DIGI Awards Nov. 10 in New York

As the Chair of the Judges Committee for the DIGI Awards, I can say that this year we have an unusually great crop of entries. The Judging wrapped yesterday, and the winners picked. Digital Signage Magazine together with The Digital Signage Group will once again present the DIGI Awards at The Digital Signage Show in New York. The show next month runs Nov. 10-11 at the Javits Center. The DIGI Awards ceremony will take place Tuesday November 10th, 3:15 - 4:00 PM.

The DIGI Awards recognize the resellers, integrators and service providers who have gone the extra mile to ensure success for their clients, thereby furthering the digital signage industry as a whole. And new this year, we’ve added New Product Awards. There are so many great new products being introduced for this market, it’s time we began recognizing excellence for tools, not just applications.

The DIGI Award categories this year are:

• Retail Roll-out, Local
• Retail Roll-out, National
• Interactive Technology Roll-out, Local
• Interactive Technology Roll-out, National

• Best Deployment, The Integration of Technology and Creativity:
- Transportation
- Entertainment
- Corporate Communication
- Integration of Digital Signage and Mobile/Cell Phone Technology

• Content Awards:
- Merchandising
- Ambience/Brand Building
- Corporate Communication
- Interactive
- Advertising

• New Products: Best new Technology Innovation for Digital Signage:
- Best New Flat Panel Display
- Best New Generation Display Device, Large Screen (non-LCD or Plasma)
- Best New Display Device, Small Screen (less than 20 inches)
- Best New Content Management Software/Web-based (SaaS)
- Best New Content Management Software/Premise-based
- Best New Audience Measurement Package

• Judges Choice Award

The DIGI Awards will be presented Tuesday November 10th, 3:15 - 4:00 PM, at the Javits Center in New York City. To register:
www.thedigitalsignageshow.com

David Keene is a publishing executive and editorial leader with extensive business development and content marketing experience for top industry players on all sides of the media divide: publishers, brands, and service providers. Keene is the former content director of Digital Signage Magazine.