Archive for January, 2009

OBN’s New Business Development Director

Friday, January 16th, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Dora Alexander has joined Toronto-based Outdoor Broadcast Network in the newly created role of director of business development. Her main focus will be to seek new sales and revenue opportunities for OBN, while leading a team whose goal is to develop and expand unique marketing solutions for clients across OBN’s national video board network. Alexander […]

Leading Brands At DOOH Business Conference

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Samsung, Ford, Bayer AG, the Co-Operative Group and London2012 are just a few of the leading brands that will be sharing their experiences at the DOOH Business Conference, 2nd – 3rd February (part of ISE which of course runs 3-5 February 2009 at the Amsterdam RAI). Mike Blackman, Managing Director, Integrated Systems Events tells us […]

i-vu Reportedly In Liquidation (Updated 16.01.09)

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Giant hair dressing network i-vu is reportedly in liquidation. We have known for some time that they have been struggling, at least all the signs were there; they got rid of their PR agency late last year, Mike Siilverman who joined them in June 2007 (what a waste of time that was) had been sniffing […]

Ultimate Media To Double Network Size Down Under In 2009

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Ultimate Media Group operates approximately 300 screens in 250 venues in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore focusing in two key areas; health club venues and bar / night clubs. Screens are all in portrait orientation and feature 50% third party advertising and 50% venue promotional content. Programming utilises a simple 60 second cycle with 3 […]

PDM And EnQii Join Forces (To Dominate Australia)

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

We broke the news to you early this week in our post ‘EnQii Win Big, Cisco And 3M Lose‘ that PDM in Australia had selected EnQii as their digital signage partner. It’s interesting to note that the previous incumbent was 3M, who have now lost their biggest network outside the US and that the final […]

Litemax LiTile To Be Shown At ISE

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The iTrans folks over at Screen Technology tell us that they have overhauled their website (my god did it need it), see www.screentechnology.com – it’s a lot better but still pretty amateurish for a company that wants to sell to the advertising, media and marketing world. However the web site does now give a more […]

BroadSign Do Themselves No Favours

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

As BroadSign fight the rumours that they are (financially) living hand to mouth and literally month by month they do themselves no favours with intrepid journalists AND indeed, worst still when the subject matter is ‘journalism’ related!!! News come to us of a rumour that DDR Magazine and Screens.tv (effectively owned by the same parent […]

Another DOOH Planning And Buying Tool

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Real soon now, we may have to start a directory of directories and a directory of planning and buying platforms – especially if we get any more online announcements!!! Here we see ADCENTRICITY, one of the more respected ‘aggregators’ in North America launch ‘ADVenue’ Unlike Neo’s BookingDOOH.com we haven’t had a chance to log into […]

Mobile Marketing Association Names New President

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Mike Wehrs has been named president and CEO of the Mobile Marketing Association, where he is responsible for continuing to promote the MMA’s charter to build a sustainable ecosystem for the mobile marketing industry globally, focusing on delivering benefits to MMA members, establishing guidelines and best practices for future growth, and driving mobile adoption worldwide. […]

Impact Media (Brazil) Looking For 3D Partners

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Continuing our theme of Brazil related stories, err we have a theme?, Ed Dr. Michael Kronenberg from Impact Media Ltda. in Brazil sent us this through – he is looking for partners to help his expansion in a number of key regions. Impact Media are the leading combined 2D/3D digital signage provider in Brazil – […]