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Blip, a self-serve, pay-per-blip digital billboard advertising marketplace, has announced the appointment of Kurt Tingey, former CFO and Executive Vice President of Clear Channel Outdoor to Blip’s leadership team.

We are told that he will be leveraging his international and industry networks to further accelerate expansion in the US and abroad.

During his 10 years in his EVP and CFO role at Clear Channel Outdoor, Kurt negotiated and managed the M&A process for over 600 accretive acquisitions and led expansion from 38 to 52 markets. Kurt has seen first hand the revolutionary nature of digital billboards in the OOH advertising industry. Kurt is now helping shape the next evolution of billboards with Blip.

Blip CEO, Brent Thomson told us “We are fortunate to have someone of Kurt Tingey’s caliber and experience to lead our expansion efforts in key regions,” said Kurt is particularly well-equipped to lead this initiative given his extensive experience in finance, advertising, and entrepreneurship. Blip’s growth in international markets will generate significant value for advertisers and sign operators globally, just as it has already done in North America.”

As the first self-serve, pay-per-blip digital billboard marketplace, Blip aims to bridge the gap for small business advertisers, bringing a whole new segment of buyers to digital out-of-home advertising.

Kristy Day has joined Talon US as Director of Client Management in North America.

She will be responsible for developing new business at Talon. She joins from Lamar Advertising, where she had been for the past 15 years.

There, she led digital innovation and national digital sales, transit and airport OOH teams that together generated more than $127 million for the company last year. Additionally, she headed all national training and development, mentoring over 95 people in 2018 alone.

Kristy Day is a member of Outdoor Advertising Association of America, Inc. (OAAA) and serves on the OAAA Marketing Committee. She is based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Former Clear Channel and Barco Exec Mary Perrella has joined Vengo Labs as Director of Media Sales.

Premium out-of-home media owner Ocean has been awarded long term agreements with City Property (Glasgow) Investments LLP, working in partnership with Glasgow City Council, to redevelop and introduce new roadside and city centre digital advertising screens.

This is Ocean’s second major council win of the year following its agreement with Southampton City Council which was announced in January.

Marc Keenan, MD Ocean Scotland told us “Ocean’s success in the Glasgow bid is key to our ongoing organic growth and development plan. Our digital cities for digital citizens proposition is about creating the very best platforms for advertisers and modern urban audiences. This best in class approach to DOOH will now be rolled out across Glasgow City Council’s existing portfolio and through our new responsive screens, further boosting the local economy and giving advertisers the chance to reach audiences in one of the fastest growing UK cities.”

The Glasgow contract, which is for selected premium locations, was awarded following a competitive tender. Ocean was successful in a significant number of the locations offered, further cementing the company’s position as a leading player in super-premium and roadside screens powered by new and emerging responsive technology.

Initially Ocean will redevelop a number of Glasgow’s iconic existing roadside locations, including what was previously known as the ‘Sail’, with enhanced screens and technologies. New opportunities in future phases will potentially result in the development of more than 20 locations, some of which will have more than one screen.

Glasgow is at the centre of Scotland’s largest urban economy and is one of the fastest growing cities in the UK following a number of high profile recent investments, many of which are in the financial services sector.

NEC Display Solutions in partnership with NEC Enterprise Solutions, will showcase the latest display technologies that are transforming your daily business experience at UC EXPO, taking place at ExCeL in London from 15-16 May 2019.

Visitors to NEC’s stand #J116 will discover how smart workspace solutions are delivering a seamless experience for today’s workers with the flexibility to maintain high productivity communications from wherever they are located. As organisations increasingly advocate for flexible working scenarios generating a positive influence on employee morale and productivity whilst reaping significant cost saving benefits through improved efficiencies; NEC presents an all-encompassing portfolio of solutions to meet different business need.

