David Little
David Little is a digital signage authority with 20 years of experience helping professionals use technology to expand their marketing messages with alternative media. Visit http://www.keywesttechnology.com and find how you can expand your marketing horizons.
Articles by this Author
Digital Signage: The Potential Of Self-Service Interactivity Is Enormous
- By David Little
- Published Thursday 11th 2008
- Business Opportunities
- Unrated
Could the addition of traditional linear digital signage content drive the transaction value of self-service kiosks even higher than the forecasted $1.7 trillion by 2012?
Digital Signage: Keep Your Content Fresh
- By David Little
- Published Wednesday 10th 2008
- Business
- Unrated
If a digital signage system is to fulfill its mission of communications, smart managers will plan for keeping content fresh.
Digital Signage: Customize Marketing Campaigns Based On Consumer Interaction
- By David Little
- Published Friday 11th 2008
- Business
- Unrated
Interactive, hybrid digital signs offer marketers a real-time way to take the pulse of shoppers.
Digital Signage: People Like Interactivity
- By David Little
- Published Wednesday 11th 2008
- Business
- Unrated
As consumer electronics and television programming get more interactive, digital signage must adopt interactive touch capability to remain competitive.
Digital Signage: The Top 10 Pitfalls
- By David Little
- Published Thursday 22nd 2008
- Business
- Unrated
Avoiding these 10 traps can save your business time and money.
Digital Signage: What Do You Expect? What Do They Expect?
- By David Little
- Published Wednesday 7th 2008
- Advertising
- Unrated
Successful digital signage communication demands content that meets an audience's expectations.
Digital Signage: Metrics, Human Nature Remain Final Obstacles to Success
- By David Little
- Published Saturday 19th 2008
- Market Research
- Unrated
A new report from research organization iSuppli identifies two significant hurdles it says must be cleared before digital signage ad networks get respect among advertisers and agencies. But maybe it's time to rethink the issue.
Digital Signage: A Digital Approach to Outdoor Advertising
- By David Little
- Published Saturday 1st 2008
- Advertising
- Unrated
New high-gain screens make projection a practical solution for outdoor digital signs.
Digital Signage: Three Handy Rules to Succeed
- By David Little
- Published Wednesday 27th 2008
- Ask an Expert
- Unrated
By finding the right digital signage partner, investing in content development and providing your people with the best training available, you can rest assured that your digital signage network will continue achieving the goals you set out for it far into the future.
Digital Signage ROI: Sometimes the Numbers are Easy to Get, But Not Often
- By David Little
- Published Saturday 5th 2008
- Business
- Unrated
Determining the return on investment of a digital signage network isn't always easy.
Digital Signage: Traditional Media Show More Signs of Weakness, But OOH Ad Networks May Offer Hope
- By David Little
- Published Saturday 5th 2008
- Advertising
- Unrated
Traditional media companies continue to grapple with tectonic changes in ad buys; maybe it's time to leverage their strengths in the out-of-home video ad network arena.
Digital Signage: Keep Them Happy with HD
- By David Little
- Published Saturday 5th 2008
- Business
- Unrated
The number of HDTV set in U.S. households is on the rise in the United States, so the time seems right for HD content on high-def digital signage networks outside the home.
Digital Signage: RFID Data Can Open New Horizons for Retailers
- By David Little
- Published Saturday 5th 2008
- Business
- Unrated
Often seen as inventory control devices, RFID tags can offer clues about their shoppers to help tailor the ads and marketing messages played back on their digital signage systems.
Digital Signage: Marketing Plans and Efforts are Essential -Even for Small Businesses
- By David Little
- Published Saturday 5th 2008
- Marketing
- Unrated
A California-based advertising and marketing firm has made a confidential study of small business owner attitudes toward marketing that paints a rather unattractive picture.
Digital Signage: Here Comes OLED!
- By David Little
- Published Saturday 5th 2008
- Business
- Unrated
Sony's announcement this week that it will offer consumers an organic light-emitting display-based TV in December will one day be seen as an important step in the advancement of digital signage.
Digital Signage: Digital Advertising Networks Emerge as Valuable Addition to Media Mix
- By David Little
- Published Saturday 5th 2008
- Advertising
- Unrated
A white paper from Profitable Channels recommends marketers begin reallocating a portion of their budgets to advertising on digital advertising networks.
Digital Signage: The Battle Between LCD and Plasma Panels Intensifies, and You are the Winner
- By David Little
- Published Saturday 5th 2008
- Business
- Unrated
New research indicates LCD panels may be getting the upper hand in the fight to dominate the flat panel display market, and the intense competition is making it and rival plasma displays all the more affordable.
Digital Signage: Serving Up Success with Dynamic Digital Menu Boards
- By David Little
- Published Saturday 5th 2008
- Business
- Unrated
When used at restaurants, cafes and other eateries, digital signage can help managers grow receipts and improve profit margin.
Digital Signage: How to Put the New Medium to Work at Hotels and Resorts
- By David Little
- Published Friday 4th 2008
- Advertising
- Unrated
Digital signage offers hoteliers and other in the hospitality area with an effective approach to communications and advertising.
Digital Signage: InfoTrends Sees Significant Growth for Narrowcasting
- By David Little
- Published Friday 4th 2008
- Advertising
- Unrated
A new report forecasts revenue from narrowcast digital signage and in-store TV networks will climb to $2.59 billion by 2011.
Digital Signage: Apple's iPhone Touts Growing Touch Trend
- By David Little
- Published Friday 4th 2008
- Business
- Unrated
Touch-screen technology is at the heart of many common technologies and is one of the key ingredients to hybrid, interactive digital signage.
