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The Independent Hotel Show, billed as the business event for luxury and boutique hotels, that takes place at London’s Olympia on October 16-17, 2018 will reveal The Hotel Room of the Future.

The installation has been designed by Two’s Company Interior Design based on research and roundtables with industry pioneers and so-called futurists.

Nicholas Sunderland of Two’s Company Interior Design told us “Creating a room with 21st Century technology, luxury, comfort and outstanding service for the guest, as well as seamless interaction with front of house and housekeeping, are the challenges of today’s hotelier. Our choices to convey this are carefully chosen and researched to create a room with outstanding product and service.”

There will also be a discussion at the Innovation Stage on October 16, 2018 to understand the process of how The Hotel Room of the Future was made, featuring Gilly Craft, BIID president and partner and designer at Two’s Company Interior Design; Rodney Hoinkes, chief insight and innovation officer, Fresh Montgomery; and Petra Clayton, managing director of Custard Communications.

Rodney Hoinkes said “We all hear about the huge investments in technology, personalisation, and design being undertaken by the chains. The Hotel Room of the Future is about the future that matters to independent hoteliers and their guests. What are the true trends, not just fads, and where should focus and budget be spent and wisely avoided. How, where, and why should they invest to compete for the benefit of their visitors and their operations.”

DPAA, the leading global organization for everything digital out-of-home, announced last week that LiveDOOH has joined the association.

Based in Germany, LiveDOOH provides a unique ‘automation platform’ for use by media owners, retailers and media agencies. The team behind LiveDOOH’s programmatic platform is composed of highly experienced specialists in the fields of advertising, software development, algorithms and data analysis.

Fernando Mayorga, CTO, LiveDOOH, told us “We started our company on the firm belief that DOOH advertising had a greater potential than just playing back ads in a loop; that it can have the same adaptable capabilities as online advertising, while respecting the specific needs of OOH. Our cloud-based platform accomplishes this. We are joining DPAA because of our admiration for all that Barry and his team have done to help grow the DOOH industry, and our desire to be a leading impulse in this exciting movement.”

DPAA is a global, digital out-of-home marketing association that has created a strong community environment in which members drive and promote their digital capabilities.

During New York Digital Signage Week there is a unique opportunity to see Prysm’s LPD 6K Series up close and personal.

If you are upgrading a retail space, lobby, experience center, boardroom or innovation center, you will not want to miss seeing this. It is taking place at the Prysm Customer Experience Center, 1350 Broadway, New York City on Thursday November 1 between 14:00 and 17:00,

Prysm will be showcasing the advanced capabilities that make their new LPD series the best display solution for your needs, alongside Prysm’s visual collaboration software to demonstrate how you can maximise a single solution for all of your business needs.

You can register your interest here.

The suggested hashtag for the week is #NYDSW.

David Payne, the former CEO of WPP Kinetic has join “international out-of-home media company” Mediakeys as global head of strategy and operations.

He will report directly to Paul Cahierre, the director and founder of Mediakeys.

David Payne will be based in London and will be overseeing Mediakeys’ international expansion. This comes after the opening of three new offices in Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Cologne over the past few months. He will also be tasked to structure Mediakeys’ business strategy between the 12 offices in Asia, Europe, and the US, in a bid to reinforce the company’s international capabilities. These offices are based in Singapore, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Paris, London, Milan, Zürich, and New York as well as the three newly opened offices.

Clear Chanel UK launched MyTown last year to create something visually impressive that resonated with the public and the advertising industry.

The competition gave Clear Channel an opportunity to showcase the reach and flexibility of their expanding digital portfolio, whilst showcasing the work of talented UK photographers, highlighting what makes the UK towns and cities so great.

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oOh!Media has appointed former Virgin Mobile chief executive officer David Scribner as its chief customer officer, a new role, which we are told is to support the company’s strategy to deliver on its vision of being a new out of home media company.

oOh! CEO Brendon Cook said the company recognised 18 months ago the need for a chief customer officer in order to lead revenue generation and support the business strategy that oOh! started developing in 2012 to evolve the traditional out of home company by 2020.

