Archive for June, 2012

Leaving #ISE2013, @dynevents Moves To Dubai ‪#dynamic2013‬

Thursday, June 21st, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

As we know some of the ‘other stuff’ that is going on, the news, reported first by AV Magazine earlier today in their twitter stream “The Dynamic Events conference has moved from within ISE to a separate event in Dubai in March (10-11th) next year #avtweeps“ is interesting to say the least. Dynamic Events is […]

NCR Makes Acquisitions In Brazil’s Hospitality Sector

Thursday, June 21st, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

NCR Corporation, Duluth, Georgia, has made a series of strategic acquisitions in the fast growing hospitality industry that will enable NCR to increase and strengthen its overall presence in Brazil. NCR has a long-standing history of commitment to the Brazilian market, and these acquisitions will contribute to its continued growth. The company acquired POS Integrated […]

DPAA Subscribes To USA TouchPoints

Thursday, June 21st, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

The Digital Place-based Advertising Association has become the first trade group to subscribe to USA TouchPoints, a syndicated service from Media Behavior Institute, that provides insights and data on consumer behavior based on location, activity, social setting and mood, by time of day and day of week. “Integrating USA TouchPoints data into our presentations will […]

The New Magenta Without Mortensen

Thursday, June 21st, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

It appears to be full steam ahead at New Milford, Connecticut-based Magenta under John Dace, president and CEO, who joined the company in September, 2011. “It took a while to put all the pieces in place, but we’re now really moving ahead,” says Dace, who exudes excitement as he talks about the changes undergone over […]

FlatFrog Closes Funding Round Led By Intel Capital

Wednesday, June 20th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

FlatFrog Laboratories AB, a Swedish developer of touch screen technologies, announced this week that it has closed a EURO 20 million funding round led by Intel Capital, with strong backing by Invus. Intel Capital joins the existing investors Invus and Sunstone Capital. FlatFrog intends to use the funds to expand its team during 2012 in […]

George Yunis Joins Allure Global Solutions, Inc.

Wednesday, June 20th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

“George Yunis Tempted To Join Allure Global Solutions” we wrote back in early June and now confirmation and an official press release on same Allure Global Solutions, Inc. this week, officially announced the hiring of George Yunis as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Consumer Engagement Strategies. With more than 14 years experience in advertising, […]

Ocean Outdoor Launches Four New Sites In Manchester

Wednesday, June 20th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Premium outdoor media owner Ocean Outdoor is launching four new large format sites in Manchester city centre as part of its own ‘top ten UK cities’ growth plan. Ocean has unveiled the Portland Tower in Portland Street, a state-of-the-art double sided digital 3.1 x 5.8 metre tower (shown above) and the Media Wall@Printworks, a 15 […]

i-design In Deal With FDR For joono

Wednesday, June 20th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

i-design, the leading developer and supplier of ATM and self-service marketing solutions for the banking industry (enabling banks and ATM owners to run both their own targeted marketing campaigns and third party advertising) announced today that it has signed a major contract with FDR Limited, a branch of First Data Corporation, to provide its marketing […]

New EVP At Kinetic Worldwide

Wednesday, June 20th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Morten Gotterup has joined New York-based Kinetic, one of the world’s largest planners and buyers of Out-of-Home media, as executive vice- president business development, with responsibility leading and managing all aspects of new business as it pertains to Kinetic’s US operation. Gotterup joins the agency from Avvio, where he served as a managing director, leading […]

Capital Networks’ Android Digital Signage Solution

Wednesday, June 20th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Capital Networks Ltd., Markham, Ontario-based global provider of dynamic digital signage content creation and management software, has released the latest addition to its Audience software platform: Audience for Android. Powered by the Android operating system, the new Audience for Android media player and software bundle provides a high quality, low cost alternative to traditional PC […]