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16:9: Eye Candy With An Actual Business Model

One of the experiences repeated over and over again each year at Digital Signage Expo is checking in with industry vets and asking if they saw anything I needed to see. As outlined in other posts, going to numerous trade shows in a matter of weeks means it is hard, by DSE time, to find much that wasn’t already launched or showcased at NRF, ISE and so on. […]

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Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 8:14 AM

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The DSE 2019 16:9 Mixer Pix Are In

My brother-in-law Bruce was part of the team last week at the annual 16:9 Mixer – running around taking pix with a real camera. He took a pile, and here are some of those shots. […]

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Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 10:38 AM

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16:9: DSE 2019 Day 2 Impressions

Sitting at the airport lounge, armed with a Bloody Mary, and thinking through Day 2 of Digital Signage Expo. It was busier than I expected. There was not the serious day 2 swoon in traffic that I saw a year ago. […]

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Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 2:59 PM

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16:9: DSE Day 1 Very Quick Impressions

This will have to be fast. Out late, and need to be out the door again early for client meeting. Show looks good. […]

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Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 4:07 PM

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The 16:9 Mixer Is Tonight – Tips For Registered Attendees

This note was already sent a while back to registered mixer attendees, but we all know the open rates on emails ain’t great, so I will reproduce this message here on Helpful Tips for attending tonight’s 10th annual 16:9 DSE Mixer. The Venue The mixer is once again at the Hard Rock Cafe on the strip, down by the MGM and across from NY/NY and where the pro hockey team plays. […]

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Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 7:24 AM

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16:9: Useful Tool: 60+ DSE 2019 Booth Previews

If you are getting on a plane in the next 2-3 days to get to Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas, you can get a sense of who and what to see by searching here on DSE+2019+booth. This year, roughly 60 exhibitors submitted previews, which is way up on previous years, when I had to pretty much scold marketers for not taking advantage of free PR love. […]

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Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 5:28 PM

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16:9: DSE 2019 Booth Previews: Broadsign Shows How Their Software Platform Streamlines Doing Digital Out Of Home

Broadsign – DSE Booth Number 2022 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their must-see list of booths? DSE is one of the best opportunities for visitors to get face-to-face time with our product people and really dig into all the ways we’ve been expanding out platform. […]

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Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 9:48 AM

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16:9 DSE Mixer Sponsor Profiles: Capital Networks

I think Toronto-based Capital Networks may be the longest-running sponsor of the annual 16:9 Mixer ahead of Digital Signage Expo, going back many, many years. I have known these guys for 20 years and think I was, when I ran ops for a digital OOH company, one of the software company’s larger clients. […]

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Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 7:00 AM

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DSE 2019 Booth Previews: signageOS Shows How It Easily Ties CMS Platforms To Varied Hardware

signageOS – DSE Booth Number 3200 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths?  signageOS is at the forefront of transformation in the digital signage industry from the heavy reliance on hardware to more software driven innovation. […]

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Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 2:49 AM

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16:9: DSE 2019 Booth Preview: Intuiface Showing How It Makes Smart Digital Signage Simple

Intuiface – DSE Booth Number 3240 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths?  For years now, CMS platforms have commoditized to the point of stagnation. Growth has been about small advances at the edge, but the results are hundreds of signage software companies with coin-flip differentiation. […]

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Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 8:23 AM

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16:9: DSE 2019 Booth Previews: Reflect Touting People-Powered Signage Solutions

Reflect – DSE Booth Number 1612 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? * Attendees need to meet our team and hear what we believe: Technology is simply a tool. It’s people who use technology to achieve extraordinary things. […]

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Wed, Mar 13, 2019 at 2:13 PM

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16:9: DSE 2019 Booth Previews: Nummax Showing Its LCD Video Wall Killers

NUMMAX – DSE Booth Number 2644 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths?  We are probably the only value-added manufacturer that can build to our customer’s specifications a fine pitch LED (1.9mm or 2.5mm) videowall of any shape and size at the same price level of a traditional commercial LCD thin bezel wall. […]

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Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 1:37 PM

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16:9: Shoptalk Day 2 Impressions – New Retail Is All About Personalization

If there was a broad theme I could pick up from two days of listening to various retail operators and investors, and wandering the exhibit hall of Shoptalk, it was personalization. Just about anyone I heard spoke about a need for retailers to create a shopping experience that was more relevant and personal to each buyer. […]

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Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 8:01 PM

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16:9: My Day One Impressions From The Shoptalk Retail Show In Las Vegas

I am in Las Vegas attending Shoptalk, a retail tech conference that has some 8,400 attendees and a way bigger trade show hall than I expected. The conference side of Shoptalk is what compelled me to get on a long flight here, just three weeks before I need to be back for Digital Signage Expo. The organizers have keynotes, five conference tracks and lots of on-the-floor mini-theatres for vendors. […]

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Tue, Mar 5, 2019 at 11:28 PM

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16:9 DSE Mixer Sponsor Profile: Sharp Showcasing 4K Present And 8K Future

Sharp is back again as a loyal sponsor of the annual 16:9 DSE Mixer. At DSE 2019, Sharp’s big highlight will be how its displays are settling in nicely with 4K resolution, but already looking forward to eye-popping 8K. Sharp will showcase its award-winning 70″ class and its upcoming 80″ class (79.5″ diagonal) 8K models. […]

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Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 8:42 AM

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