Archive for May, 2010

What Keeps Me Awake At Night?

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Guest Contributor, James Davies

I’m lucky enough to sit on the British Screen Advisory Council and they recently asked the me the question ‘what keeps you awake at night?” with respect to Posterscope and the out-of-home communications business in general. Here’s what I said… What keeps me awake isn’t to do with restrictions or threats it’s about how we […]

Skool Water Cooler Digital Signage

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

An initiative between local water companies and health organizations has led to the installation of multimedia-enabled water coolers across hundreds of schools in The Netherlands. Through a program called TENQ (‘tank’), water coolers featuring built-in display screens are available to secondary and vocational schools across the country. Powered by Scala software, TENQ’s 365 water coolers […]

#InfoComm2010 International Business Lounge

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

InAVate are once again sponsoring the International Business Lounge at #InfoComm2010. If you wish to make an appointment to meet with a member of their editorial or sales team, please feel free to get in contact via inavate@imlgroup.co.uk or +44 (0)1732 359990

CEO Spotlight: Robert Davis, Everwell TV, Atlanta

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

This month, in the CEO Spotlight, we welcome Robert Davis, President/CEO & Editor-in-Chief of Everwell TV/MediVista Media, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. You have 20 years of major experience in the health and TV production sector, having worked for or produced for such companies as Newsweek Productions, Time-Life Medical and CNN Medical News. You also write medical […]

Three In Trouble

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

It pains us to have to say that there are three digital signage software vendors in real trouble at the moment – and no that does NOT include Broadcast International (who by the way we would probably not classify as a digital signage software vendor).

WIND Mobile Chooses ADFLOW

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

The Burlington, Ont. office of ADFLOW Networks Inc., developer of wireless retail digital media management solutions – including passive and interactive digital signage with an integrated customer queue management system – has been selected by WIND Mobile, one of Canada’s newest wireless telecommunications carriers.

GET ACROSS Launch DOOH Division

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

Amsterdam based content outfit GET ACROSS have just launched a new DOOH division. They told us “we understand the unique demands for creating content for Digital Out of Home. Our team is a first-hand practitioner of the medium, having been actively involved all facets from technical and media sales right through to creative development, strategy […]

Futuramedia Pharmacy Network Sales Up 40%

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

French network operator Futuramedia experienced a 40% increase in turnover on its pharmacy network in 2009. A combination of improved content along with consumer and impact studies has led to an increased interest in both content and ad spots. Mr Taieb, CEO of Futuramedia told us “Our media, close to brands and products in retail […]

Is PRN’s Value Edging Closer To Zero?

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

How long do you think Thomson has to dispose of Premier Retail Networks (PRN) before its value edges closer to zero? There’s a rumour in the US that Walmart is close to finally distancing themselves from PRN (we think the rumour is slightly off kilter as it doesn’t take into account how Walmart does business […]

Ten Reasons Why Sales People Don’t Work Out

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Guest Contributor, Steve Morahan

There are ten key reasons why most sales people don’t work out. The consequence of any of these reasons is poor results, negative growth, a continuous cycle of churning salespeople at your expense, and frustration on your part. Let’s discuss these reasons, and then in a free download at the end of this post, entitled […]