Archive for August, 2007

MarketingIST 2007 – Istanbul

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

MarketingIST 2007 which is a Marketing Tools and Services Fair and Conference – the biggest marketing event in Turkey is to be held between 20th and 23rd September in the Tuyap Exhibition Center, Istanbul. http://www.marketingist.com/ Serkan Dilver from DEMEDYA has seized the local initiative and is running a number of Digital Signage events in the […]

More Banks than the Swiss

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Those bank rollouts keep on coming. Later this week I will be able to report on the start of a large rollout in Ireland. The first branch went live last week and there is a good possibility that this will be a 100+ branch network. The network is using Ryarc’s CampaignManager. I am hoping to […]

Motion-activated (Flash-driven) interactive wall mural

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

This Motion-activated (Flash-driven) interactive wall mural was in London’s Virgin Megastore at Piccadilly Circus for the last 4 weeks (it came down on Sunday so if you didn’t see it in person then you have missed it). The 20’x8′ wall, project managed by the folks at PosterScope’ Hyperspace division showcases Adobe Creative Suite 3’s library […]

Neue Haas Grotesk

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

I asked the best out of home (OOH) content providers across Europe Middle East and Africa what their favourite font for digital signage was and why? “It has to be Helvetica Neue. It is clear, concise, modern and most importantly beautifully crafted” says Dan Dawson, Art Director at Grand Visual. “We are big fans of […]

Mirror, mirror on the wall…

Friday, August 24th, 2007

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Addirect currently installs its AddMirrors into the washrooms of high end bars and nightclubs in the UK. They claim over 600 venues which is a large number for such a young company. Like other bar, pub and club networks (the Dutch ON, Avanti’s Magnetic and MVN and Brightspace Media in the UK) this is an […]

Digital Signage und Visual Merchandising Konferenz

Friday, August 24th, 2007

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

There is a Digital Signage und Visual Merchandising Konferenz on 25th October 2007 in Munich, Germany It will be held at Messe München (the old airport at Reims if I remember correctly) See www.innoea-events.de

The Retail Bank at the Centre of the Community

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Whilst I was in Copenhagen last week I took the opportunity to look at a number of screen network rollouts. I am incredibly impressed with what Jyske Bank has done. This looks to me like it is Denmark’s biggest Digital Signage installation. Many of the retail banking rollouts of digital signage in EMEA have been […]

India’s Future TV

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Ryarc Press Release w/r Future Media I am getting very excited about the large number of good Indian Screen Networks that are cropping up at the moment. Many people thought that China was to be the next big market but as I predicted not necessarily so or at the very least it will be a […]

Budgens rolls out another UK Signage Initiative

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

First of all let me say that I have seen this (Big Media Group) implementation – the Budgens is smart, large’ish and in a great part of the UK (Moreton-in-the-Marsh, Gloucestershire). The screens are well thought out and positioned nicely at the checkout counter in clear view of customers waiting to pay for their goods. […]

All Aboard for Digital Menu Boards

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

I met these guys from Taiwan at the SIGN show earlier in the year, held at the NEC, Birmingham, UK. See www.cayintech.com A Finnish AV company, Electrosonic Lightinen, are using Cayin Technology as the digital signage solution provider on board one of the new ferrys that sail between Helsinki and Tallin. The screens cover the […]