Archive for February, 2009

Gala Bingo Reducing The Need For Posters

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Kaleidovision, well known in the UK for its retail music offering (and many years ago the takeover target of both Imagesound and Avanti Screenmedia) has been the long time supplier of digital content (including music to the Casinos) to Gala Bingo (part of the Gala Coral Group) and the latter, eager to embrace new technology, […]

Astral Media Unveils Digital Network

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

“Wow!” was the general reaction of several hundred advertising and media types along with various government officials at Montreal’s Bell Centre as Astral Media Outdoor unveiled ‘le réseau digital’, its huge (14’ x 48’) digital billboards that will initially be going up around Montreal highways this spring. A first of its kind in Canada, the […]

Adcentricity’s ADVenue Is The ‘Real-Deal’

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Manolo Almagro, Q Division Managing Partner

My tenure at Publicis provided me with enough sense to know that media planning and strategy is one of the “dark-arts“, it is down-right dangerous in the wrong hands and should only be handled by professionals. Any one on the agency side will tell you, “creating a plan is -one part research, one part finesse, […]

Safer London Problem Solving Awards

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

The Community Communications Network (CCN) now part of the CAN media empire will be exhibiting its community television system at the Safer London Problem Solving Awards on 23 February 2009. The Problem Solving Awards celebrate projects designed and implemented by local police and the communities they serve which respond to local needs, addressing the causes […]

iPhone ‘Brand Finder’

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Proximo Spirits in New York is developing and testing an iPhone screen application for tech-savvy consumers to locate their favorite brands on the go. The mobile screen on their iPhone will be the next step following Proximo’s launch Feb. 9/09 of an innovative tool on its Web sites, allowing consumers to locate their favorite brands […]

PlanMyMedia.com Books It’s First £1 Million

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Campaigns booked through PlanMyMedia.com to date include Dolmio, Lucozade, Persil, Flora, Comfort, Fairy, Heinz, Orange and British Gas and all told abc media tell us that in just 12 weeks they have already booked over UK 1 million through the online site. Jonathan Southcombe, Managing Director of abc media expects the retail media market to […]

Shanghai Airport’s ‘Consecutive Visual Impact’

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Crystal Zhang from JCDecaux Momentum Shanghai Airport Advertising Co.,Ltd kindly sent us these pictures of three new digital networks launched recently in Shanghai Pudong International Airport covering respectively Terminal 2’s duty free area and business lounges, international arrivals and Terminal 1’s domestic and international arrivals… There is no doubt that JCDecaux and its affiliates seem […]

The Road To Successful DOOH Media

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Here is Christoph Köller’s presentation ‘The Road To Successful DOOH Media’ from last week’s ISE DOOH Business conference. The talk provided a short overview about key players in the Digital Out Of Home advertisement value chain and how it guided the structure of the conference. Koeller – ISE 2009 – Road To Successful DOOH Media […]

Ingram Micro’s ‘Digital Signage Kits’

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Ingram Micro Inc.’s (NYSE: IM) Digital Signage Division today announced a broader alliance with BroadSign and the offering of ‘Digital Signage Kits; aimed at offering resellers a turnkey approach to selling digital signage solutions to both Enterprise and Small and Mid-size Businesses in North America. This is a similar strategy as what SignageLive are doing […]

A Modest Man With Much To Be Modest About

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Keith Kelsen, 2008 Digital Signage Man Of The Year sent us this press release about him being named ‘2008 Digital Signage Man Of The Year’ – the press release states “Digital media luminary honored for industry leadership and achievements”. MediaTile‘s company founder and executive chairman, Keith Kelsen, was selected as the 2008 Man of the […]