SignageWire - Historical Article Archive

2009

January

01/27/2009 - Is Retail Creativity a Pitfall or an Opportunity?
01/27/2009 - CNN ditches the ticker
01/21/2009 - Shopper marketing's proving it can finally deliver the goods
01/21/2009 - Deloitte says: Retailers must invest to beat recession
01/21/2009 - Blogs making a bigger impact at the point of purchase
01/19/2009 - The Economist ponders why we buy
01/19/2009 - WSJ notes the return of info shoppers or pre-shoppers
01/14/2009 - .advancedMethod Joins Eiki Corporation
01/14/2009 - STRATACACHE Unveils New Audience Measurement Tools
01/12/2009 - Intel unveils new retail initiatives at NRF
01/12/2009 - Dunkin' Donuts announces its $100M You Kin' Do It! Campaign
01/12/2009 - Grocers Might Be Marketing to Customers' Backsides
01/12/2009 - Getting ready to launch Digital Signage EasyStart
01/09/2009 - Staples to Revamp In-Store Marketing
01/09/2009 - Focus Media Sports Unit Goes to Good Media
01/09/2009 - Walmart officially quits PRISM
01/09/2009 - Why Lower Retail Prices Hurt the Economy
01/06/2009 - Rebooting SignageWire for 2009

2008

December

12/23/2008 - My Kind of Christmas Tree (The Digital Signage Blues, Vol. 1)

November

11/11/2008 - Arbitron to Measure Advertising Awareness in Shopping Malls
11/11/2008 - Nielsen Out-Of-Home Goes Out-Of-Business
11/11/2008 - Avocent Announces 802.11n Wireless Digital Signage Extender

October

10/29/2008 - Top 5 Reasons Why Zombies Hate Digital Signage
10/29/2008 - SeeSaw Adds 5 New Networks
10/29/2008 - Gas Station TV Announces First At-the-Pump Nielsen Data
10/29/2008 - Digital billboards getting creepier AGAIN?
10/29/2008 - MultiMedia Intelligence Suggests Strong Growth for the Digital Signage Industry
10/29/2008 - Access 360 Media Raises $8 Million to expand digital signage network
10/29/2008 - Shots of Titan's bus-mounted digital signs in action
10/27/2008 - Lifeclinic uses digital signs to provide customer education
10/27/2008 - Mobile Location-Based Services on the Rise
10/27/2008 - Ecast unveils Ecast IQ interactive digital signage
10/27/2008 - Is marketing the first casualty of an economic downturn?
10/22/2008 - When BSOD's Attack: 15 Ridiculous Digital Signage Crashes
10/15/2008 - Physicians Learn to Market to Patients via Digital Signs
10/15/2008 - Westinghouse Intros New Digital Signage Solution
10/15/2008 - Fujitsu announces integrated digital signage solution
10/15/2008 - DT Research Advances Debuts Proximity Advertising
10/15/2008 - Buzztime Reaches 10.7 Million Viewers According to Nielsen
10/15/2008 - PlayNetwork Delivers New Serenade Service
10/09/2008 - PRN and Cabco Parntnership Yields New Advertisers
10/09/2008 - Channel M Rolls Out Its First Bilingual In-Store TV Network
10/09/2008 - Flyte Systems and DisplayIQ, Install Live Airline Information at Two Hotels
10/09/2008 - Outdoor digital ads have 70% recall
10/07/2008 - Titan to Roll Out Massive Outdoor Digital Signage Network
10/07/2008 - C-Store TV Network Expands
10/07/2008 - Will Local Media Feel Recession Pain?

