by Erik Sass on Dec 9, 4:04 PM
And here I thought I'd seen it all, with ads in the bottom of bins for personal belongings at airport security checkpoints. But I hadn't, as it turns out a British company called Beatpixels is bringing digital display ads to the dividers provided by supermarkets so customers can separate their purchases on the checkout conveyor belt. The product, called ADVider, is intended to replace those horribly "boring" plastic dividers supermarkets use now (thank goodness). Yes, you read that right -- and yes, it means ads are now officially everywhere.
by Erik Sass on Nov 22, 5:49 PM
Whether you're a permanent resident or a tourist passing through, one of the great joys of the New York City holiday season is strolling along Fifth Avenue, gawking at store displays filled with overpriced luxury goods, wondering when the revolution is going to come. Last year the experience was rendered even more whimsical thanks to Saks Fifth Avenue's "Snowflake Spectacular," a giant 3D animation projected on the side of the flagship store. Saks is doing it again this year with a second "Snowflake Spectacular," complemented by digital place-based installations in the store's famous holiday window displays.
by Erik Sass on Nov 15, 5:20 PM
Sometimes something comes along that spans so many media categories I don't even know how to describe it: I guess the best way to summarize JCDecaux's new partnership Google's Niantic Labs would be a "mobile, social, place-based, digital out-of-home, massively multiplayer immersive gaming experience." And I'm still not sure that quite covers it.
by Erik Sass on Nov 8, 5:10 PM
Another big health insurance company, Health Care Service Corporation, has tapped SoloHealth to deliver marketing messages and healthcare information through its networks of interactive digital kiosks, the company's announced recently.
by Erik Sass on Nov 1, 5:13 PM
Digital out-of-home and mobile advertising are a natural pairing, allowing advertisers to engage consumers on the go and near the point of purchase, while also offering more precise measurement through interactivity. Now mobile advertising platforms and digital out-of-home networks are integrating their products to allow real-time, real world, multiscreen ad delivery. In one of the latest tie-ups, mobile advertiser Verve Mobile has formed a strategic partnership with Vistar Media, which operates over 100,000 digital screens across the U.S., to create a multiscreen, location-based marketing platform.
by Erik Sass on Oct 25, 4:51 PM
This week at the Video Everywhere Summit, the Digital Place-based Advertising Association shared the details of its first multi-network campaign, a pilot program conducted for the Tri-State Ford Dealers in the New York DMA, which generated increased reach and greater efficiency in the complementary TV advertising buy.
by Erik Sass on Oct 18, 4:11 PM
Digital billboards are a boon for the outdoor advertising companies who own them, allowing them to display multiple messages, adjust ad creative in mid-campaign, and charge advertising clients by daypart. But that doesn't mean they're necessarily popular with the people who live around them, as a quick survey of local debates over digital signage -- in cities and towns large and small, all around the U.S. -- will demonstrate.
by Erik Sass on Oct 11, 4:34 PM
AdSpace Digital Mall Network has formed a partnership with NowThis News, giving the retail digital out-of-home network access to short-form video news content specifically tailored to Millennial consumers. Under the terms of the agreement, content from NowThis News will appear in 200 malls in the AdSpace network across top DMAs, reaching about 24 million viewers per week.
by Erik Sass on Oct 4, 4:20 PM
While the digital out-of-home space is always busy, this week transit-based DOOH took center stage with a flurry of new deals and products at home and abroad.
by Erik Sass on Sep 27, 4:08 PM
Captivate Network, which operates digital displays in elevators in over 1,000 big office buildings across the U.S. and Canada, is being partially spun off by owner Gannett Co., which has partnered with private equity firm Generation Partners. Henceforth Captivate will be a separate company co-owned by Gannett and Generation.