The Roadside Battle – Digital Signage along Highways

One of the fastest growing areas for outdoor digital signage is the use of large outdoor screens along roadsides. These digital billboards are replacing the giant print hoardings along highways, roads and expressways. However, following concerns about this dynamic medium’s affect on drivers and whether they could cause a distraction has seen digital roadside hoardings […]

Digital Signage to Play a Part in the UKs General Election

With a general election announced for the UK, voters have been inundated with campaign messages from all the main parties. From part political broadcasts on TV to giant roadside billboards, the UK electorate is used to receiving political messages from the great and the good. However, the forthcoming general election is the first time in […]

Four Key Aspects for Planning a Digital Signage Campaign

Amongst retailers and advertisers, digital signage has become a buzzword for a cost effective and practical method of promotion, advertising and raising brand awareness. However, digital signage is not simple or straight forward and there are many pitfalls to consider before embarking on any campaign, however, below are four aspects that should be thoroughly considered […]

Digital Signage on a Shoestring

Despite the falling costs of TV screens such as LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or plasma, digital signage is still not what you would describe as a cheap endeavour. Not only do the screens, content and distribution systems have to be purchased but also digital signage enclosures used to house and protect the screens are also […]

LCD Screens for Outdoor Use – Does Brightness Matter?

Digital signage is a fast growing technology with more and more screens being used for digital advertising and out of home media than ever before. One of the fastest growing aspects of this new medium is the use of outdoor digital signage – using screens outside to increase awareness, advertise or pass on information. Because […]

Importance of the Flexibility and Scalability of Digital Signage

Digital signage is a relatively new innovation. Using flat screen TVs for out of home advertising has, despite its massive growth only been around for the last decade and day by day the industry is changing. In planning any digital signage campaign it is important to remember to ensure the system you install is both […]

Protecting Outdoor TVs from Attack

Over the last few years, more and more bars, restaurants and pubs are using outdoor TVs to entertain patrons. Prompted by smoking bans and the increase in flat screen technology (combined with the fall in price of modern screens) outdoor TVs are now a popular feature of many pub gardens. And it’s not just pubs […]

Digital Signage and the Law – Importance of responsible installations

It is quite common on many empty city walls and properties to see the words: ‘Bill posters will be prosecuted.’ Irresponsible outdoor advertising has been responsible for legislation preventing the unauthorised use of outdoor advertisements as well as blackening the name of those responsible street advertisers. A similar problem is now arising with the arrival […]

Digital Signage and Hotels

Hotels are a great place for digital signage. Signage screens can be used to provide all sorts of information to customers and patrons, and as hotels are a hotbed of activity catering for everything from weddings to conferences, the opportunities for digital signage doesn’t stop there. There are a great many ways of using digital […]

Outdoor Advertising Tips – Going Digital

Outdoor advertising has always been a cost effective and successful method of raising brand awareness. Fly posters, bill boards and hoardings on high streets and bus stops are a great way of displaying a message to a broad base of people that will be passing by each day. However, advertising is not as effective as […]