September

09/30/2008 - GSTV gets knocked for pump-top ads
09/30/2008 - NBC Expands in Online Health Niche
09/30/2008 - Will Gen Y Rewrite All The Retail Rules?
09/30/2008 - Audience Measurement Is The Industry's Missing Link, Will Transcend Digital Signage
09/24/2008 - Wireless Ronin (RNIN) CEO quits, firm gets downgraded
09/24/2008 - 1-2-1VIEW Adds in Gender Distinction & Viewer Validation Technology
09/24/2008 - Digital Screens Growing Reach
09/22/2008 - Nielsen Debuts Out-of-Home Service
09/22/2008 - Focus to spin out Internet ad company?
09/19/2008 - Q Interactive predicts behavior for ads
09/19/2008 - Stratacache announces $25M tech acquisition fund
09/15/2008 - Zoom Buys ClubCom, Expands Out-Of-Home Reach
09/15/2008 - Captivate makes new branding play
09/15/2008 - Ecast Upgrades Digital Signage Network
09/15/2008 - Star Tour travel agency chain deploys digital singage
09/11/2008 - Walmart to air voting PSAs on their in-store TV network
09/11/2008 - ProLink Network to Host Advertising Upfront Meetings
09/11/2008 - Retailers switch on to digital screens again
09/10/2008 - AVT Announces Guaranteed Monthly Payments on Digital Signage Based Vending Systems
09/10/2008 - ROI Data for Restaurants with Digital Signage Released
09/10/2008 - The Advertising Council to run PSAs on SeeSaw affiliate networks
09/10/2008 - PSI Group ASA signs Norway's largest digital signage contract
09/09/2008 - Texas Instruments' Pico projector prototype caught on tape
09/08/2008 - Muvico Theaters Connect Digital Signage Network to POS System
09/08/2008 - POPAI Releases Marketing at Retail Glossary

August

08/27/2008 - Philips to track window shoppers
08/27/2008 - NTT commercializes aroma-emitting digital signage system
08/27/2008 - The Golf Network Prepares Major Rollout
08/27/2008 - Digital Signage Association Elects Officers
08/27/2008 - Arbitron measures good results with place-based media
08/22/2008 - PRN to Operate In-Store Media Network for Walmart Mexico
08/22/2008 - NewSight Corporation Surrenders Collateral to Wireless Ronin
08/22/2008 - Kiosks Improve Customer Experience at Borders
08/22/2008 - NEO Advertising Partners with RMS Networks
08/22/2008 - Satellite networks must be big to be economical
08/19/2008 - 26 Outrageous Kiosks and Vending Machines
08/18/2008 - Focus Media Q2 2008 earnings strong, profits down
08/18/2008 - Machine vision sorts produce at self-service checkout
08/18/2008 - Blockbuster sets sites on kiosks, set-top boxes
08/18/2008 - TouchTunes acquires BarFly
08/18/2008 - AdSpace adds new feature to mall networks
08/13/2008 - A few knols on digital signage
08/12/2008 - Best Buy installing gadget kiosks in airports
08/12/2008 - CNN Orders Study on Out-of-Home TV Viewership
08/12/2008 - AirMedia Reports Q2 2008 Financial Results
08/11/2008 - GO Trains Feature Onboard Digital Signage
08/11/2008 - Big 3 TV networks buy in to digital signage
08/11/2008 - Out-of-home advertising market plenty strong, study shows
08/11/2008 - VisionChina launches $162 follow-on financing round
08/11/2008 - National CineMedia 2Q sales, subscriptions down
08/08/2008 - Wireless Ronin Reports 2008 Second Quarter Results
08/08/2008 - Zoom Media rolls out 500 digital signs
08/08/2008 - Venco Intros Audience Measurement Screens
08/07/2008 - Planar records deep loss, sells medical imaging business
08/05/2008 - LevelVision and Met|Hodder Launch Best Practices Website for Advertisers and Retailers
08/04/2008 - Coke sells ads on its vending machines
08/04/2008 - Channel M Creates Online Content for WaMu
08/04/2008 - PSI Corp. announces E-Banking Kiosk
08/04/2008 - Provision and LocalVision sell digital sign ads
08/04/2008 - Telstra to try out 3-D advertising
08/01/2008 - Thomson Working With Symon On Digital Signage Systems
08/01/2008 - Thomson's PRN to Distribute Highlights of NBC's Coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games Exclusively at Retail
08/01/2008 - Advergame arcades take 'brand experience' to new places
08/01/2008 - Is 'Minority Report' 5-10 Years Away?
08/01/2008 - IBC2008 to add Digital Signage Zone

