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16:9: Big Disty Almo Acquires Longtime Content Partner Insteo

Philly-based pro AV distributor Almo Professional A/V has acquired “certain assets” of Insteo, the Long Beach, CA content and creative shop. Almo has been tight with Insteo and its CEO/Founder Jim Nista for several years now, and the deal formalizes an arrangement that makes Almo capable of offering what can be lucrative digital signage content services through its partner channel. […]

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Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 4:19 PM

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16:9: Report From ISA: Little Sign Of Digital Signage At Sign Industry’s Big Show, But Hints Of An Uptick

Guest Post: Jim Nista, Insteo Sign Expo, the International Sign Association’s (ISA) big annual trade show, is underway in Orlando. The ISA show focuses on the print and outdoor sign industry, with large format printers, CNC machines, light pole flags, architectural signage, and large outdoor LED. There’s even a section for bucket trucks for outdoor signage install. […]

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Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 3:35 PM

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16:9 SignExpo Impressions: Print Crowd Is Starting To “Get” Digital Signage

Guest Post: Jim Nista, Insteo Just back from another few days in Vegas, this time for the printed signs show ISA, aka SignExpo. The exhibit floor is filled with giant plotters, laser-cutters, vehicle wrapping demonstrations, 3D printers and more – everything related to traditional sign printing, manufacturing and installation. […]

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Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 3:52 PM

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Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Jim Nista, Insteo

Jim Nista and I have had lotsa long, interesting talks over trade show cocktails in Las Vegas or Orlando about the state of the industry and what needs to happen, particularly as it relates to content. Unfortunately … or perhaps fortunately, when I really think about it (hic) … they were not recorded. […]

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Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 12:07 AM

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16:9: Board The Queen Mary For A Digital Signage Tour, Aug. 10th

Digital Signage Expo is planning an informal tour and mixer on the Queen Mary cruise liner, which has been a part of the Long Beach, CA waterfront for many years as a working museum hotel and restaurant. The August 10th event will run from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on the ship. […]

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Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 5:37 PM

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Packaging Up Content For The Market

I’m not sold on the idea of digital signage marketplaces when it comes to selling software and gear, but where I do think it can make some real sense is for packaged-up content and creative. […]

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Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 9:18 AM

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16:9: Digital Signage Talks Drawing SRO Crowds At Print Industry’s Sign Expo

Jim Nista of Insteo sent me a note saying he wondered if perhaps the traditional sign industry might finally be catching on that digital screens are an opportunity, and not either A) a nuisance or B) the devil’s work. […]

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Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 4:55 PM

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Insteo Opens HTML5-Focused Digital Signage Content Store

Many signage software companies have for years offered up design templates and modest app stores to make content creation cheaper and easier for customers, but  a new content store being marketed by Long Beach, CA-based content/creative shop Insteo is taking a different approach that says more about where the industry is going, as opposed to where it’s been. […]

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Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 7:58 AM

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Why I’m Going To InfoComm: Jim Nista, Insteo

Here’s Insteo founder Jim Nista writing about why he’s getting on a long, and I bet not direct, flight from Long Beach to Orlando for InfoComm this year: 1 – How many years have you been going to InfoComm? 5 years now. 2 – What are you looking for when you go? […]

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Fri, May 29, 2015 at 2:54 PM

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