Digital signage at Self Service Expo

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Show emphasizes dynamic signage for the first time.

In-store advertising: 21-percent growth through 2010

October 29, 2007

Forbes: According to a draft study by Deloitte from the Grocery Manufacturers Association, the investment in in-store advertising has doubled since 2004 and is…

Report: digital signage more effective than traditional media

October 23, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO — Research conducted by OTX, a global consumer research and consulting firm, shows that 63 percent of adults find that advertising on digital…

Self Service Expo 2007 opens

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

October 22, 2007

NEW YORK — KioskCom's Self Service Expo opened today at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. More than 90 exhibitors were on hand, running the…

Strategy Institute follows the money

by Ashley Lyon

Investors, entrepreneurs discuss digital signage opportunities.

Café screen network serves up ads, free Wi-Fi

October 17, 2007

The Sydney Morning Herald: The newly launched CafeScreen business has placed big digital screens in 25 cafes in Melbourne and Sydney. The screens carry paid…

Retailers want to make the customer experience 'more theatrical'

October 16, 2007

LONDON — A new report from Datamonitor shows that retailers are seeking to win back market share by making the customers' shopping experience more theatrical…

Japanese company tests digital signage that emits aromas

October 16, 2007

TOKYO — NTT Communications announced that it will launch a feasibility study of digital signage equipped with an aroma-emitting device to strengthen the impact…

Digital signage for restaurants

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Food service industry can reap great benefits from digital signage.

New Nike store features touchscreen window

October 7, 2007

Portland Business Journal: Nike is letting customers design and create footwear, apparel and equipment, with a new store in New York called NikeID Studio. The…

Optical boutique turns heads – literally

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Eyewear provider uses creative digital signage to catch the customer's eye.

ShopCast signage network coming to Wal-Mart Canada

October 2, 2007

LONDON, Ontario — EK3 Technologies Inc. announced that its subsidiary company ShopCast has signed an exclusive agreement to install EK3 digital merchandising…

Future TV network coming to Indian retail

October 1, 2007

SYDNEY, Australia — Ryarc Media Systems announced that its digital signage software will power Future TV, the first move by Future Media towards an in-store…

Digital Signage Drive comes to KioskCom

A new digital signage focus debuts at the long-running show.

Channel M switches to BroadSign

September 30, 2007

MINNETONKA, Minn. — BroadSign International Inc. announced that Channel M will use BroadSign digital signage technology to deliver in-store programming to…

Nielsen: in-store traffic measurement data available by 2008

September 27, 2007

In-Store Marketing Institute: The second phase of research in the P.R.I.S.M. project began May 1, and Nielsen In-Store plans to have syndicated measurement of…

Shopper marketing is the fastest-growing medium for retailers

September 26, 2007

Advertising Age: The fastest-growing medium isn't the Internet, but shopper marketing, where retailers and package-goods marketers are shifting hundreds of…

Reflect, VideoMining partner on audience measurement

September 25, 2007

DALLAS — Reflect Systems, provider of digital signage software and services to retailers, financial institutions and advertising network operators, announced…

Wal-Mart: Digital signage needs to communicate 'in the blink of an eye'

September 24, 2007

MediaPost: As those working in the retail industry probably know, one of the biggest complaints about in-store digital media is that it pours more advertising…

2008 DIGI Awards open for entries

September 23, 2007

SEATTLE — The Digital Signage Group together with Digital Signage Quarterly magazine are now accepting entries for the 2008 DIGI Awards. This year's DIGI…