July

07/30/2008 - Survey Says Fewer Brand Decisions Made at the Shelf
07/30/2008 - CBS Continues Aggressive Video Network Push
07/30/2008 - SMPTE to set home 3-D standards
07/27/2008 - Microsoft to show off spherical Surface next week
07/27/2008 - The top digital signage, retail media and kiosk articles for July 14 - July 27
07/23/2008 - Focus Enhancements Receives NASDAQ Delist Letter
07/23/2008 - NEC's ad system pumps out spots based on gender, age
07/23/2008 - Behavioral Marketing: 'It's Only Going To Get Creepier'
07/23/2008 - Geico Rocks Ecast Network with Caveman Promotion
07/23/2008 - Captivate Adds New Content Partners
07/23/2008 - Advertising in Digital Media
07/23/2008 - Modiv Media Expands Digital In-Store Media Delivery
07/23/2008 - Esquire magazine to debut E-Ink cover
07/17/2008 - Start-up Empowers Advertisers with Free Out-Of-Home Media Planning and Buying Tools
07/17/2008 - Focus Media Announces US$100 Million Share Repurchase Program
07/17/2008 - VideoMining's New Online Tool to Enable Real-Time Access to Shopper Metrics
07/17/2008 - Nielsen To Measure In-Stadium Ads
07/17/2008 - 65-inch Digital Posters Tested at Tokyo Station
07/14/2008 - Nielsen Nearly Ready to Launch OOH Measurement
07/14/2008 - Emerging-Media Spending to Keep Growing
07/13/2008 - The top digital signage, retail media and kiosk articles for July 7 - July 13
07/12/2008 - Office Media Network Sees Expansion
07/12/2008 - Safeway goes Hollywood
07/10/2008 - The Evolution Of A New Media
07/08/2008 - Attention, Shoppers: Soon Nielsen May Be Rating You
07/08/2008 - Award Show Promoted on Ecast to Reach Young Adults and Music Enthusiasts
07/08/2008 - Checkout Time Limit About Four Minutes
07/08/2008 - AAAA and OAAA agree on Digital Out-of-Home report requirements
07/06/2008 - The top digital signage, retail media and kiosk articles for June 23 - July 6
07/06/2008 - Avocent restructures, leaving the digital signage biz?
07/06/2008 - SlipStream Video Launches the Pharmacy Television Network
07/06/2008 - Charter Digital Media Expands Relationship With RMS Networks
07/02/2008 - Ads Give Moviegoers Chance to Interact
07/02/2008 - Kaiser Permanente to install patient check-in and payment kiosks
07/02/2008 - Self service transactions to surpass $1.7 trillion by 2012

June

06/30/2008 - 3-Minute Ad Age focuses on store window digital signage
06/30/2008 - UzoneMedia and ComfortDelGro launch iCabTV
06/30/2008 - GSTV says 15-second spots perform better than 30-second ones
06/26/2008 - Publicis Groupe Unveils New Digital-Ad System
06/26/2008 - Customers expect revolutionary shopping
06/24/2008 - AdAge grills TruMedia on what metrics mean to the digital signage world
06/24/2008 - Rising Prices Cause 42% of Consumers to Give up Favorite Food Brands
06/24/2008 - NHK demonstrates 8K display with 16x more detail than 1080p
06/23/2008 - Comcast Center's video wall packs 10 million pixels
06/23/2008 - ViewSonic offers turnkey digital signage
06/22/2008 - The top digital signage, retail media and kiosk articles for June 17 - June 22
06/20/2008 - Matrox Veos Extends Digital Signage
06/20/2008 - RetailWire chimes in on digital signage discussion
06/20/2008 - Digital signage sparks interest in kiosks
06/20/2008 - BBDO, New York, Wins Outdoor Grand Prix for 'Voyeur'
06/19/2008 - HughesNet to power the Automotive Broadcasting Network
06/19/2008 - GameStop selects The Marketing Arm as AOR
06/19/2008 - Destination Media, LG Electronics announce partnership agreement
06/18/2008 - Alaska Airlines optimizes check-in process to save millions
06/18/2008 - NBC builds onto Fuelcast digital signage network
06/18/2008 - Sanyo introduces 52-inch 1080p waterproof LCD
06/17/2008 - POPAI and G-I-M publish new digital signage research
06/17/2008 - Out-of-home advertising spending slowed in Q1 2008
06/17/2008 - HP Unveils New Touch-Screen Desktops
06/16/2008 - Arbitron to commercialize PPM by October
06/16/2008 - Consumers often judge products by labels
06/16/2008 - Retec's In-Store Digital Signage Drives 24% Sales Uplift
06/16/2008 - The top digital signage, retail media and kiosk articles for June 1 - June 16
06/13/2008 - Some gamers already upset by new CBS Outernet/Gamestop in-store TV network
06/10/2008 - The Power of In-store "Proxemic Marketing"
06/10/2008 - Lots of digital signage guys turn up for Taiwan trade show
06/09/2008 - CBS Outernet to launch digital signage network in GameStop stores
06/09/2008 - Seth Godin says: start with a classified
06/06/2008 - Foxconn showcases tiny PD-W1001 DLP projector
06/06/2008 - Wells Fargo offers up a better ATM experience
06/05/2008 - Focus Media (FMCN) posts strong earnings from digital signage division
06/05/2008 - Yahoo/Wal-Mart Deal Further Blurs Publisher-Retailer Line
06/04/2008 - Envirosell, Cushman & Wakefield form partnership
06/04/2008 - Rapid feedback equals rapid action
06/03/2008 - Growing your digital signage nusiness, without growing overhead
06/02/2008 - Shoppers to be tracked with infrared beams
06/02/2008 - Local Ad Revenue to Grow by 50%
06/02/2008 - PDM and Sigma announce 20% sales increase using in-store digital media network

