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DSF Mixer Set For April 6th At Charlotte-area Bass Pro

I’d got to this just for the food, and craft beer, but it’s a bit of a drive (like 14 hours) … plus I couldn’t drive home after the craft beer. Oh well. The Digital Signage Federation is running a mixer April 6th at the Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World store in Concord, NC, which is just up the road from the Lowe’s Motor Speedway (NASCAR track). […]

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Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 9:29 AM

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16:9: Foxconn Completes Acquisition Of Sharp

Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s biggest contract electronics manufacturer, agreed to acquire Japan’s Sharp Corp for about $3.5 billion. The company that, among many things, has huge manufacturing facilities in China making iPhones, is taking roughly a two-thirds stake in the Japanese display and electronics manufacturer. […]

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Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 8:52 AM

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DSE: the takeaways

Spring always brings round two of the digital signage industry’s most significant conventions: ISE in Amsterdam and DSE in Las Vegas. I always attend both – ISE is a great opportunity to catch up with friends and colleagues from Europe and around the world, while at DSE I’ll see more associates from the U.S. […]

Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 6:52 AM

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5 Myths About Digital Signage

Guest Post, Richard Fortin, ITES Media Richard Fortin The digital signage industry has been growing quickly in the last few years. Big players in retail and large companies have both adopted this method of communication. It is, regardless, a fairly young industry that evolves rapidly and this creates misconceptions. […]

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Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 6:37 AM

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16:9 Audio: Post-DSE Impressions From Hughes Webinar

Here’s the audio track (below … click on the red Soundcloud arrow to get started) for that webinar I did Friday with the media solutions folks at Hughes. I joined Senior Marketing Manager Curtis Campbell and Mike Tippets, the VP of Media Solutions at Hughes, to share our collective thoughts on what we saw a couple of weeks back at Digital Signage Expo. […]

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Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 1:35 AM

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US FDA Again Delays Calorie Count Rules For Restaurant Menu Boards

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has again delayed enforcement of menu labeling rules, pushing the need for restaurant chains to show calorie counts on menus and menu displays into 2017. […]

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Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 11:56 PM

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16:9: Apple Goes Big With LED Video Wall At Next-Generation Store In Memphis

Memphis Store – Photo from Apple Insider Memphis is likely not the first locale many people would peg for an iconic brand to open its first next-generation store in its home country. But that’s where Apple has opened a new store design concept that has a massive fine pixel pitch LED video wall as its signature feature. […]

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Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 2:40 PM

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Video Walls at Viacom Headquarters Make an Entrance

Viacom’s corporate headquarters in New York City’s Times Square hosts thousands of daily visitors. The media conglomerate flaunts bold digital signage innovations with larger-than-life video walls and innovative LED initiatives including motorized 4-foot by 15-foot doors veiled in 2.5-millimeter LED and six mobile 4-foot by 15-foot LED blades suspended from a ceiling track. […]

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Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 11:37 AM

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CHK America Names New Vice President, Business Development

CHK America, the leading designer of customer information solutions for the U.S. transportation industry, today announced it has named transportation industry specialist Brian Frank to the newly created position of vice president, business development, reporting to CHK America CEO Rick Wood. […]

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Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 11:18 AM

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ASK THE BOARD: Beyond Business Objectives

In what ways have you been able to exploit your existing digital signage network beyond the original business objectives to provide greater benefit than originally promised? […]

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Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 10:07 AM

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Projects: Queensland Private School Lights Up Its Wonder Room

A private co-ed school in the Brisbane/Gold Coast part of Australia has turned on what it calls the Wonder Room – a specially-kitted classroom that features a five-panel multi-touch video used by both students and teachers. […]

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Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 9:59 AM

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Ask the Board – March 28, 2016 | RALPH SCHORBACH

In what ways have you been able to exploit your existing digital signage network beyond the original business objectives to provide greater benefit than originally promised? […]

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Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 9:01 AM

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Ask the Board – March 28, 2016 | DANIEL ORME-DOUTRE

In what ways have you been able to exploit your existing digital signage network beyond the original business objectives to provide greater benefit than originally promised? Our original objectives were around poster reduction and cost savings. While that has been achieved to a degree, it is still an ongoing objective. […]

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Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 8:59 AM

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Ask the Board – March 28, 2016 | PATRICIA MITRANO

In what ways have you been able to exploit your existing digital signage network beyond the original business objectives to provide greater benefit than originally promised? […]

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Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 8:58 AM

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Ask the Board – March 28, 2016 | FRANK McGUINNESS

In what ways have you been able to exploit your existing digital signage network beyond the original business objectives to provide greater benefit than originally promised? I think everyone goes into their initial digital signage projects knowing their value estimates will be pretty far off. You honestly don’t know what you don’t know. […]

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Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 8:57 AM

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