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Val Morgan Group has today announced a cross-platform partnership with the world’s largest entertainment fan site, FANDOM. We are told that the partnership reveals another piece of the overall Val Morgan strategy, with the group now offering digital publishing opportunities alongside its existing assets in cinema, out-of-home and custom publishing.

A fan-powered, fan-trusted source of entertainment, FANDOM is home to hundreds of millions of passionate users across the globe, providing a platform where they can explore, contribute to and celebrate the world of pop culture, including movies, gaming and television.

Dan Hill, CEO, Val Morgan Group told us “We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with FANDOM – this is a very natural extension to our strategy of seamlessly connecting brands to the most passionate people. The partnership will offer clients both contextually relevant content and brand safe environments; which is key to agencies effectively executing their screen strategies”

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The CES 2019 Call for Speakers is open and their #CES2019 Conference Program is looking for thought leaders and visionaries who will take the latest research, innovations and trends from the show floor and dive deeper into the ways technology is improving the world.

As usual, CES is committed to amplifying and showcasing traditionally under-represented communities in the technology industry all across the show floor. To aid in enriching the CES conference experience, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) is seeking submissions from companies and subject matter experts who actively endeavor to make diversity a priority.

They’re particularly interested in the following categories:-

5G
Advertising, Marketing, Content and Entertainment
Artificial Intelligence
Healthcare
Product Design, Sourcing and Manufacturing
Resilience (exploring city preparedness and crisis recovery)
Smart Cities
Smart Home
Sports
Tourism and Hospitality
Transportation including Automotive Technology

Submissions are being accepted now through July 13 and you can apply here.

CES 2019 runs January 8-11, 2019, in Las Vegas.

Former ISBA Media Chief Bob Wootton is to step down from the role of Executive Director of FEPE, the global body for the out of home industry, at the end of September 2018.

Bob Wootton said “This is a function of success. I’m proud of the achievements of the team which I have led for the past couple of years, not least its most successful Annual Congress in recent times (Sorrento in June 2018). But I came to realise that, as FEPE continues to grow and scale, it would demand more from me than my various other commitments would allow me to deliver. I therefore tendered, and the Board accepted, my resignation so that FEPE can replace me with someone better able to dedicate a greater proportion of their time to the role. I will of course be available to the team as necessary during the transition and wish the organisation every continued success as it further builds its position as the global body for the out of home industry”.

Bob Wootton, who has spent over forty years in advertising and media, joined as Executive Director Designate in November 2016 and took the reins in June 2017..

Tom Goddard, Chairman of Ocean Outdoor and President of FEPE, told us “Bob has made a valued and lasting contribution to FEPE and we thank him sincerely for that. FEPE is now a much larger organisation and undertaking than it was even two years ago and it will be the job of our next Executive Director to prepare us for the opportunities and challenges our exciting future will bring.”

We are told that General Secretary Mark Flys and previous Executive Director John Ellery, who remains involved, will continue handling all FEPE business in the interim under current President Tom Goddard – you can find an interview with Tom in DOOH INSIGHTS Volume 7, pp15-20, Ed.

The AdClub of Toronto has announced that the fifth recipient of the Out-of-Home Merit Award is Jim Pattison.

Jim Pattison, widely regarded as one of Canada’s most successful entrepreneurs and owner of Canada’s second largest privately-held companies, the Jim Pattison Group, is being recognized for his leadership in Canada’s Out-of-Home advertising industry at the Advertising Club of Toronto’s annual Out-of-Home Day on October 19, 2018, at the Sheraton Centre in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Frank Aballini, President of the AdClub of Toronto told us “Jim Pattison is a significant contributor to the growth of the Out-Of-Home industry in Canada, and his pioneering spirit in establishing Pattison Outdoor as one of Canada’s most pre-eminent media operators has enabled the Out-Of-Home industry in Canada to flourish”.

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