May

05/31/2008 - The top digital signage, retail media and kiosk articles for May 26th - 31st
05/30/2008 - Target tries a wellness channel in-store
05/30/2008 - Safeway wins POPAI award for merchandising excellence
05/30/2008 - Shopping pet peeves
05/29/2008 - IBM presents ultra-compact self-service kiosk
05/29/2008 - Networks hardly mention cross-platform and OOH during upfronts
05/28/2008 - Introduction to digital signage webinar coming up on June 12th
05/28/2008 - AirMedia makes additions, adjustments to airport digital signage network
05/28/2008 - How digital marketing boosts retail sales
05/27/2008 - Home Depot and Avot Media partner for mobile how-to videos
05/27/2008 - Multitouch LaserTouch from Microsoft doesn't bring much new to the party
05/27/2008 - POP as important as brand building
05/26/2008 - Digital signage advertising network for drug testing launched
05/26/2008 - Epson unveils high-res E-Ink display
05/22/2008 - ContextMedia expands digital signage network
05/22/2008 - Neo Advertising to open new office in Italy
05/22/2008 - POPAI launches its digital signage blog
05/21/2008 - VW's interactive billboard and microsite ask people what they really want
05/21/2008 - Shinoda Plasma showcases 125-inch curved PTA display
05/21/2008 - Grocery store loyalty programs alert customers to recalls
05/20/2008 - Clear Channel rolls out screen network to UK pubs
05/20/2008 - Tesco works to make self-checkout work better
05/19/2008 - Great products are Deep, Intelligent, Complete, Elegant and Emotive
05/19/2008 - Digital is essential for branded spaces
05/16/2008 - ProLink Holdings reports Q1 2008 earnings
05/16/2008 - New PCI version coming in October
05/15/2008 - Adcentricity opens NY office
05/16/2008 - Focus Media Announces Change in Board of Directors
05/14/2008 - Adspace digital signage network expands into Tennessee
05/14/2008 - Moscow declares ban on outdoor ads
05/13/2008 - Real Digital Media to outsource software development
05/13/2008 - FTC to scrutinize contactless payment technology
05/12/2008 - In-store TVs for patrons help eateries channel profits
05/12/2008 - IBM releases self-checkout application
05/12/2008 - Digital Signage Association releases new report
05/10/2008 - The top digital signage, retail media and kiosk articles for May 5th - 10th
05/10/2008 - The power of the virtual shopping trip
05/09/2008 - TriOc Vision Studios introduces new digital signage product
05/09/2008 - Is the retail ballgame played on a level field?
05/09/2008 - Digital signage firm NTN Buzztime announces Q1 2008 financial results
05/08/2008 - Digital signage firm AirMedia reports Q1 2008 financial results
05/08/2008 - NCR debuts next-gen self-checkout systems
05/07/2008 - Is the digital profiling of in-store shoppers a recipe for privacy disaster?
05/07/2008 - PRN to sell ads on shopping-cart screens
05/07/2008 - Fujitsu to provide comprehensive digital media solutions
05/06/2008 - Healthnotes rebrands itself to 'Aisle7'
05/06/2008 - PumpTop TV becomes largest gas station TV network
05/06/2008 - Titan Worldwide launches internal T-TV digital signage network
05/05/2008 - Lightscape Technologies partners with Ogilvy & Mather for digital billboard content
05/05/2008 - Giant's easySHOP lets you scan and bag groceries while you shop
05/05/2008 - WPP tries to buy TNS... is Nielsen next?
05/03/2008 - LevelVision expands digital signage network to over 200 locations
05/03/2008 - Gilbarco, Allure Global try out digital signage for convenience stores
05/03/2008 - P&G lets consumers act as media planners, sort of
05/03/2008 - The secret of place-based media
05/01/2008 - RetailWire asks: Where are the In-Store Implementation Best Practices?
05/01/2008 - Digital Signage Advertising en Route to Becoming a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry
05/01/2008 - Safeway to market its private label brand to other supermarkets

