There is never a lack of interesting information and opinions on the Web. Some of it is even useful. While link posts might be considered the last refuge of scoundrel bloggers, the links below have been cultivated, nay, curated, to strike a balance between intriguing and applicable. Enjoy!
Experiate Blog: How to make the store employee [...]

Michael Hiatt, president of Dynamic Retailing, LLC, and former director of WalMart’s in-store network, is working on a book about customer-facing technologies within the retail environment. It is due to be published in fall of 2010.
One of the guidelines Mike will cover in his book is what he calls the “5 As of digital content.” [...]

Jeffry Pilcher, editor of The Financial Brand, an online journal that covers financial services branding and marketing topics, recently interviewed John Ryan President Nancy Radermecher about the role of digital signage in bank marketing.
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If you’re new to The Financial Brand, here are some recent articles that give you a sense for the depth [...]

São Paulo, Brazil
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New York
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Singapore
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London (formerly Midland Bank, now an art gallery)
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Valencia, Spain
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Ise, Mie, Japan
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. (recently converted to a hotel)
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Food and wine as collateral for bank loans – There’s no arguing that a good Barolo or proscuiuto is valuable. So, why not use it as collateral? That’s what some Italian bankers are proposing.

Agricultural lenders see opportunities in the local foods movement – Today’s boutique and specialty growers may be big business tomorrow.

Apple’s cool matrix-style [...]

Have you heard about Starbucks’ new retail experiment? The coffee chain that spent the last decade stamping out carbon-copy store locations is “de-branding” a number of locations, starting with a Seattle location, now called “15th Ave Coffee & Tea.”
Gone is the familiar green and white mermaid logo. So, too, are the automated espresso machines. In [...]

The results of a recent study of by JCDecaux Airport and Eyetracker suggest that people don’t take in their surroundings (and the advertising within) in the manner we think they do.
As marketers, some of us might be tempted to think there’s a simple cause and effect at play when people encounter our ad messaging.

The ad [...]

In case you missed the recent webinar, “Digital Signage in Retail Financial Services,” we have produced a book with highlights and quotes from the panel discussion. Just click below for your own copy.

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Slides
Below are the slides presented by Bob Steele, vice chairman of John Ryan, as well as [...]

Digital Signage in Retail Financial Services: What John Ryan’s European Survey Means for Your Bank
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Yesterday, we hosted the webinar, “Digital Signage in Retail Financial Services: What John Ryan’s European Survey Means for Your Bank.” Hosted by Bob Steele, John Ryan’s Vice Chariman, the webinar featured retail luminary Paco Underhill and [...]

A number of bloggers and tweeters gave high marks for Paco Underhill’s keynote address at the 2009 Digital Signage Expo on Feb. 26. He also gave DSE an exclusive interview on the subject of retail marketing and the role of digital signage. Below are some highlights:
“Part of what is interesting for us is recognizing that [...]