Interactive chart below I have written and ranted a few times about the dubious market research reports that get generated by research factories in India – companies that produce expensive reports on pretty much any industry they can think of. […]
Guest post: Mark Hemphill, ScreenScape This blog pointed out recently, once again, how there are a lot of bad statistics out there that try to describe the size and scope of the digital signage market. We agree that a lot of what gets referenced seems meaningless to us, as well. But the question come up often: How big is the digital signage market? […]
Guest Post: A Jay, Mvix It is always fun to write about competition (and no I don’t mean the upcoming March Madness), specially when it relates to a seemingly growing industry like digital signage. Industry analysts suggest the market boasts as many as 600 digital signage content management providers, with dozens more being added to the clutter every month. […]
Diversified, the newly rebranded version of DMG, has acquired Technical Innovation, described as a national solutions provider of presentation AV, broadcast, IT and managed services. […]
GUEST POST: Colin Bovet, Enplug Whether you’re the Head of Culture at a tech startup or a manager at a Fortune 500 company, you should care deeply about how to communicate with your team. The study and practice of communication within companies is called internal communications, and it is crucial to boosting employee engagement. […]
[The photo is not that of Dave - Ed.] I don’t know how many meetings and conference presentations I’ve been at that sees one or more presenters, early on in their sessions, pop up a slide that shows a chart that climbs up and a big, honking number at the end – signifying the market size for digital signage. It’s almost always a number followed by 000,000,000. […]
The private equity firm that owns, among many things, CIVIQ Smartscapes, has acquired Chicago-based outdoor interactive station rival Elevate DIGITAL. CIVIQ is the design and manufacturing company that’s part of a consortium putting interactive kiosks on the streets of New York City’s boroughs. […]
Cineplex Digital Media, previously known as EK3, has bagged the deal with American Dairy Queen Corporation to be the fast food giant’s “endorsed provider” of in-store digital merchandising solution, aka menu boards, in the US and Canada. The company says it won the deal “after an extensive audit and request for proposal process with over 30 participants. […]
A Pleasant Hill, CA startup called Squizz has started a $250,000 crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to bankroll inventory and new features, and stimulate some sales and PR buzz in the process. The campaign has a variety of levels, from $10 to $10,000 for something akin to a franchise or reseller set-up. […]
Orlando-based Monster Media has reached a settlement in the patent infringement action it filed in New York courts last summer against Portland,OR-based TigerLogic Corp, over the use of methods that put real time social media posts on digital signs. The terms of the settlement are, as you might expect, confidential. […]
Diversified Systems, based in Kenilworth, New Jersey, has announced a simple, logical rebranding as Diversified – bringing three related companies under the single, tightened-up brand. Diversified is made up of Diversified Systems, Diversified Media Group (DMG), and Skyweb Digital Media. […]
Tannas Electronic Displays, the interesting little company that saws LCDs in half to make custom displays, has been acquired by investors and the name changed to Pixel Scientific. […]
South Korea’s ICT ministry said Monday it will spend 78.9 billion won (or $ 67.3 million USD) to nurture the digital signage industry in that country, apparently seeing the sector as a growth engine. The report, in the Korea Herald, says that the ministry will, through 2018, plans to expand support for start-ups involved in the business, and abolish unnecessary regulations. […]
Unless something pretty big happens, this will be it for posts for a few days. The kids are coming home, and it’s time to slow down and enjoy all the trappings and indulgences of Christmas. It’s also a good time to say some Thank Yous as the year winds down. […]
A New Mexico company called CrowdReviews.com has announced its online platform for reviews and rankings of software solutions has started ranking digital signage software companies. […]