The NEC team, alongside their solutions partners Hoylu, Huddly, Phoenix Audio and Quicklaunch, will be on hand to demonstrate how organisations can create the ideal environment to stimulate effective collaboration between teams and individuals, without barriers caused by geographic or technological obstacles.

In the Future of Work Theatre, at 12.20pm on 16^th May, NEC’s Gunnar Kyvik will address the challenges of technology adoption during his seminar entitled ‘X, Y & Z – successful collaboration across the generational divide’ identifying generational differences as a potential barrier to effective collaboration.

 Highlights include:

• With a consultative approach ensuring our UC&C solutions are tailored according to business need, NEC presents the broadest range of collaborative tools on the market including the new CB range, ShadowSense^TM touch and InfinityBoard in a ‘good, better, best’ selection to suit all budgets.
• For internal employee outreach and impressive client communications, experience the detail and clarity of Ultra HD with NEC large format and UN series video wall Displays, plus fine pitch dvLED FA series out-of-the-box solutions for stunning digital signage.
• Keeping business mobile, NEC’s Univerge 3C UC Mobile Client empowers the workforce with access anywhere, anytime, on any device for the most flexible working scenarios.

As Europe’s largest dedicated unified communication and collaboration event attracting over 7,000 visitors, UC EXPO provides the ideal forum for NEC to reaffirm its position as an expert consultant and key supplier of UC, IT and AV solutions to the corporate sector.

Coinciding with London Digital Signage Week for which NEC Display Solutions is a sponsor, UC EXPO takes place on 15-16 May 2019 at ExCeL London

When One Chase Manhattan Plaza, a landmark 60-story tower, was sold in 2013, the new owners renamed the property 28 Liberty and began a multi-million dollar renovation to change the former bank headquarters into a metropolitan centerpiece. The upgrades included 200,000 feet of retail space, a 350,000 square-foot food court and a 10-screen movie theatre, as well as a 34-foot by 25-foot LED lobby display and LED ribbons in the retail area that showcase eye-catching visuals. The latter two enhancements, powered by a customizable content management system developed on the ISAAC platform by Miami based Smart Monkeys, were designed and developed by renowned digital content creation studio, Float4.

Float4 Founder and Creative Director Alexandre Simionescu “The digital aesthetics at 28 Liberty reinvigorate the nearly 60-year old space. We produced an attraction in the building’s common areas, indirectly driving crowds and revenue to the owners and tenants. By combining data driven content, refined visuals and a turnkey technological solution, the building is equipped with a 24/7 platform that informs, entertains and engages building occupants and guests.”

The renovation decisions at the building were centered around its reinvention from a corporate entity to a modern hub. The multi-purpose displays and captivating digital content act as a tool for distributing information about the building itself, local events and internal announcements. Regarding its aesthetic allure, the ground floor lobby display attracts attention from people on the sidewalk. These additions, along with other upgrades, make 28 Liberty an attractive base for tenants and passersby alike.

“The content capsules were created for three very different displays that share different portions of the space: the main lobby screen, the retail display which is on the floor right beneath the lobby and finally the adjacent ceiling ribbons that provide elegant accents. One of my favorite capsules is data driven and displays visuals depicting lower Manhattan and weather conditions that are sourced in real-time. It’s a great way to convey information elegantly. Interstitials, which we use as transitions between content capsules, were also created to echo the property’s iconic art pieces such as the Dubuffet Sculpture and Isamu Noguchi’s Rock Garden.”

A pair of RealMotion servers are responsible for delivering the content, which interfaces with Smart Monkey’s ISAAC system to provide an extremely easy-to-use content management solution. Through this combination, the property managers can arrange daily schedules, add new content, and use templates to update content in real time.

We hear that Firefly, who only raised USD 21.5M in Seed Funding back in December 2018 have already had to dip back into the market and are soon to announce a further funding round.

In June, they’ll also likely officially announce and expansion into New York.

This evening event from Connected Places Catapult takes place during London Digital Signage Week (May 13-17, 2019).

