31 reasons not to be afraid of digital signage #dsafraid // Reason #13 and 14: Content Management and expansion

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Monday, October 17, 2011

FsteinReason #13 and 14: Content Management and expansion

Keeping your digital signage content unique and fresh can seem like a daunting task. Many digital signage content management solutions almost require you to learn a new language to update what’s on your screens.

Don’t our friends in IT have enough on their plates?! They don’t need to handle all your content change requests too. MediaCastallows administrators to upload existing media assets and quickly schedule them to play down to the screen or even the zone.There are some basic guidelines...

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31 reasons not to be afraid of digital signage #dsafraid // Reasons 8 & 9: Cost & Complexity of Installation

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Friday, October 14, 2011
In light of October being a rather scary month, we thought we would highlight 31 reasons not to be afraid of digital signage. We hope you enjoy them.  

Reasons #8 & #9: Cost AND Complexity of Installation

When you start thinking about digital signage - more specifically, putting your own digital signage network out in the world - what are the first few elements you think of?

How big will the screens be? What content will be shown? How will you manage all the screens?

As your engagement process moves forward and experts help steer your vision, one...

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31 reasons not to be afraid of digital signage #dsafraid // Reason #5: Scalability

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
In light of October being a rather scary month, we thought we would highlight 31 reasons not to be afraid of digital signage. We hope you enjoy them. 

Rea
son #5:  Scalability

Everyone wants a project to be successful, digital signage or otherwise, but spreading that success and finding the resources to manage it can be a scary proposition for even the most seasoned digital signage professional.

The cost and complexities associated with scaling a digital signage network can sometimes exceed the budget and manpower available. This is why...

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Welcome to Personal // #mediacast

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

MediaTile will formally announce the commercial launch of its cloud-based MediaCast Video Presence system, and a new generation of HumanKiosk interactive digital signage displays from certified partners, later this week.

The traditional B2C model is being transformed to B2Me, or tailored individualized communications so users who interact with the HumanKiosk touchscreen interface are directing and selecting what they want to talk about, even to the point of choosing the language in which they want to interact — and all of that metadata is taken...

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UK states the obvious about banking reform

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Monday, September 26, 2011
It's a common held belief that Europe tends to adopt digital technologies more quickly than the US in multiple verticals (maybe due to a lack continental real estate). I found an interesting article about bank reform and customer service in the UK and what aspects banks need to focus on:
MediaTile MediaCast Video Presence featured on the HumanKIosk
  1. Speaking the customer's language
  2. Integrated customer service
  3. Listen to your customers
  4. Invest in customer service
  5. Think differently

I'll leave it up to you to read the details of these five points in the article, but it leaves me wondering what will these banks in the...Read More »

The HumanKiosk with Video Presence changing how brands in retail connect

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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

For any retail brand that struggles to maximize their sales reach due to a limited store footprint or for an organization that wishes their outstanding customer service team could be literally face-to-face with customers instead of being distanced by a telephone, the HumanKiosk™, powered by
MediaCast® Video Presence, is a 4G enabled interactive digital signage solution that revolutionizes user engagement and brand-to-consumer relationships. 

HumanKiosk with Mediacast Video PresenceThe HumanKiosk delivers a live, 2-way video session between a consumer and a remote expert agent over a...

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Let your client hear directly from our customers with MediaTile's free webinar

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Monday, April 11, 2011
You have clients interested in digital signage but they may not be sure how to apply this technology to maximize their return on their investment. Please invite them to our webinar on Thursday April 14 at 2pm Eastern and hear first hand from Lynn Riggins, a MediaTile customer and recent speaker at the Digital Signage Expo on the Best Practices in Corporate Communication, on how her organization - The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - has successfully leveraged our digital signage solutions for employee communications and improved...Read More »

It's not just the thin air that makes it fast...Verizon 4G LTE event, Denver

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Friday, January 28, 2011

vzw snowmanThis week the West region of Verizon Wireless held their 4G LTE kickoff event in Denver and while guest speaker Mark Schlereth was a big attraction (both literally and figuratively), the speed of Verizon's 4G LTE network was front and center. It's this same speed, coupled with increased bandwidth, which allowed MediaTile to develop and deliver our Human Kiosk featuring video presence.

Speed is the key ingredient insuring there is limited lag in the peer-to-peer video exchange taking place on the MediaTile unit. Speed also gets that video call...

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MediaTile diversifies the partner channel by adding Diversified Media Group (DMG)

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Friday, January 21, 2011
Diversified Media Group (DMG) is a network and systems engineering company, responsible for the management of day-to-day planning, engineering, installation, content development and routine maintenance across a wide span of business sectors.  DMG is also the sister company of Diversified Systems, one of the US’ largest A/V integrators, with multiple offices from New Jersey to Seattle).
 
DMG recently deployed the MediaTilesolution for AkzoNobel, which is the world’s largest global paints and coatings company (brands include Devoe, Dulux,...
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West coast is the best coast

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Monday, January 17, 2011


4G LTE On January 25, Verizon Wi
reless kicks off their West Area region events highlighting their new 4G LTE network, which boasts greater speed and increased bandwidth. Similar to the Verizon Wireless events held in the Midwest, this will be a multi-city tour starting in Denver with stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and wrapping up Seattle.

Our HumanKiosk with Video Presence will again be highlighted in regard to what 4G LTE's increased bandwidth can deliver onscreen in the form of live streaming peer-to-peer video. While the...

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