Archive for September, 2012

Update On Clean View Media’s DryerAds

Monday, September 24th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

When we last talked to Rich Maddy, CEO of Clean View Media Network, about 10 months ago, he appeared ready to launch his DryerAds into laundromats across the U.S. after beta testing. But – smart man – he didn’t, because certain things just weren’t right. And it’s a good lesson for others how it’s important […]

Digital Signage Conference 2012 (Ukraine) #rex_ua

Monday, September 24th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

In the Ukraine tomorrow REX opens its doors – the REX exhibition is the number one trade show in Ukraine’s advertising market and is being held at the KyivExpoPlaza, 2B Salyutna Street, Kiev between 25th and 28th September. Running alongside REX are several other events, two of which would be of interest; a Digital Signage […]

@ADFLOWnetworks’ Mike Abbott Updates Us On Recent Wins

Monday, September 24th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Last Friday we caught up with Mike Abbott, president of ADFLOW Networks from his office in Burlington, Ontario, and had a chat about his company’s recent deployment in Wawa Inc. convenience stores that we wrote about last week and other developments with the company. ADFLOW, owned mainly by Abbott and David Roscoe, CEO, has been […]

@RonniGuggenheim Steps Down As VP @OvabEurope

Sunday, September 23rd, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

News in late Friday, after OVAB Europe’s official board / member’s meeting in Munich was that Ronni Guggenheim had stepped down from his role as Vice President, OVAB Europe. A new Vice President will be elected in due course. Seen Media‘s Markus Deserno replaced Ingo Graf as Treasurer and was officially voted ‘in’.

Retro LED Ticker In United Nude

Sunday, September 23rd, 2012

Maddie Cotterill

There are perhaps half a dozen United Nude pop-up retail stores around at the moment… This one, shown above, in Covent Garden, London had an interesting retro LED ticker as part of the counter.

Fabrice Desprats Leaves Futuramedia

Friday, September 21st, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Fabrice Desprats wrote to colleagues, suppliers and friends this afternoon, informing them that, after more than 7 years with Futuramedia he is set to leave.

What Are London High End Retailers Deploying?

Friday, September 21st, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Any visitor to London in the next few weeks would be well advised to go take a look at the new Burberry Store and the L’Oreal concession in House of Fraser. We didn’t have enough time to stop and take decent enough pictures on our visit to London earlier this week but the Burberry Store […]

Eye Tracking Tablet Unveiled

Friday, September 21st, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Tobii Technology, a major player in the field of eye tracking and gaze interaction (and a company that Adrian and Andrew enthused about after first seeing at #CES earlier this year), in partnership with NTT Docomo Inc., Japan-based provider of leading-edge mobile voice, data and multimedia services, has developed what is believed to be the […]

Wawa Puts ADFLOW Digital Signage In 600 Stores

Friday, September 21st, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Wawa Inc., a convenience store chain based in Media, Pennsylvania, has been incorporating digital signage into its chain of over 600 convenience stores across the United States, including brand new locations in the Central Florida market. In the fall of 2011, following a successful 25-store pilot, Wawa selected Canadian-based ADFLOW Networks, Burlington, Ontario, to power […]

The Rant Stops Here

Friday, September 21st, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

I think that many readers already know Phil Cohen from his rants via Cohen on Content, but Cohen is really a very astute businessman: president and CEO heading and further developing networks under his Care Media Holdings, part of the industry’s most profitable verticals, the healthcare industry. Cohen – also currently vice-chairman of the Digital […]