Thursday May 16, between 19:00-20:30 (registration starts at 18.30) sees their regular ‘Third Thursday’ networking event, this time on the topic of ‘The Rideable City: hail the micro-mobility revolution?’.

Connected technologies, ever smaller and more powerful batteries and motors, and the push to electrify transport are powering new ways to zip around our crowded cities.

This event will focus on micro-mobility, a new class of ‘rideables’ ranging from quadricycles to e-skateboards. You will hear from the latest research the Connected Places Catapult and from innovative suppliers and regulators of these new products and services.

London Digital Signage Week takes place May 13-17, 2019 and as with its counterpart in New York, the week is for anyone involved with digital signage and interested in retail, employee communications, smart cities, digital out of home and of course digital signage!

Registration can be found here.

Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) announced this week the integration of its Venus Control Suite software to Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) emergency management alerts. Customers using Venus Control Suite to operate their digital billboards or outdoor displays can now automatically run IPAWS emergency alerts.

Jessie Koch, Daktronics product manager, points out the important role digital billboards can play in emergency management. “Our digital billboards are positive additions to the community. We are able to perform several public service functions by facilitating AMBER® Alerts, weather alerts and law enforcement alerts. Emergency alerts also help display owners build a positive relationship with the community. The Venus Control Suite and IPAWS interface streamlines the process of emergency management and offers a more comprehensive choice for our digital billboard owners,”.

Not just billboard owners, but schools, retailers and non-profits also donate space on their digital signs for public service announcements. Examples used include:

• Clear Channel Outdoor displayed most-wanted information that helped the police catch 13 dangerous fugitives.
• Schools use outdoor and indoor signage, including messages on video scoreboards, to alert parents and students when needed.
  Walgreens drugstore sends out hundreds of AMBER Alerts and weather warnings at 1,200+ locations.
• Service entities, such as fire departments, run content ranging from fire alerts and emergency evacuation plans to safety programs and smoke alarm reminders.

Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial alerting authorities use IPAWS and integrate local systems that use Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) standards with the IPAWS infrastructure. IPAWS provides public safety officials with an effective way to alert and warn the public about serious emergencies using the Emergency Alert System (EAS), Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio, and other public alerting systems from a single interface.

There are three tickets left for AdTECH OOH – London, which takes place tomorrow, Wednesday May 15, 2019 -conveniently the day before the European Out of Home Media Summit for those wishing to attend both.

The event is once again (AdTECH OOH is one in a series of events that take place in London, Sydney, Amsterdam and New York) chaired by Broadsign’s VP of Business Development Stephanie Gutnik.

Sessions that will interest anyone in AdTECH wishing to learn more about Out of Home, and those in Out of Home wishing to better understand the automation, programmatic buying and general AdTECH world will hear from BidSwitch’s Laura Swire, Outmoove’s Mendel Looije and Talon Outdoor’s Josko Grljevic in the first session of the day where they will debate Programmatic Direct vs Real Time Bidding under the watchful eye of Adform Commercial Director, UK Andreas Dooley.

Ocean Outdoor’s Head of Data, Systems & Analytics Angela Muckle will share with the audience their work with Revenue Management; Customer Analysis and Pricing and we also have two case studies from brands such as John Lewis.

The afternoon will kick off with a discussion of audience data in a session entitled ‘The Data Driven Jungle’. We have Cuebiq’s Lawrence Chan, Blis’ Andy Beames And Route’s Information Manager Ian Wyatt sharing their knowledge on this topic.

To end the day we have what we believe is something of a first at an OOH or AdTECH conference and that’s people sharing their thoughts on what the industry can do should we have a recession. We have Xaxis’s Cecile Blanc, Verizon Media’s Alice Beecroft and Universal McCann’s Taylan Koru taking part.

London Digital Signage Week takes place May 13-17, 2019 and as with its counterpart in New York, the week is for anyone involved with digital signage and interested in retail, employee communications, smart cities, digital out of home and of course digital signage!