How Retailers Can Use These Four Emerging Technologies In Their Post-Covid Evolution

07/07/2021

Brick-and-mortar retailers were among those hit hardest by the Covid-19 pandemic. Last spring, stores across the globe closed as a result of widespread lockdown measures, causing a decrease in both overall in-store traffic and revenue. But it wasn’t all negative: Some retailers viewed the crisis as an opportunity to adapt to changing customer needs by accelerating their digital transformations and enhancing their brick-and-mortar store and online operations.

A giant cat appears in front of Shinjuku station!

05/07/2021

It is the only large-scale street vision in Japan with image quality equivalent to 4K in the 150m2 class. Utilizing the curved form, it is possible to broadcast 3D images that cannot be expressed by general flat signage. As a demonstration of 3D images, a giant 3D calico cat will appear between regular broadcasts. It strongly attracts the interest of peripheral users.

Digital signage expands into conference rooms

01/07/2021

Digital signage is pushing into a wide variety of spaces, especially one often overlooked space: conference rooms. COVID-19 has made display technology for conference rooms even more critical, as remote workers need a way to be able to interact with meetings without being physically present.

Three digital signage technologies that have measured up to COVID-19 hype forecasts

29/06/2021

t’s been a year since the digital signage industry was swept up in the pandemonium of the pandemic. Talk was rife about how the retail and restaurant industries, in particular, would be impacted and what digital signage technologies could be employed to manage contact management, communications and social distancing.

The Four Types of Digital Signage for Bars & Restaurants

28/06/2021

How many of you have been approached by a digital signage company promising you the world if you put their product in your place? Plenty to be sure, but the ironic thing is they were all correct. The problem with digital signage is…umm…digital signage. Meaning no one knows exactly what it is or how it works in the restaurant industry. There are a lot of different ways to skin this cat and this post will aim to demystify it, so you choose what’s right for you.

& Other Stories’ smart vending machines

25/06/2021

In summer 2020, Fashion brand & Other Stories debuted a vending machine experience that allows customers to try various products from its beauty and fragrance offering.

Beer giant encourages US to get vaccinated

24/06/2021

The beer giant has teamed up with the White House and pledged to give away free beer if 70% of adults in the US are vaccinated by July 4th as part of its ‘Let’s Grab a Beer’ campaign.

If We Are More Than Billboards, Then Stop Saying Billboards

23/06/2021

While talking on the phone earlier today to a large national advertiser who has spent millions on everything BUT out of home, OOH to those of us on the inside, she asked me if I was referring to “billboards”. After I slammed my head on my desk multiple times, I said that why yes, billboards. But billboards are just a part of OOH. In fact not all OOH are boards on old wooden poles at the side of Route 1 near an exit. She laughed at first, but asked me to explain.

Bridging the digital divide to bring car showrooms to life

18/06/2021

The pandemic has hit nearly every industry, from leisure, through travel, to the arts and entertainment. One that has been particularly impacted is the automotive sector with a reduction in sales during the year, limited test drives and showrooms that have been forced to close.

Vehicle registration kiosk opens in Hawaii

17/06/2021

Residents of Pukalani, Hawaii can renew vehicle registrations at a self-service kiosk at the Foodland store while the DMV office is closed until late August, according to a khon2 report.