Digital Signage: Planning For Predictable Contingencies
- By David Little
- Published Friday 4th 2008
- Communication
- Unrated
Smart digital signage communicators should prepare playlists with the appropriate response information before an emergency situation, like a fire or tornado, develops.
Digital Signage: Adding EAS Support
- By David Little
- Published Friday 4th 2008
- Business
- Unrated
Adding Amber Alerts, severe weather warnings and emergency announcements from civil authorities to private TV and digital signage networks is straightforward.
Digital Signage Can Save Lives
- By David Little
- Published Friday 4th 2008
- Communication
- Unrated
As communicators on digital signage networks or private TV channels, you have the power to make a difference when an emergency situation arises.
Digital Signage: Out-of-Home Advertising Gains Public Recognition
- By David Little
- Published Friday 4th 2008
- Advertising
- Unrated
A recent article in The Los Angeles Times says out-of-home advertising is offering an important alternative to traditional TV commercials.
Digital Signage Advertising: Meeting HD's Demands
- By David Little
- Published Friday 4th 2008
- Electronics
- Unrated
The increasing use of HD display panels in digital signage networks means content creators must find sources for high-def material.
Digital Displays: A Little More About High Definition
- By David Little
- Published Thursday 3rd 2008
- Advertising
- Unrated
When it comes to HD, it's not one size fits all.
Digital Displays: Things Are Not Always As They Appear
- By David Little
- Published Thursday 3rd 2008
- Electronics
- Unrated
Just because a digital signage monitor is flat does not mean that it's high definition.
Digital Signage Strengths Resemble Those of Growing Digital Billboard Networks
- By David Little
- Published Thursday 3rd 2008
- Advertising
- Unrated
Clear Channel Outdoor Holding's networked digital billboard push sheds light on strengths of indoor digital signage networks.
Digital Signage: Five Things You Need to Know, Five May Not
- By David Little
- Published Thursday 3rd 2008
- Advertising
- Unrated
Whether you're new to digital signage or an experienced digital signage user, there's always something to learn.
Whenever I write these columns, I share a common predicament with those who create content for digital
signs: How do I communicate my message to a mixed audience, some of whom have a detailed knowledge about my subject and others who at best have a passing familiarity?
Digital Signage: Cutting Out the Cacophony
- By David Little
- Published Thursday 3rd 2008
- Presentation
- Unrated
With the help of a little technology troublesome audio sources can be tamed on digital signage beast.
Digital Signage Growth to Propel Marketers into Orbit
- By David Little
- Published Thursday 3rd 2008
- Advertising
- Unrated
As recent figures reveal, flat panel sales are hitting their stride in mainstream America, which makes digital signage seem all the more familiar to shoppers.
Digital Signage: Hybrid, Interactive Systems Amplify Marketing Impact
- By David Little
- Published Thursday 3rd 2008
- Advertising
- Unrated
The marriage of interactive kiosk technology with digital signage opens a world of possibilities to the smart marketer.
Digital Signage: Getting Your Content Right Builds Credibility
- By David Little
- Published Wednesday 2nd 2008
- Presentation
- Unrated
Although digital signs look a lot like TV, they're actually a form of business communication that reflects on your organization.
Digital Signage Market Poised to Skyrocket
- By David Little
- Published Wednesday 2nd 2008
- Advertising
- Unrated
Digital signage continues to strengthen as traditional media deals with declining use.
Digital Signage Can Extend Your Sales Success
- By David Little
- Published Wednesday 2nd 2008
- Communication
- Unrated
Two Wichita-area businesses are using interactive digital signage to create what are essentially virtual sales assistants.
Ad Spending on Out-of-Home Media Grows
- By David Little
- Published Wednesday 2nd 2008
- Advertising
- Unrated
Growth in this broader advertising category nicely tracks the presence of affordable flat panel displays used for digital signage and the slow decline newspaper circulation and advertising.
Sign of the Times
- By David Little
- Published Wednesday 2nd 2008
- Multimedia
- Unrated
Sometimes you can learn a lesson from a big brother, and that seems to be the case when you consider large billboards -commonly referred to as outdoor advertising, or OA for short- and their smaller plasma and LCD siblings in the retail environment.
More Signs of Digital Signage Adolescence
- By David Little
- Published Wednesday 2nd 2008
- Multimedia
- Unrated
A new business to measure the audience for in-store marketing via digital signage and other ad vehicles should help to propel retail digital signage into the ranks of bona fide media contenders.
Signs of Growing Up - What's in Your Media Mix?
- By David Little
- Published Wednesday 2nd 2008
- Multimedia
- Unrated
Recent developments indicate digital signage is poised to enter the mainstream of media choices for advertisers.
Success Depends on Carrying Over Your Marketing Message to the Retail Floor
- By David Little
- Published Wednesday 2nd 2008
- Multimedia
- Unrated
How effective are the billions spent annually on advertising, once a shopper walks into the store?
Digital Signage Offers Hoteliers a Way to Serve Guests Better
- By David Little
- Published Wednesday 2nd 2008
- Communication
- Unrated
As digital signs applications in hotels migrate beyond the lobby, smart hotel managers will use the technology to help in delivering highly regarded personalized services.
Star Gazing
- By David Little
- Published Tuesday 1st 2008
- Team Building
- Unrated
Publicly recognizing employees on in-house digital signs can motivate workers to reach for the stars.
Rethinking The Media Mix
- By David Little
- Published Tuesday 1st 2008
- Multimedia
- Unrated
Out-of-home advertising can influence your customers at the point of decision.
