CMO Council recognizes HumanKiosk as emerging solution to help brands localize marketing programs

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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
This just in…  Our HumanKiosk has been recognized by the CMO Council as an emerging technology solution that can help brands and businesses localize their marketing programs to optimize sales effectiveness. Check out the full announcement.

CMO Council Today’s news follows the CMO Council’s release of its “Localize to Optimize Sales Channel Effectiveness” research report, announced on Monday. It reveals that 86% percent of national marketers surveyed intend to look for better ways to modify, adapt and localize their marketing content, messaging and prospect...Read More »

31 reasons not to be afraid of digital signage #dsafraid // Reason #30: Enterprise deployments

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Sunday, October 30, 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.

Reason #30: Enterprise deployments

Night of the Living Dead A nationwide or worldwide digital signage deployment can scare the pants off even the most hardened IT or marketing professional. It can be a nightmare between all of the logistics of purchasing and IT networking. 

But just because it CAN BE doesn't mean it HAS TO BE. We've helped both large and small companies deploy signage networks, here in the states and...Read More »

31 reasons not to be afraid of digital signage #dsafraid // Reason #28: Project management

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Saturday, October 29, 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.

Reason #28: Project management

When you are ready to kick-off your digital signage project, the management of said project can feel like a whole other job on to itself. MediaTile offers to manage your entire project from start to finish through our MediaServices team. We will work with your primary internal digital signage advocate starting with the kick-off meeting, then concept creation,...Read More »

Verizon Wireless and MediaTile Announce Support for 4G LTE on the HumanKiosk

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
HumanKiosk powered by MediaCast Video Presence and 4G LTE
Today, in a joint press release with Verizon Wireless, we announced support for 4G LTE on the commercial release of the HumanKiosk solution, powered by MediaCast Video Presence.  Since 2004 we’ve been working with Verizon Wireless to bring the advantages of “cellular digital signage” to our customers and partners – today we’re excited to have Verizon Wireless on board as an official eco-system partner for our revolutionary HumanKiosk and MediaCast Video Presence solution.

By leveraging the 4G LTE network, MediaTile extends its lead...Read More »

31 reasons not to be afraid of digital signage #dsafraid // Reason #23: IT involvement

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Saturday, October 22, 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.

Reason #23: IT involvement

One of the scariest phrases to a marketer or communicator is, "You'll need to get IT involved." They've likely worked with IT in the past on projects and probably clashed. Not because either group is in a feisty mood, but because often their priorities are vastly different. 

If a company chooses cellular as the networking choice, IT doesn't HAVE to be involved, but I still...Read More »

Future Interactive Displays! Integrating MediaTile's HumanKiosk...

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

HK miniIt’s another exciting day for MediaTile and our MediaCast Video Presence system that powers HumanKiosk solutions. Today we’ve been included in another ‘ideation center,’ as one of the key components of a new generation of interactive digital signage solution for banks, credit unions and other financial institutions. I’ve had the pleasure of working directly with both DBSI, and our joint partner F-2-F Live to include our HumanKiosk solution in what’s been dubbed the Future FI interactive display system.

FI Information CenterDBSI has put a tremendous amount of effort...

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31 reasons not to be afraid of digital signage #dsafraid // Reason #21 - Video

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

“I want to show videos on my digital signage network”. Very commonly said and seemingly a simple request. But like peeling away zombie skin, there are many subtle levels.

In many cases, the request to put a video on screen refers to streaming a television channel. It can be done but it is really necessary? Obviously streaming video from an unknown source limits your control over what appears on your network and more often than not, you probably have more than enough videos in your YouTube account. With MediaCast, simply upload your mpeg video,...

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31 reasons not to be afraid of digital signage #dsafraid // Reason #18 - Training

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Wednesday, October 19, 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.

Reason #18: Training


No Halloween monster parallel required here – training on how to use your digital signage screens can be flat out scary. Never mind what the majority of providers require from an installation standpoint– on site servers, hard line connectivity – their content management solutions can be like learning a new programming language. Should you want to use a jpeg already created,...Read More »

31 reasons not to be afraid of digital signage #dsafraid // Reason #19: Content creation

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Wednesday, October 19, 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.

Reason #19: Content creation

Previously we talked about the variety of file types that you can play on our digital signage solution, but there is also another option. Through our tool called Composer, users can use embedded templates to contribute content. 

software demoWe've built in standard ones that any customer can use, or you can upload or have us create your own custom-branded templates. This way you can...Read More »

31 reasons not to be afraid of digital signage #dsafraid // Reason #15: Component players

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Tuesday, October 18, 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.

Reason #15: Media players

Maybe you've made a previous investment in digital signage and just aren't happy with the product. And yet you still have leftover LCDs or plasma screens you want to still use. This is where our media player comes in. We've helped company salvage their existing hardware investment and easily connect our media player to revitialize their digital signage network. 

These...Read More »