April

04/30/2008 - Marketers use digital signs in vacant storefront windows
04/30/2008 - D-Link enters the digital signage market
04/30/2008 - New report shows digital retailing is the 'way of the future'
04/30/2008 - CBS acquires International Outdoor Group
04/29/2008 - Recession may alter how brands choose to buy ads
04/29/2008 - NeuroFocus releases best practices for creating screen media
04/26/2008 - Nielsen to report ratings for some digital sign networks
04/26/2008 - MediaWeek releases first issue of Out There magazine
04/26/2008 - Vision China posts strong first quarter results
04/25/2008 - The POPAI Digital Signage Standards Subcommitee gets new collaboration tools
04/24/2008 - ADCENTRICITY Raises $3 Million Series A Investment
04/24/2008 - OnSite Network acquires Nevada New Media
04/23/2008 - Minicom looks at costs of content distribution systems
04/23/2008 - CBS Outernet joins the Out-of-Home Video Advertising Bureau
04/23/2008 - Sightings: Microsoft's Surface used for interactive digital signage
04/22/2008 - Measurement to increase OOH spending by $7 billion?
04/22/2008 - Channel M, Ripple and others lock horns in digital signage market
04/22/2008 - Date Night at Whole Foods?
04/21/2008 - SunView pico projector now available
04/21/2008 - Interactive windows dare you to catch a Scion tC
04/21/2008 - Tesco trials ZBD electronic price tags
04/19/2008 - Digital signage for one-to-one marketing
04/19/2008 - The last days of cheap Chinese
04/18/2008 - U.S. VCs like digital signage, but the bar is high
04/18/2008 - Google, QVC try out "scan anywhere" QR codes
04/17/2008 - ABC SuperSign tries an interactive digital OOH campaign
04/16/2008 - Posterscope OCS shows the power of out-of-home advertising
04/16/2008 - Six digital billboards coming to Long Beach, CA
04/15/2008 - DISH Network announces digital signage offerings
04/15/2008 - RDPA to use WiFi, GPS to track shopper movements
04/15/2008 - Pittsburgh City Council fights Lamar over digital billboard
04/14/2008 - Cannondale's ShopperDNA gauges in-store marketing effectiveness
04/14/2008 - Blockbuster should buy Redbox
04/14/2008 - Digital signs in quick-serve restaurants get attention
04/14/2008 - Evincii unveils 'search engine in the store'
04/11/2008 - Summit releases new report on self-service
04/11/2008 - In-bar digital signs shown to have significant impact on young adults
04/11/2008 - Wal-Mart takes retail tips from P&G India
04/10/2008 - Interactive store windows the wrong way
04/10/2008 - Muzak and DMX to merge, sell to someone else?
04/10/2008 - Family and friends are most influential on shoppers