Archive for May, 2009

New Look UK Retailer’s Audio RFP

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

UK music vendors have a habit of dropping their pants at the faintest site of an RFP and word on the street is that it was no different with the New Look RFP that went out 6 weeks ago. Whilst the RFP is predominantly for music audio, some sites did have requirement for video – […]

Horizon Media’s 3D Digital Storefront

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Nice US storefront installation featuring an upcoming History Channel series which includes both 3D digital displays and facial recognition technology. Booked by Horizon Media in partnership with Pearl Media. This is the same partnership that brought the Andromeda Strain digital storefront in conjunction with Motomedia – which if you remember sparked the New York Times […]

In-Store TV Next Popular After Internet

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Very interesting Nordic retail outlet survey shows that In-store TV is the next most popular medium for retail advertising after the Internet! A survey among marketing managers in Nordic retail stores a month or so ago showed that in-store TV is the advertising medium, that next after the Internet, is forecast as achieving the fastest […]

Grand & Toy Chooses Adflow

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

ADFLOW Networks announced this week that it has provided Grand & Toy, the leading business solutions provider in Canada, with an in-store digital signage solution in (participating rebranded) retail locations. Paul McGowan, Director, Small Business – Marketing at the retailer told us “ADFLOW helped us with the implementation of our digital network. This partnership allowed […]

World’s Largest Flexible Display Technology?

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Norcross, GA based NanoLumens Inc. claim that they can do a millimeter thin 110 inch display which will weigh under 90lbs (likely cost iro USD 75K). The picture here does not do their screen or their technology ANY justice so please take a look at the video on their web site where you will also […]

EnQii Does Music = New Clients

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Exactly a week ago we asked ‘Is EnQii Making Mention Of McDonalds?‘ which referred to some Twitter from EnQii, we quote “EnQii has confirmed their 1st client for InTempo, their in-store audio module, in the UK” BUT news reaches us that this isn’t McDonalds, it’s another new install and as EnQii themselves said, is in […]

Samsung’s Allio Device

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

This is a Samsung branded Allio camera in this picture taken from Samsung’s web site that details their PROM offer. We first wrote about Tru-Media’s Allio camera back in Nov 2008 and their deal with Samsung.

Captivate Captures Industry Vets

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Captivate Network, Chelmsford, Mass., has added two interactive media veterans mandated to help advertisers use Captivate’s’s new custom research and measurement services, which target digital out-of-home advertising at specific segments of the ‘spend ready’ consumer audience. Daniel Fowler, executive vice-president of sales, and Scott Marden, research director, together bring more than 40 years of digital […]

DOOH Hot Topics

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

A few weeks ago we did an interview with Minicom which was published just recently over on their own blog. As DailyDOOH approaches the grand old age of two (our birthday celebrations are in July) we thought that sharing the interview with you would give many of you some historical perspective on how we got […]

Sticky: Sean Moran Leaves PRN

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Sean Moran has left the building. Sources inside the company tell us that Sean Moran left last week. Sean held a number of roles with PRN and elsewhere within the Thomson world, one of which was as President of Thomson’s Technicolor Out-of-Home Media Networks business but again whatever his titles he was very much instrumental […]