Reasons and Aspects for Physically Protecting Outdoor Digital Signage

Protection for outdoor digital signage often centers about weatherization and ensuring the screen is kept dry and in reasonable temperature ranges—highly important to ensure all-year round operation. While weather protection is important for outdoor screens, another aspect of protection that needs thinking about, however, is physical defense. While most outdoor screens offer some sort of […]

The Immediacy of Outdoor Digital Signage

Immediacy is one of the many benefits of outdoor digital signage and is one of the main reasons so many screens are installed in outdoor locations, beaming messages, advertisements and information to the masses. As digital signage involves electronic information, unlike other forms of advertising and signage, content can (almost) instantly be uploaded. This provides […]

Libraries, Churches and Community Centres – Using an Outdoor Screen

While many outdoor screens are used for digital signage or providing information such as wayfinding, other uses for using an external display do exist and can help improve services offered by institutions. Schools, colleges, churches, community halls and public libraries all provide essential services but communicating with local services can often be a challenge, especially […]

Tools for Retailers – LCD Ad Players

Most people will be aware of advertising screens, often seen around shopping malls, airports, gas stations, pharmacies and in other retail locations. Commonly referred to (mainly by the industry involved although not its customers) as digital signage, these screens are rapidly replacing static posters and advertisements traditionally used for out of home advertising. The digital […]

Digital Signage in Manufacturing – Protection

Manufacturing is an important aspect to the economy. While manufacturing has declined over the last decades, especially in the UK and United States, governments have pinned hopes on manufacturing to help boost economies and return their nation’s balance books back into the black. Modern manufacturers face huge challenges, though. With stiff competition from the Far […]

Customers Want to See Outdoor Digital Signage According to Research

Outdoor digital signage has always lagged behind indoor systems and there are obvious reasons for this: Added investment; protecting outdoor digital signage from the weather and vandalism; difficulties in installation; legal permissions, and so on. Currently, outdoor digital signage takes £1 in £8 of existing outdoor UK advertising revenue and is continuing to see year-on-year […]

ScreenMedia Expo 2011 – Big Thank You to all Who Stopped By

Following another successful ScreenMedia Expo at the Earls Court show last week, Armagard would like to extend our thanks to all those who stopped by and who took an interest in our products. For the second year running, Armagard attended the London ScreenMedia show, and with such interest, the exhibition was well worth the effort. […]

Out of Home Advertising and the Digital Revolution

Out of home advertising has always been an effective form of marketing; the popularity of posters, billboards and outdoor signage around our high streets, shopping centres, retail parks and railway stations is testament to that. Of course, we spend a large proportion of our lives out of the home, commuting, shopping or spending our leisure […]

Growing use of Digital Signage around College and University – Australian Examples

Digital signage screens are not only a form of out o home advertising. Display screens used for communication and information purposes are increasing in popularity, and one area where their use is becoming popular is around education establishments, particularly colleges and universities. The communication needs for further and higher education institutions differ to those of […]

Is Your Digital Signage Ready for a Heatwave?

Reports in the national press suggest that the end of this month could see a heatwave across Britain, lasting for two weeks and making it the hottest May in several centuries. Of course, such weather predictions can often be inaccurate or just plain wrong, but if proved right, excessive temperatures could have an effect on […]