Archive for February, 2009

What’s Up With Digital 6-Sheets Then?

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Last year we had digital 6-sheet manufacturers coming out of our ears and yet in our ISE debrief in the office just now we had to rack our brains to think of a vendor promoting them in Amsterdam. BF Group managed to scramble onto the Harris stand, though that particular business combination made no sense […]

Northern Ireland Local And Regional Advertising

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Much to our dismay we think that it is fair to say that local and regional sales have become an important element to the digital screen network mix, at least in the UK. Anthony Hague, Sales Director, Screenmedia Ltd told us “We can blend local ads alongside national commercials and in our opinion this creates […]

Artexe Srl Acquires Emmerrelogic srl

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Artexe Srl is in the process of acquires Emmerrelogic srl, an Italian company that develops, produces and markets a complete range of products and solutions to improve management of customer waiting times. The ‘merged’ company keeps the name of Artexe srl and will now have two operating offices: one at Caronno Pertusella in the province […]

Theatrical Debut of ‘Coraline’

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

These Storescapes(TM) from Inwindow Outdoor ran for a month in fourteen locations across seven major U.S. markets including NY, LA, Boston, San Francisco, Miami, Chicago and Washington D.C. Jeff Cohen, Managing Partner of Inwindow Outdoor told us “We are continuously looking for new methods to enhance visibility and interactivity for our clients and create displays […]

Toronto Board of Trade Goes Digital with Onestop

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

The Toronto Board of Trade has partnered with DOOH specialists Onestop Media Group, to launch its state-of-the-art Communication Display Network as part of the BoT’s 2009 strategic plan to modernize its community engagement efforts. Along with its newly renovated downtown Toronto office space, the Board of Trade’s impressive digital storefront captures the attention of passers-by […]

5 Steps To Instant Digital Signage

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

If it’s as easy as Midwich and signagelive say they may be onto something… Step 1 Choose a display Step 2 Select model required* Step 3 Add signagelive Step 4 Connect to the Internet Step 5 Ready to go Jason Cremins, CEO, signagelive told us “Further to the recent appoint of Midwich as Distributor, here […]

Why Did Muzak Go Bust?

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Guest Contributor, Julian Treasure, The Sound Agency Ltd

Muzak Holdings LLC earlier this week filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Well respected music guru, Julian Treasure and Chairman, The Sound Agency Ltd writes EXCLUSIVELY for us today with some lessons about piped music and a cautionary tale for the retail DOOH industry… Muzak’s filing for bankruptcy this week is no surprise. I flagged its […]

Eyeconic Screen, Oxford Street, London

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

What we like about what WindowGain and Eyeconic are doing here in Oxford Street is that they are continually trying out new things – regular, subtle changes, getting feedback on what works and doesn’t and then adding in those improvements again and again. They are also proving to be the best outdoor folks in the […]

IconOne Viking Cruise Line

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Nice IconOne digital poster from Symbicon Ltd. shown here on Viking Line (cruise lines) ship. The install on this pilot vessel (the Viking Line Mariella) was deployed back in September 2008 and we understand that the remaining vessels will be equipped with IconOne displays by the end of Q2, 2009. The screens are being used […]

Denny’s Takes theBITE Network

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

No installs yet but looks like Denny’s has chosen IndoorDIRECT’s theBITE Network to run in its restaurant locations beginning early in 2009. Michael Winton, President and Co-Founder of indoorDIRECT told us “This is significant expansion for theBITE Network because it marks the first implementation with a full-service restaurant company that has large dining rooms and […]