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16:9: Stephen Gottlich On What Gable Does in Digital Signage, Industry Trends, and China

I have heard some people in this industry starting to describe what they do as visual solutions, as opposed to digital signage. I’m not sure that really fits in all cases, but it certainly does for Gable, a Baltimore-area company that’s been doing analog signs of all kinds for four decades. About 10 years ago, Gable added digital display solutions. […]

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Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 5:17 PM

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16:9: 10K+ Smart Digital Signage Screens Installed Across 50+ Topgolf Venues

Digital signage projects have grown a LOT in scale in recent years, but the numbers of projects that involve 10,000-plus screens are still pretty limited. So it’s interesting to see news that Topgolf Entertainment Group has kitted out each of more than 50 venues with 200 or more displays. […]

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Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 8:23 AM

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400-Plus Dual Outdoor Screens Positioned Around Riyadh For Saudi Culture Fest

The Saudi government used more than 400 custom dual-sided outdoor LCD screens to drive public awareness of events surrounding Riyadh Season – one of a series of cultural festivals staged around the country to attract tourists. […]

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Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 9:09 AM

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The Mapist Debuts As New Interactive Wayfinding Option

Another wayfinding/mapping option has emerged in the marketplace – this one a collaboration between software developers in Spain and Pakistan. I had a note from Nabeel Salem, a Pakistani developer who has been doing software and game development for the last 10 years. Earlier in the year, a developer gig came up for building an interactive wayfinding solution for a shopping mall. […]

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Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 8:21 AM

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[Guide] 37 Best Practices for Employee Communication

In order to achieve operational success in your business, a strong internal communication strategy must be put into place from the beginning. […]

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Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 10:00 AM

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16:9: More Trouble With Timmie’s Digital Menu Boards

A reader sent along this photo shot this morning while on the way to work in the pedestrian walkway system that runs below street level in Toronto’s business district. The Tim Hortons screens at 55 University aren’t dead, though one is in a bad way. The software appears hung up, so instead of mission-critical menus, there is a nice, calming blue. […]

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Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 8:35 AM

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Five Ways Digital Signage Elevates Employee Experience

Guest Post: Curtis Campbell, HughesON Curtis Campbell As margins in retail continue to be a challenge, and retailers also wrestle with the pressure from Amazon and other eCommerce competitors, as well as the Buy Online, Pickup In Store movement, traditional retailers are looking to focus on the shopper/customer experience to deliver additional value to draw customers into their stores. […]

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Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 8:07 AM

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Feeble Email Open Rates Make The Case For Workplace Digital Signage

One of the reasons digital signage is getting a lot of traction as a tool for workplace communications is its ability to reach hard-to-reach employees with important messaging, and a big factor is the feeble effectiveness of emails. […]

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Sat, Nov 9, 2019 at 6:18 AM

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16:9: Premium Moviehouse In Oslo Kitted With 100 Displays

A premium cinema in Oslo, Norway has built a lot of the movie-going experience around digital displays, with about 100 Philips screens around the entrance lobby, hallways and concessions. The Odeon Kino AS worked with Philips and the IT firm Atea to build out a digital experience. […]

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Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 9:52 AM

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16:9: Trey Courtney Details How Mood Media Delivers Sensory Experiences In Retail

There’s a decent chance that when you walk into a retailer in a developed country, and you hear music or some sort of in-store audio playing, that’s Mood Media. The company is in more than half a million subscriber locations in a 100-plus countries delivering in-store media solutions. […]

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Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 12:10 AM

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16:9: Giant Information Towers Target Trade Show Attendees In Dortmund

Navigation help and current information are very important in big footprint facilities like convention centers and exhibition halls, so it’s interesting to see the solution that went in this fall at the Messe Dortmund in Germany. […]

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Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 9:27 AM

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16:9: Pizza Outlet Fails To Launch Its Digital Signage

Stuff fails. Connectors work loose. Software hangs. […]

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Fri, Nov 1, 2019 at 9:04 AM

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16:9: Does MIRROR’s Success Offer New Life To Digital Signage Mirror Displays?

I think it is reasonable to suggest the whole magic mirror/LCD display embedded in mirror glass thing has been something less than a runaway success in digital signage. I see them in “stores of the future” and one-off whiz-bang installs, but don’t get any sense they’re widely installed by or for anyone. […]

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Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 3:44 PM

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16:9: Listen To The Conversation From Coffee And Controversy 2019 Hosted by Digital Signage Federation

A couple of weeks back I was in New York for the annual Digital Signage Federation Coffee and Controversy event, which I moderated. I was able to grab audio last year and post as a podcast, and this year we managed the same. The audio is OK, at best, but you should be able to hear just fine. […]

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Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 2:02 PM

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Houston Office Block Enlivens Lobby With 32′ by 18′ LED Wall

Here’s another example of what I assume will continue to be a trend in the commercial property business to enliven the lobbies of their big buildings with large format LED displays. In this case, it is 1100 Louisiana, an office block owned by the international real estate firm Hines. […]

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Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 12:50 PM

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