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#dse2016: Day One Thoughts To Date

Thursday, March 17th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Walking the floor on the first day of #dse2016, one of the first things we’ve noticed is the total absence of Christie, which most years stands out with a major booth and often has its products and partners front and centre. Combined with the fact that Scala doesn’t have its own booth – although is […]

Paul Jankauskas Named To @DPAAorg Board of Directors

Thursday, March 17th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Paul Jankauskas, chief revenue officer, Verifone Media, a division of Verifone, has been voted onto the Board of Directors of the New York-based Digital Place-Based Advertising Association. “Paul has long been recognized as one of our industry’s most innovative and strategic thinkers,” says Barry Frey, president & CEO, DPAA. Francois de Gaspe Beaubien, DPAA board […]

#dse2016: Use Real-Time In Your S&M Strategy

Wednesday, March 16th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

David Merriman Scott, marketing and sales strategist, gave an inspiring #dse2016, keynote speech using numerous human examples of how real-time marketing should be used in content by the digital signage industry. Scott gave a series of rules to follow, and the only thing missing was information on how marketing and sales can convince the money […]

Ayuda’s Realtime DOOH Ad Serving & Attribution w/ Mobile Data

Tuesday, March 15th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Ayuda Media Systems, Montreal-based ad tech company specializing in software for out-of-home media owners, announced today at the #dse2016 that it has introduced functionality to its programmatic supply-side platform for DOOH media owners that enables realtime, non-predictive ad serving to target niche audiences and custom behaviors by leveraging data science to analyze mobile device concentration. […]

#dse2016: Mark Boidman On The State Of The Industry

Tuesday, March 15th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

The future looks good for the digital signage industry, MarK Boidman, managing director, Peter J Solomon Company, told the audience in his State of the Industry address this morning at the #dse2016 Digital Out-of-Home Strategy Summit, presented by the Digital Place-based Advertising Association, in Las Vegas. “The digital signage industry is forecast to go from […]

Fingermark Launches Extreme Weather Display at #dse2016

Tuesday, March 15th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Fingermark Limited, an Auckland, New Zealand-based technology company is launching its ‘Digital Cell’, which company management says is a groundbreaking innovation in outdoor screen technology at #dse2016 this week. The Digital Cell, considered ideal for the fast food sector, is a long-lasting digital signage solution for all weather conditions. It is able to endure temperatures […]

At #dse2016 @Daktronics’ Jeff Everson Talks Creativity

Monday, March 14th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, March 16 and 17, attendees at #dse2016 will be able to attend a great number of free on-the-floor half-hour talks by experts in their fields. Last week, we spoke to one of these experts, Jeff Everson, an applications engineer at Daktronics, at his Brookings, South Dakota, […]

MTA’s On the Go Kiosks Offer Peek Of New MTA Arts & Design Stop-Motion Animation

Monday, March 14th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

New York’s MTA Arts & Design has premiered three 10-second video spots offering sneak peeks of a new stop-motion animation by illustrator Chris Sickels on MTA’s On the Go kiosks. The On the Go kiosks are interactive touch-screens that offer wayfinding information, service announcements and customized advertising in select subway stations through the system. The […]

At #dse2016 @AdMobilize Showing AdBeacons’ Features

Monday, March 14th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

It’s only 10 months since we first interviewed AdMobilize, a young Miami-based company that was introducing its AdBeacon at the OAAA/TAB convention at that time, but in that 10 months, this Miami-based company has made a major progression in its offerings. The AdBeacon as we saw it last May contained a camera for compiling data […]

Reflect Launches Reflect Media And Adds To Board

Friday, March 11th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Reflect, Dallas-based turnkey solutions provider for place-based digital media networks, has launched ReflectMedia, a new division which provides the technology and services to help brands deliver relevant, timely advertising content to the fast-growing place-based digital media market, from billboards to in-store displays and outdoor digital signage. “ReflectMedia uses digital technologies from Reflect Systems to improve […]