Exterion Media, Europe’s largest privately held Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising business, is today announcing an exclusive partnership with Telefónica UK, one of the world’s biggest telecommunications companies to support the London Underground (LU) Media Estate. […]
Focus Media Holding, a Chinese billboard company that abandoned its New York listing after an attack by a prominent short seller, is set to go public again via a reverse takeover. Jiangsu Honda, a silicon rubber manufacturer listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, said late on Tuesday that it would pay Rmb45.7bn (USD7.4bn) for Focus Media. […]
A crowdfunding effort to get “God Loves Gays” billboards in Utah and Salt Lake Counties has now come to fruition, as I-15 drivers in Orem are being greeted with electronic billboards that profess God’s love for gays. “BEHOLD! God has delivered on the final goal of last year’s wildly popular God Loves Gays fundraising campaign,” “God” said on his blog, TheGoodLordAbove.com. […]
The on the road, out of home messages can hit like a sledgehammer when a bold idea is served up in a skyline dominating powerful visual with just the right words. The visual impact and stopping power with brevity will resonate long after you’ve driven past if done correctly. Some have likened outdoor advertising to cheap television. […]
The event will run 6:30-8:30pm at the The Georgia Aquarium and feature guest speaker Jerry Harris, Sr., Director of Exhibit Graphics & AV Services. Jerry Harris will give a live “walk & talk” throughout the facility, with a behind-the-scenes look at how the Georgia Aquarium uses its digital signage and communications technologies to enhance the visitor experience. […]
Since the last survey in March 2015 the Digital Signage Business Climate Index has declined slightly with a change of minus 8,20 base points from 59,50 base points to 53,35 base points. The current business situation has decreased slightly by 2 %. While the optimism towards the near future saw a more pronounced dip by 6 %. […]
IDC’s analysts said they considered connected digital signage, connected vehicles and manufacturing operations the three fastest-growing applications for the IoT at the present time. Digital signage use in retail outlets will grow from USD 6bn in 2013 to USD 27.5bn in 2018, a five-year CAGR of 35.7%, as retailers move to digitise their customer buying experience. […]
Speaking at the Mumbrella360 conference in Sydney, founder of Sydney-based ad agency Ted Horton said the industry's desire for creative awards has become corrupt. Likening things to FIFA's less-than-stellar reputation, Horton said: “I haven’t entered an awards show since 1991. I stopped because I lived in that world, which I call planet advertising. […]
Amscreen, Europe’s leading digital signage solutions company, announces further overseas deployment through the Jordan based firm, Screen Media Solutions. The Carrefour Group, who operates more than 10,800 stores across 33 countries, is the latest retailer to benefit from this partnership and innovative screen based customer communication platform. […]
Google will launch two Chromebox digital signage solutions for commercial application through cooperation with Taiwan-based AOpen in the middle of the third quarter of 2015, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers. Google announced at the end of the first quarter of 2015 the cooperation with AOpen to launch the solutions. […]
According to a new analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Analysis of the Global Digital Signage Systems Market, the digital signage market earned revenues of $1.53 billion in 2014 and is expected to reach $3.23 billion by 2020. ... solely ad-supported networks are unable to sell advertisement spots and maintain the consistent flow of ad dollars. […]
What are some of the innovative content tactics being used successfully to drive and improve sales? […]
Pattison Onestop, a division of Canada's Pattison Outdoor Advertising, has partnered with zappit, a provider of mobile engagement technology for the rollout of a new mobile-enabled advertising service called Engage, the company has announced. […]
U.S. Entertainment & Media Spending Expected to Reach $771 Billion by 2019; Internet to Overtake TV Advertising. Mobile Monetization is Next Critical Challenge. […]
Canadian Tire has opened a giant new store on the south end of Edmonton, on the main road out of town south to Calgary, and loaded it up with a whole bunch of digital. The South Edmonton Common store, which opened Friday, has more than 100 digital screens, including a video wall and an outdoor hi-rez LED. […]
