Digital Signage Expo (DSE), the world’s largest International Tradeshow and Educational Conference dedicated to digital displays, interactive technology and digital communications networks, has announced thirty-two finalists for its Apex Installation Awards and twenty-eight finalists for its Apex Content Awards for 2015.
The annual DSE Apex Installation Awards honor innovation in the development and deployment of technology in the global DOOH industry. Nominees are the end-use sites of the installation. The annual DSE Apex Content Awards recognize originality in content applications tailored specifically for the many and varied global DOOH audiences. Nominees are content developers, whether advertising agencies, network operators or end-use network owners.
This year’s Apex Installation Award finalists were chosen by an independent panel of nine industry journalists and from a field of nearly eighty entrants from thirteen countries vying in eleven major digital signage categories.
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
National Museum of Kazakhstan
Nominated by Global Display Solutions
Obscura Digital for the College Football Hall of Fame
Nominated by Obscura Digital
Skylon Tower
Nominated by GestureTek
Business, Industry & Government
Digital Info Displays Inc. – NASA-Human Exploration Operations
Nominated by GPO US Inc.
MultiTaction Video Wall Installation at NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square
Nominated by MultiTaction
Nebraska Tourism Commission
Nominated by Nanonation
Education & Healthcare
LSU Career Center
Nominated by SAIA Electric Inc.
Raising Nebraska
Nominated by Nanonation
Event Venues
Acieta
Nominated by Nanonation
EMC Corp.
Nominated by LMG
Obscura Digital for the AT&T Stadium Experience
Nominated by Obscura Digital
Food & Beverage
RichTree Toronto
Nominated by GestureTek
SLS Las Vegas – Center Bar Display
Nominated by Daktronics
Zipps Sports Grill
Nominated by LG Electronics USA
Hospitality
Foxwoods Resort Casino
Nominated by McCann Systems
Horseshoe Baltimore
Nominated by CastNET
SLS Las Vegas
Nominated by Samsung Electronics America
Interactive Self-Service
EMC Corp. – Conversation Station
Nominated by EMC Corp.
Genentech booth at 50th annual American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting, McCormick Place, Chicago
Nominated by Stimulant
Sport In Street
Nominated by Sistem 9 Medya
Professional & Personal Services
BlueShore Financial
Nominated by 10net Managed Solutions Ltd.
Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union (SASCU)
Nominated by Capital Networks Ltd.
Scotiabank
Nominated by Cineplex Digital Solutions
Public Spaces
Citycon Inc., Iso Omena Mall, Espoo, Finland
Nominated by FogScreen Ads in the Air Inc.
Hills Advertising LLC
Nominated by Hills Advertising LLC
Morguard Real Estate Property Management
Nominated by Cineplex Digital Solutions
Retail
Barneys New York
Nominated by Christie
FGL Sports (Sport Chek)
Nominated by North Strategic
Verizon Destination Store at Mall of America
Nominated by X2O Media
Transportation
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai
Nominated by Times Innovative Media Limited
New York City MTA
Nominated by Control Group
Outfront Media (formerly CBS Outdoor)
Nominated by LG-MRI
This year’s Apex Content Award finalists were chosen by an independent panel of nine industry professionals and named from a field of sixty entrants from six countries also vying in eleven major digital signage categories.
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
Spectrio
For content created for the Florida Holocaust Museum
Business, Industry & Government
Convergent Media Systems
For content created for Manulife: Keep It Simple
Enplug
For content created for Beverly Hills Porsche Digital Signage and Live Social Media Display
Lockheed Martin, nominated by X2O Media
For content created for Lockheed Martin Velocity News Network
Education & Healthcare
Arsenal Media Inc. (a Christie Company), nominated by Christie Digital Systems USA Inc.
For content created for Gemological Institute of America (GIA) Two-zone Lobby Display
Second Story (part of SapientNitro)
For content created for Global Crossroads
Sketch Creative, nominated by Houston Dynamic Displays
For content created for Emerus & Baylor Emergency Medical Centers
Event Venues
Arsenal Media Inc. (a Christie Company), nominated by Christie Digital Systems USA Inc.
