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#dse2010 – World’s Largest Conference Program

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

Reported widely elsewhere but worth repeating briefly before the start of this week. Simply put it looks like the Digital Signage Expo 2010 Conference Program will be the World’s Largest for both Digital Signage and DOOH. There are 40 Conference Seminars (including encore sessions for the five most popular), 20 Free Workshops, 49 Lunch and […]

Case In Point Was Prysm (née Spudnik)

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

Chris Fitzsimmons from InAVate wrote a couple of days ago (17th February 2010) his part one of a monster InAVate ISE 2010 report which contains all things display and projection related – Don’t forget to tune in next week for part two, on control, audio and their conclusions from the event, Ed In a great […]

The Comeback – #DSTop10 Vendors

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

*“Tonight let’s raise a glass my friend to those who couldn’t make it, a century has shut it’s eyes and who are we to wake it?” – replace century with a year and swoon a little (there’s a very clever piece of pop trivia in their somewhere and in the title for the initiated) and […]

#DSTop10 Weekly Update Index 2010

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

Back in December we did say that over the period of a couple of months we would be doing short but slightly more detailed individual posts about the digital signage software vendors who appeared in our list of ”Top 10 Digital Signage Vendors 2009” and pretty much we think we have kept to that. Either […]

BMW Take Ownership Limited Space’s Digital Screens

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

Limited Space, an out-of-home media owner in the premium shopping mall market, is taking ownership and wrapping the entire frame of its Ad HD network – giant screens of up to 110 sq/ft with full audio – to help promote the new BMW 5 series. The campaign, in conjunction with Posterscope and Vizeum, runs from […]

Director, Sales Development. PRN

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

PRN is looking for a Director, Sales Development to lead the team that provides custom marketing materials for their sales and business development teams. Premier Retail Networks, Inc.​ (PRN) enables retailers and manufacturers to reach consumers in over 6,600 leading retail and restaurant locations in the U.​S.​ PRN works with leading retailers, restaurant brands, content […]

WireSpring – #DSTop10 Vendors Review

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

Bill Gerba’s WireSpring were number 8 in our #DSTop10 in 2009 and those who know Bill (and there are not many in the industry surely who do not) then they will know what a great job he has continued doing for the industry. Did you know for example that WireSpring helped draft the current ‘digital […]

Digital Signage Federation

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

Exponation (the folks behind DSE in Las Vegas) are set to announce later today the formation of the Digital Signage Federation. We hear that John Johnson, CAE, wil be interim executive director and association consultant for the fledgling association. DSF will have their own booth at DSE (surprise surprise) number 1230. It also appears that […]

Cathy Stauffer Joins PRN

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

Premier Retail Networks, Inc. (PRN) today announced the appointment of Cathy Stauffer as executive vice president of market development. PRN CEO Richard Fisher told us “Cathy’s deep retail and marketing experience is a terrific match for a market such as digital out of home that depends upon a relentless focus on the consumer experience,” He […]

Wi-Fi-Enabled Bathroom Scales

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

Gadget Republic picked up on this first but we thought it worth writing about as it just goes to show how everyday objects are becoming interactive and indeed wireless. You may be wondering about the benefits of a Wi-Fi-enabled bathroom scale, lest it broadcast your weight to the world, but this world-first from French company […]