Archive for October, 2009

SIM! You Get What You Pay For

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The Signage, Imaging and Media (SIM) exhibition and conference kicked off on Sunday 18th October in Abu Dhabi and on Monday morning the Digital Signage Forum also started. It was a very poorly attended conference somewhere between 20 and 25 people who had stumped up between USD 200 and 250 to attend. Perhaps next time […]

Not Your Father’s Billboard

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Guest Contributor, Andrew Melton, A2aMEDIA

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard that we’re in a global recession. Most industries are feeling the pinch of the economic downturn, and advertising is no exception. Ad spending is down, way down, and if you listen to the so-called pundits, you might think that internet advertising is the only place where […]

BlueFox Fournit Neo Advertising Italie

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Neo Advertising Italie – dans sa prestation pour MEDIAMARKET et la gestion de son réseau – se fournit en clips vidéo chez BlueFox. Des clips HD des programmes Sports et Insolite (Kaleidoscope, Skyscapes, Earth View, Aquacube, Aquarium) animent ce réseau et mettent en avant la qualité des écrans de présentation des téléviseurs et des ordinateurs. […]

Digital Signage Forum (SIM) Early Thoughts

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Some VERY good presentations we hear at SIM’s Digital Signage Forum in Abu Dhabi earlier today. Bruno Brookes was probably the star attraction, he doesn’t stand up to present as much as he should do, though we heard some murmurs from the audience that he was his usual secret squirrel self when it come to […]

YCD Newsletter Fall 2009

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

There’s some good stuff in YCD Multimedia’s newsletter, including: – YCD Showcases Retail Solutions in Ogilvy’s Digital Lab Benelux Electronics Chain Uses YCD Technology YCD Provides Digital Media Experience for Fashion Retailer “Mango” YCD Partners with Minicom for Global MuVi Wall™ Distribution 20 Ways Digital Signage Enhances the Customer Experience

Worldwide Digital Signage Consulting Alliance

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Imperative Group and invidis consulting have formed a strategic alliance to provide comprehensive digital signage and out of home consulting and go-to market and project support services for retailers, landlords, media agencies, brands and technologists. As separate businesses, invidis already offers market research, analytics, procurement, communication and event services to high tech, digital, and enterprise […]

Google And Best Buy Partner On Mobile Apps

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Electronics retailer Best Buy has partnered with Google to help Best Buy compete in the mobile sales arena. One key aspect to their multiphase plan involves collaborating with Google on a series of exclusive mobile applications, the first one being a shopping app that helps customers find the item they’re looking for within their nearest […]

Microsoft Hosted Roadshows, Australia

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Wallfower Global Digital signage have three free 2 hour hardware and software roadshows this week organised in conjunction with Microsoft… Melbourne Date : Wed 21st October 2009 Time: 10am to 12am Venue : Microsoft Level 5, 4 Freshwater Place, Southbank, Victoria Brisbane Date : Thur 22nd October 2009 Time: 10am to 12am Venue : Microsoft […]

Coupons.com Expands Reach to Mobile

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Digital coupon company Coupons.com, Inc., based in Mountain View, California, has expanded its digital coupon offerings with three new major initiatives: Save to Card coupons that can be loaded directly onto supermarket loyalty cards; Show & Save coupons, including over 12,000 hyper-local offers that can be redeemed directly from a mobile phone; and new applications […]

PRN and IndoorDIRECT Join Forces

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Back in early October we told you that “now it seems that (IndoorDIRECT) MAY well have inked a deal with PRN for media sales” and it was (officially) announced late on Friday that Premier Retail Networks and indoorDIRECT were to enter a Strategic Alliance whereby PRN would offer marketers targeted advertising, content integration, and consumer […]