Minneapolis software firm Skykit is in the middle of a business pivot from a focus on chasing digital signage CMS software business in a ... […]
The Digital Signage Federation is getting back to its pre-COVID rhythm and routine of pairing scheduled in-person board meetings with evening mixers in different ... […]
Large telecoms companies have a history, all over the place, of entering the digital signage market with big plans and then, after it doesn’t ... […]
The CMS software firm Skykit spun out from its cloud software parent Agosto back in March 2020, and the team now has its own ... […]
The Minneapolis digital signage solutions provider Skykit has partnered with the wireless connectivity integrator Source Inc. on a service built around LTE cellular broadband. Source is a big Verizon Business reseller and this solution plays to the idea of making signage workable in locations where terrestrial broadband is hard to find or, well, crappy. […]
Minneapolis-based digital signage solutions provider Skykit has broadened and re-packaged its product lineup and, like several competitors, set its sights on workplace experience technology. Skykit, announcing the changes today, says it is reimagining the workplace experience – making it safer for businesses to return to the office or adapt to altered operations. […]
As noted in the past, 16:9 doesn’t tend to cover new hires and appointments because analytics show few readers care. But once in a while I stick them in if the news is notable. DOOH-centric CMS Broadsign has promoted Maarten Dollevoet to the role of Chief Revenue Officer, though he was already SVP of GlobalSales and that kinda sorta seems like the same job, but now chief-y! […]
MINNEAPOLIS—March 5, 2020—Skykit LLC, a born-in-the-cloud digital signage software platform designed for infinite scalability, today announced it will spin off from parent company Agosto. Skykit, launched by Agosto in 2016, has demonstrated rapid growth in a relatively short time frame. […]
Minneapolis-based digital signage CMS Skykit has announced it is being spun off from its parent company, four years after it was launched by the Google-centric cloud services company Agosto. “Skykit was born from Agosto’s award-winning innovation in the public cloud,” says Skykit CEO Irfan Khan. […]
The company behind the Google Chrome OS-centric digital signage solution Skykit has announced a $6.5 million funding round intended to drive what it calls an aggressive growth plan. Minneapolis-based Agosto Holdings, which describes itself as a cloud services and development company, secured funds from Bridge Bank and SG Credit Partners. […]
Minneapolis-based software firm Agosto, a big Google Apps partner, branched into the digital signage market a couple of years ago through an in-house spinoff called Skykit – a CMS built around Chrome. […]
Guest Post: Linda Hofflander, Skykit I’ve seen some really bad digital signage content in my 15+ years in the digital signage business. Lida Hofflander I’ve seen signage using long bullet-point lists on default PowerPoint themes. I’ve seen neon yellow text on a royal blue background, so bright it made my eyes hurt. […]
Guest Post: Irfan Khan, Skykit When a company goes down the path of planning, building and launching a digital signage solution, the people behind it are going to hit a big fork in the road, making them decide what kind of software platform to use: on-premise or cloud-based. […]
Guest Post: Irfan Khan, Skykit Highly successful digital signage campaigns don’t spring into the world fully formed, like Athena from Zeus’s forehead. Instead, they require careful planning. Irfan Khan An example of this is a newly installed digital signage display at the San Francisco International Airport. It’s bringing in sweet profit increases at See’s Candies. […]
Guest Post: Irfan Khan, Skykit Some buzzwords and buzzphrases are just inherently bad. My favorites include “boil the ocean,” “sync,” and “edgy.” Tip: avoid the word edgy unless you’re talking about knives. […]
