Archive for September, 2009

Wututu At TOTAL Media 2009, Madrid

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Jorge Garcia de Bustos

We have previously mentioned the oncoming TOTAL Media 2009 trade show, to be held in Madrid from 30th September. Our contributor Russ Curry will be there, writing from the show floor. We just received an invitation from Barcelona-based audience measurement providers Wututu, who will be exhibiting at Stand 57. They will be showcasing their new […]

Clear Channel Announcements, Times Square NYC

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Manolo Almagro, Q Division Managing Partner

Clear Channel Spectacolor made two interesting announcements late on Thursday; First up we are told “prepare for total domination!”. The owners of the biggest LED Spectaculars in Times Square decided it was high time to form a consortium to make it easier to buy ad time at the ‘Crossroads of the World‘. This group has […]

Viscom Paris Discusses Welsh Village

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

Thursday’s mornings Viscom Paris conference had a title even longer than a Welsh village name, which meant that the focus was a bit vague but the aim of the meeting was to cover the questions to be asked and answered before embarking on a DS project. The Panel consisted of Marc Ballu, CEO of Retail Media; Lucille […]

Retailers Still Interested In Digital Signage

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Very nice article in RETAIL WEEK today by Liz Morrell entitled “Sign of the times: Digital signage” – the title is a bit clumsy and perhaps shows a lack of understanding that it’s all about digital merchandising and not signs / screens (yes we are growing to like the UK POPAI’s term DMiR) but it’s […]

Partner With Stability – Choose Scala

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Just when readers thought it was safe and our software vendor bashing days were (temporarily) over Scala go and do something we think is incredibly stupid and even though we have been really nice to them recently we feel compelled to write, criticise and of course point out the error of their ways. To be […]

OVAB Europe – DooH Business Climate Index Q3 Survey

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Andrew Neale

DailyDOOH’s select 100 in the UK have received their OVAB Europe – DooH Business Climate Index Q3 Survey prompt. We urge those who received the email to be quick, there’s a chance to get discounted delegate passes for 390 EUR (instead of 450 EUR regular) for the OVAB Digital Signage 2010 event. We are looking […]

SmartTouch Interactive Wine List

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Incentient, a transaction services company specializing in bringing clients closer to their customers, last week announced the launch of SmartCellar, the newest product in their SmartTouch series of touch-screen technology applications. It’s basically a wireless, lightweight (under 1 lb) handheld device aimed at bringing a restaurant’s entire wine cellar to life at the patron’s fingertips. […]

Ford Taurus Ads to Use Microsoft Tags

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Ford Motor Co. and Microsoft have teamed up to market the auto maker’s redesigned Taurus sedan, using the new Microsoft tags that we wrote about July 31/09. The tags allow advertisers to add colourful, two-dimensional barcodes to anything from marketing materials to computer games, and which direct consumers to specific Web sites when scanned using […]

Thoughts Cards Digital Signage Network

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Andrew Neale

UK, Bristol based signagelive reseller inurface media has won the contract to install and maintain the Thoughts Cards digital signage network. The 6 stores, located throughout the UK will be managed by inurface media using the signagelive SaaS platform. Josh Bunce, Managing Director of inurface media told us “We are looking forward to a long-standing […]

Mocapay Secures $3.0 Million in Funding

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Denver, Colorado-based Mocapay, offering mobile gift, loyalty, and marketing, has closed $3.0 million in funding from Spartan Mobile, Lacuna and other investors. “We look forward to Spartan Mobile’s active role in helping to guide the Company”, says Kevin Grieve, CEO of Mocapay, which has just moved its corporate office to new quarters in Denver. “To […]