Archive for October, 2009

Symbicon Names U.S. Distributor

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Symbicon Ltd., of Kaajani, Finland, global manufacturer of outdoor digital information displays and first to market the world’s largest industrially produced 82” display solution designed for outdoor use, announced that Irvin International Inc. has signed a non-exclusive agreement to distribute its IconOne products in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. “According to our company’s strategy, the […]

Li Ning Reactive Wall

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

AV&C worked here with with Portland, OR based Ziba Design to create this rather nice Li Ning Reactive Wall; a signature interactive fixture for Li Ning’s retail locations throughout mainland China. Li Ning (the Chinese superstar athlete whom you may have seen running through the air at the 2008 Olympics bird’s nest opening) is a […]

Zoom And #TAXI Partner To Discourage Drunk Driving

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Zoom Media & Marketing and CellWand Communications Inc., a leading provider of on-demand services for mobile phone users, this week announced a broad-reaching partnership to promote usage of the latter’s #TAXI® (#8-2-9-4) mobile phone service. #TAXI – pronounced “pound taxi” – is an easy to use mobile phone application that connects callers to the first […]

Vertigo Digital Displays

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Newly formed venture Vertigo Digital Displays has acquired the assets of defunct Vertigo Group as we said it would back in the middle of October. The mystery third party is Chilin Technology, some very nice folks we met for the first time back at InfoComm in Orlando. In total it is TargetPath LLC founding partners […]

Captivate Clients Sign Long-term Contracts

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Toronto-based Captivate Network has strengthened its position in the high-end Canadian office tower market by receiving new long-term commitments from significant portfolio partners, meaning that it will continue to provide its digital screen service in elevators of over 170 buildings through 2016 and beyond. Founded in 1997 and bought by Gannett in 2004, Captivate Network […]

Dirk Hülsermann Appointed Group PR Manager, Neo Media Group

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

It has just been announced that Dirk Hülsermann has been appointed as Group PR Manager at Neo Media Group. My god do they need someone to get to grips with their PR. Stories came out from different countries in different formats, to different people and there is no cohesive whole to anything PR wise they […]

The Bikes Are Back In Town!

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

These AdBikes from MOOH (Media Out Of Home) Ltd looked suspiciously like the really nice Captive People’s Tricast initiative that ran around London back in 2007 and lo’ and behold they are! Steve Morahan (original co-founder Captive People) told us from his new base in the Netherlands, that “my old business partner had them gathering […]

Good News In A Dreary Media Landscape

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Adcentricity’s president Rob Gorrie says that business for 2009 is now at between 750% and 800% over last year – and Canada is responsible for 55% of that growth. “Digital out-of-home is much more active in Canada,” he says. “However, Montreal is about a year-and-a-half behind in the sector compared to other major Canadian cities.” […]

Media Displays Missing Persons Alert

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Both South Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Police Constabularies have recently turned to Media Displays to target local communities with tailored messages helping to raise the profile of their current activities. We particularly liked this missing person’s alert. Ian Taylor managing director of Media Displays told us “As the digital landscape within our homes has changed […]

SignPoster Launches Facebook Application

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Signposter.com launched its new Facebook application today. The ‘ad creator’ application allows users to upload images from their Facebook photo albums and turn them into an in situ billboard, which they can then share with friends and fans taking their virtual billboard campaigns viral. Jenny Nguyen, Marketing Manager appreciate any comments and feedback about the […]