For content created for Segerstrom Center Projection Mapping Display
Insteo
For content created for DSE 2014 Wayfinding Interactive Map
University of Massachusetts, nominated by Tightrope Media Systems
For content created for Interactive Kiosk at McGuirk Alumni Stadium with cooperation of Tightrope Media Systems
Food & Beverage
Equalize Advertising Studios
For content created for Fiorillo’s Restaurant
Insteo
For content created for Quaker Steak and Lube Restaurant Beer Board
Nanonation
For content created for Barneys New York – The River
Hospitality
Digital Kitchen
For content created for The Chelsea Entertainment Venue located at The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas
Multi-Platform
Arsenal Media Inc. (a Christie Company), nominated by Christie Digital Systems USA Inc.
For content created for The Book of Transformations, International, Projection Mapping Inspirations featuring Christie Technology
Groupe Viva
For content created for “Are you in?” Brand Campaign for Groupe Viva’s Corporate Office
Insteo
For content created for Quaker Steak and Lube Restaurant Wall of Flame
Professional & Personal Services
TPN
For content created for Bank of America
Servus Credit Union Ltd.
For content created for Servus Credit Union Ltd. – Nada Campaign
Public Spaces
Engrain
For content created for TouchTour Interface to attract and retain residents at a luxury apartment complex in Denver
Obscura Digital
For content created for illUmiNations: Protecting Our Planet
Pearl Media LLC
For content created for It’s More Fun In The Philippines
Retail
Groupe Viva
For content created for Molson Coors Vented Can
KBS+ Spies & Assassins
For content created for Jay Z Gold
MaxMedia
For content created for Beats Music – AT&T Michigan Avenue Flagship Store
Transportation
Art of Context
For content created for Boarding Pass-Driven Interactive Video Walls at Boston Logan International
Bloomberg L.P.
For content created for Bloomberg Hub at London City Airport
Telefonica on the Spot Services
For content created for Roaming International Movistar
Gold, Silver, and Bronze Apex Installation and Content Awards will be presented in each category at a special awards breakfast slated for Thursday, March 12th, from 7:30-9:00am at the Las Vegas Convention Center. DSE will also present the Apex Installation Award of the Year and the Apex Content Award of the Year to one of the Gold finalists respectively. Seating is limited, but Award Breakfast tickets may be purchased HERE.
Registration for any of DSE 2015 educational conference seminars, which are sponsored by BroadSign International and are eligible for Digital Signage Expert Group (DSEG) certification renewal credits, is available online at www.digitalsignageexpo.net.
About the Independent Panel of Apex Award Judges
DSE’s Apex Installation Awards were individually assessed and juried on the basis of originality and innovation by three independent panels, each with three industry journalists, all of whom have long reported on the digital signage sector, have published on the many facets of the industry, and are recognized as versant in current industry trends. Judges included:
+ Chris Brennaman, Digital Media Editor, Digital Signage Expo
+ Mike Cearley, Senior Vice President & Partner, Global Social Strategy & Consumer
Engagement, Fleishman-Hillard; Author & Publisher, 11th Screen
+ Leslie Gallery-Dilworth, FAIA; former executive director, SEGD
+ Susan Szenasy, Editor-in-Chief, Metropolis Magazine
+ Tom LeBlanc, Editor in Chief, Commercial Integrator
+ Richard Lebovitz, Editorial Director, Digital Signage Expo
+ Margot Myers, Director, Global Marketing & Communications, Platt Retail Institute
+ David A. Silverman, Editor, Sound & Communications
+ Jeff Wooten, Editor, Sign Builder Illustrated
About the Independent Panel of Content Award Judges
DSE’s Apex Content Awards were individually assessed and juried on the basis of originality in content applications developed specifically for digital signage by three independent panels, each with three industry professionals, all of whom have long worked in the digital signage sector and have developed hands-on expertise in many facets of the industry. Judges included:
+ Chris Brennaman, Digital Media Editor, Digital Signage Expo
+ Michael Chase, CMO, St. Joseph Communications
+ Pete Erickson, VP of Creative, Screenfeed
+ Lisa Katz, VP Business Development, Never Without
+ Maria Kozlova, Art Director, mkgrafix.com
+ Richard Lebovitz, Editorial Director, Digital Signage Expo
+ Florian Vollmer, SVP, Design Principal, InReality, an Info Retail Company
+ Chris Whalen, Creative Services Director, OpenEye Global
+ Daniel Wilkins, Chief Client Officer, Agency 672
