 million ‘Alpha Intelligence Fund (AIF)’ by SBVA. SBVA will curate a portfolio for AIF by selecting startups with […]

Brian Lerner Joins Datonics

Friday, August 16th, 2024

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Brian Lerner has joined Datonics as their new VP, Customer Success. Brian will be leading and building their customer support team and working with their sales team to grow partnerships with demand partners. Brian Lerner is a seasoned adtech professional with expertise in building and executing strategic partnership and customer success programs. He spent the […]

Adam Green Joins 99 Ravens

Friday, August 16th, 2024

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Former SVP Strategy for Broadsign Adam Green has joined 99 Ravens as COO. 99 Ravens is on a mission to 100X the impact of the world’s top marketing executives. Enterprise business challenges require visionary leadership. The problem is today’s marketing leaders don’t scale. That’s why they say they have built 99 Ravens – because they […]

Hal Truax Joins @AuroraMMCorp

Friday, August 16th, 2024

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Hal Truax has joined Aurora Multimedia as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In this key leadership role, we are told that he will implement and oversee Aurora’s global initiatives, helping to evangelize Aurora’s range of innovative and disruptive products to integrators and distributors. With a distinguished career spanning over three decades, Hal Truax brings a […]

LDSK’s #AI Drives Jumbo’s Retail Media Success

Thursday, August 15th, 2024

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

LDSK, a leading provider of intelligent media scheduling and optimization solutions for both out-of-home AND retail media markets, has let it be known its key role in renowned supermarket chain Jumbo’s significant advancement in the retail media landscape. In collaboration with First Impression, LDSK has enabled Jumbo to deliver a more dynamic and personalized in-store […]

14 Students Receive 2024-2025 FOARE Scholarships

Wednesday, August 14th, 2024

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The Foundation for Out of Home Advertising Research and Education (FOARE) announced the 14 students who will receive Foundation scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. The FOARE Scholarship Program supports the education and career goals of those who are part of the out of home (OOH) advertising industry family as well as students who may […]