Archive for February, 2009

WindowGain UK Re-Brands As Urban Digital

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

News just in that Windowgain UK has re-branded and become ‘Urban Digital – The Third Space. Also spotted a huge windows installation in Hamleys toy store in London we believe by the same vendor.

It’s Definitely French And Sort-Of Free

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

There is now free digital signage software available from a small French operation, Vitrines Multimedia, well, sort of… They are offering a ‘lite’ version of their custom software to DYI Digital Signage enthusiasts, which comes free with their logo watermarked all over the place. The more you pay, the more flexibility you have to remove […]

CatchTheEye Wins A Million On The Horses

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Norsk Rikstoto has more than 5,000 screens in 1,350 kiosks, gasoline stations and grocery stores in Norway and has just selected CatchTheEye to do all of their 3rd party advertising sales for a third of these locations for the next 5 years. Tor Olav Haugen, CEO in CatchTheEye told us ”Norsk Rikstoto has chosen to […]

Graffiti 48 Sheets For The Watchmen Film Premiere

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Booked by Kinetic on behalf of Mecglobal this ran earlier this evening (Monday 23rd Feb) in London at the Watchmen film premiere Here we see graffiti innovators, End Of The Line, bring an exclusive aerosol showcase to the film premiere in Leicester Square. Interestingly, each artist worked live to create a 48 Sheet poster sitting […]

Free ‘In-Store Digital Media’ White Paper

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

We were lucky enough to have an early proof of this new white paper before publication and good reading it makes. The conclusions made and based on the research conducted by Reflect Systems, TracyLocke and DecisionPoint Media Insights are a must read for retail executives (and others) who wish to understand how to achieve success […]

Show+Tell Re-Brands Its DOOH Services

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Show+Tell (S+T) today announced the re-branding of its digital out-of-home media services, including its new website – www.showandtell.com/ The new site is focused on the company’s digital out-of-home (DOOH) media offering for brands, agencies, networks and technology providers. With deep roots in the digital signage industry, S+T has been offering a variety of creative services […]

USA Today DS / DOOH Special Supplement

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Lyle Bunn, Principal & Strategy Architect, BUNN Co. tells us that the 20th March edition of USA Today will include a special supplement on Digital Signage / Digital Out-of-Home. The special feature will reference key associations, industry trends, advertising agencies and the value of DS/DOOH as a communications and advertising tool. The supplement is likely […]

E Ink Newspapers Ready To Roll

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Chris Heap

We hear from PC Pro that NEC is soon to launch a new E Ink display. The technology is reminiscent of the battery powered shelf-edge labels currently trialling in Tesco and it is only a matter of time before we start to see deployments of more e-ink based solutions trialling in out of home venues […]

Good Will Hunting

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Regular readers will know that we often throw recruitment ads into our posts and / or email tag lines as well as do the reverse on occasion – allowing senior execs to put themselves up for sale so to speak!! In the current climate it seems the least we can do and so in a […]

Gillette Launches New Phenom Razor

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

iblink best known perhaps for its work with Titan and its D6’s and its work with UK retailer Superdrug is starting to re-invent itself / or at least add to its credentials as a technology-enabled digital marketing and brand experience agency. Here we see them helping Gillette launch its new Fusion Power Phenom razor on […]