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16:9: Amazon’s Vision For Reimagined Retail Looks Awfully Familiar

The tech site re/code has a piece up about how Amazon has patents that would change up how people buy goods in brick-and-mortar stores. Problem is, that idea’s been around for a decade or so. The site talks about recently filed patent applications that suggest shoppers would be able to pick items off shelves and leave the store without stopping at a cashier  or self-checkout kiosk. […]

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Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 11:51 AM

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16:9: Mall Displays Of The Future, Or Gimmick? (Commentary on the AdAge article)

US shopping mall operator Westfield put a back to back bank of big-ass LCD touch displays in one of its big malls, Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey, about a year ago. I missed the press and only stumbled across the set-up when it was written up as part of a piece in Ad Age the other day  about evolving malls and technology. […]

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Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 1:21 AM

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16:9: Digital signage software maker BroadSign Gets Out Of Digital OOH Box

BroadSign has for many years mined the digital OOH side of this business, to the point that you don’t really think of the signage software being used outside of advertising. But it is. Case in point: The Montreal company has announced a partnership it has worked with Scandinavian solutions provider LCD Media, which is operating primarily in retail in that part of Europe. […]

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Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 3:33 PM

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LCD Media Selects BroadSign International, LLC Digital Signage Software for Retail in Denmark

In-store communications company standardizes on BroadSign platform. Copenhagen, Denmark. March 26, 2015. […]

Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 5:00 AM

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Armodilo Rethinks Retail Tablet Enclosures

  Tablet stand and enclosure manufacturer Armodilo Display Solutions will be rolling a slick new wall-mounted enclosure for tablets this spring that pretty dramatically rethinks the idea of sticking an iPad or other tab in a protective frame. The new set-up, called LITE, is based on Armodilo’s AURA kiosk design. […]

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Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 12:51 AM

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16:9: Five Reasons To Integrate Social Media & Digital Signage

Guest Post: Ryan Gushue, ENPLUG How perfect of a match are digital signage and social media? Moving on from the outdated SMS text message integration, social media provides for a more personal, customizable way to get viewers involved through your display. […]

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Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 12:11 AM

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DOOH Networks: Video Walls As Retail Store Banners For Gap

Yorkdale is by most measures the top shopping mall in Canada. There are larger footprint ones, and ones that get more people through the doors. But the mall along Toronto’s teeming 401 highway is where most or all of the big retail brands put in a splashy flagship store. […]

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Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 3:30 PM

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Projects: Austrian Mall Converts To Digital Wayfinding, Adds NFC

ShoppingCity Seiersberg, one of the largest shopping malls in Austria, has installed 12 touchscreen wayfinding kiosk units that are helping daily crowds find their way around the big footprint venue. The set-up also builds in NFC, so visitors can tap phones and generate loyalty rewards and grab promo offers. […]

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Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 5:25 PM

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16:9 do LA LA LAND in LA LA Land (DOOH networks)

Me and the boss took a side trip to Los Angeles several days ahead of DSE, for a few reasons: Get the f#ck out of the cold and snow; Take some meetings; Let her see LA for the 1st time. We did some obligatory sightseeing, including the freak show sidewalk scene in Hollywood, where we ducked into a tourist shop for some water and I noticed there were LED screens EVERYWHERE. […]

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Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 10:23 AM

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Projects: Extremely Clever Corporate Comms At Blinds.com

This is soooooo clever. Blinds.com, an online seller of guess what, has a very sharp guy named Brad Parler who has put together an internal corporate communications network  like none other I have seen in digital signage. Forget about bland Excel charts or leaderboards that are just names and numbers. […]

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Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 11:25 AM

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Projects: WTF In Denver

This is a really nice digital install at a new Denver restaurant called Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, or WTF for short. It’s just up the block from the funky old warehouse offices of Four Winds Interactive, which put the project together for the owners. FWI CEO took me down there Tuesday to grab a bite and have a look. […]

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Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 8:57 AM

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Digital Advertising Trends for 2015

The world of advertising has always been fast-paced and in a constant state of evolution – and this is truer in 2015 than ever before. Marketers and retailers have more ways to reach their audience than they’ve ever had – and the huge selection of options can be daunting, especially with the fast-moving nature of the industry making it difficult to keep track of the latest innovations. […]

Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 5:48 AM

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DOOH ad tech: Chico’s In-Store Digital Network Runs On Chromeboxes (16:9)

You know that argument you hear from vendors, that serious end-users with a lot of scale will never go with free software solutions and entry-level hardware? It’s probably true in a lot of cases, but not always. And I think things are shifting, in part because of who is now working with free. […]

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Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 9:27 AM

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Projects: Helsinki’s Hartwall Arena Adds Screens In Refurb

The Harwall Arena in Finland recently went through a modernization program that included 240 new displays located around the facility, all intended to raise the fan experience. The screens were put in and are now managed by local solutions partner iConnect, using ComQi’s EnGage platform on 60 media players. […]

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Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 3:28 PM

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DOOH networks: TravelCenters’ Screens Integrated With Back-End Data (16:9)

I’m not what you’d call enthusiastic about the approach the client has taken to content design here – too much, too little, where to start – but I do like back-end integration that Burlington, ON-based ADFLOW Networks has put together for TravelCenters of America. […]

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Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 10:58 AM

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