Archive for September, 2013

And Yet Another Study Shows The Same Results

Monday, September 23rd, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

I wish I had the money that has been spent on traffic studies by numerous cities across North America and beyond that have given, time and time again, the same results: that digital billboards, posters and other digital signs are not the cause of traffic accidents. The latest is from Canada, where, earlier this year, […]

Retec Digital Plc Tango Uniform

Monday, September 23rd, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

It seems like not even de-listing from AIM a few years ago could save them as UK based Retec Digital Plc have now gone into administration. Christopher Kim Rayment and Edward Terence Kerr of BDO LLP were appointed Joint Administrators on 19 September 2013. This appointment also extends to Retec Interface Limited as well.

Improving Product Sales One Sign At A Time

Monday, September 23rd, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

When MotoMart purchased its first 19mm color Watchfire LED sign for a station in Belleville, Ill., back near the end of 2010, the colorful messages advertised the company’s popular WAND Card loyalty program. MotoMart, owned by FKG Oil, operates many gas station/convenience store locations throughout the Midwest, and Andrew Wall, faciities supervisor, had wanted to […]

Mood Media CEO Lorne Abony Has Been Fired

Monday, September 23rd, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Mood Media Corporation (ISIN: CA61534J1057) (TSX: MM) (LSE AIM: MM) announced today that its Board has appointed Steven Richards President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mood Media said its Chairman and CEO Lorne Abony is stepping down from both positions to pursue other opportunities. Philippe von Stauffenberg, non-executive Vice Chairman of the Board since […]

Two @ForrestMedia1 Digital Screens Launch Monday

Monday, September 23rd, 2013

Maddie Cotterill

Following on from our tease back in July ‘Two New @ForrestMedia1 Digital Screens, Scotland‘ Managing Director at Forrest, Marc Keenan tells us that Scotland’s premium Out of Home media owner are officially launching the two new digital screens on Monday. CityScreen Edinburgh will be the capital city’s first ever large format roadside commercial advertising screen. […]

Airpod Appoints Boomerang For Digital Rollout

Monday, September 23rd, 2013

Maddie Cotterill

Airpod has announced that from October 2013 it will begin installation of high-end digital portrait advertising screens across its shopping centre network to compliment its existing six-sheet paper network. We were told that the management team at Airpod have been carefully monitoring the advertising market for digital OOH, and in line with the recent upturn […]

The DailyDOOH Gala Awards 2014, London

Sunday, September 22nd, 2013

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

The DailyDOOH Gala Awards take place at Banqueting House, London on Thursday December 4, 2014.

Are You Drinking Your Own KoolAid?

Sunday, September 22nd, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

“If you don’t look around and you just drink your own KoolAid, you’ll become roadkill.” That’s a message that you’ll hear from Ken Goldberg, CEO of Real Digital Media, as he keynotes day two of The DailyDOOH Investor Conference which takes place in New York Oct. 23 and 24. If you are still operating according […]

Eliane Tremblay Joins Astral

Friday, September 20th, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

We note that Eliane Tremblay, previously at Zoom Media (since 2001) has joined Bell Média / Astral Affichage as Directrice Produits Transport.

#PlayWithOurPixels Judge’s Entry Reading Material

Friday, September 20th, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Always so professional are the marketing team at Ocean Outdoor that all the judges get their ‘Entry Reading Material’ well in advance… The judges first meet on Thursday 26th September and the big day, of course, open to all, who RSVP is Thursday 10th October at the IMAX, Waterloo, London.