DSE Announces 2015 Apex Installation & Content Award Winners
Digital Signage Expo (DSE), the world’s largest International Tradeshow and Educational Conference dedicated to digital displays, interactive technology and digital communications networks, announced the independently judged winners of its Apex Installation & Content Awards for 2015 at its 8th Annual Awards Program at a breakfast sponsored this year by the Digital Signage Federation, Samsung and Peerless-AV.
Apex Installation Awards
This year Gold, Silver and Bronze Apex Awards were presented to winners in 11 categories from a field of nearly 80 entrants:
Transportation
Gold: Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, Nominated by Times Innovative Media Limited
Silver: Outfront Media (formerly CBS Outdoor), Nominated by LG-MRI
Bronze: New York City MTA, Nominated by Control Group
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
Gold: Skylon Tower, Nominated by GestureTek
Silver: National Museum of Kazakhstan, Nominated by Global Display Solutions
Bronze: College Football Hall of Fame, Nominated by Obscura Digital
Business, Industry & Government
Gold: NASA - Human Exploration Operations, Nominated by GPO US Inc. in partnership with Digital Info Displays, Inc.
Silver: MultiTaction installation at Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square, Nominated by MultiTaction
Bronze: Nebraska Tourism Commission, Nominated by Nanonation
Education & Healthcare
Silver: Raising Nebraska, Nominated by Nanonation
Bronze: LSU Career Center, Nominated by SAIA Electric Inc.
Event Venues
Gold: AT&T Stadium Experience, Nominated by Obscura Digital
Silver: Acieta, Nominated by Nanonation
Bronze: EMC Corp., Nominated by LMG
Food & Beverage
Gold: Zipps Sports Grill, Nominated by LG Electronics USA
Silver: RichTree Toronto, Nominated by GestureTek
Bronze: SLS Las Vegas Center Bar Display, Nominated by Daktronics
Hospitality
Gold: Horseshoe Baltimore, Nominated by CastNET
Silver: SLS Las Vegas, Nominated by Samsung Electronics America
Bronze: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Nominated by McCann Systems
Interactive Self-Service
Gold: Sport In Street, Nominated by Sistem 9 Medya
Silver: Genentech Booth, 50th Annual American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Nominated by Stimulant
Bronze: EMC Corp. - Conversation Station, Nominated by EMC Corp.
Professional & Personal Services
Gold: BlueShore Financial, Nominated by 10net Managed Solutions Ltd.
Silver: Scotiabank, Nominated by Cineplex Digital Solutions
Bronze: Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union (SASCU), Nominated by Capital Networks Ltd.
Public Spaces
Gold: Morguard Investments Limited, Nominated by Cineplex Digital Solutions
Silver: Citycon Inc., Iso Omena Mall, Espoo, Finland, Nominated by FogScreen Ads in the Air Inc.
Bronze: Hills Advertising Beach Mall Project - Dubai, Nominated by Hills Advertising LLC
Retail
Gold: Barneys New York, Nominated by Christie
Silver: FGL Sports (Sport Check), Nominated by North Strategic
Bronze: Verizon Destination Store at Mall of America, Nominated by X2O Media
Apex "Installation" Award of the Year
Obscura Digital for the AT&T Stadium Experience, Nominated by Obscura Digital
Apex Content Awards
This year Gold, Silver and Bronze Content Awards were presented to winners in 11 different categories from a field of 60 entrants:
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
Gold: Spectrio, For content created for the Florida Holocaust Museum
Business, Industry & Government
Gold: Enplug, For content created for Beverly Hills Porsche Digital Signage and Live Social Media Display
Silver: Convergent Media Systems, For content created for Manulife: Keep It Simple
Bronze: Lockheed Martin, nominated by X2O Media, For content created for Lockheed Martin Velocity News
Education & Healthcare
Gold: Second Story (part of SapientNitro), For content created for Global Crossroads
Silver: Christie THREE SIXTY (formerly Arsenal Media), nominated by Christie Digital Systems USA Inc., For content created for Gemological Institute of America (GIA) Two-zone Lobby Display
Bronze: Sketch Creative, nominated by Houston Dynamic Displays, For content created for Emerus & Baylor Emergency Medical Centers
Event Venues
Gold: Christie THREE SIXTY (formerly Arsenal Media), nominated by Christie Digital Systems USA Inc., For content created for Segerstrom Center Projection Mapping Display
Silver: Insteo, For content created for DSE 2014 Wayfinding Interactive Map
Bronze: 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
Gold: Nanonation, For content created for Barneys New York - The River
Silver: Equalize Advertising Solutionss, For content created for Fiorillo's Restaurant
Bronze: Insteo, For content created for Quaker Steak and Lube Restaurant Beer Board
Hospitality
Gold: Digital Kitchen, For content created for The Chelsea Entertainment Venue located at The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas
Multi-Platform
Gold: Christie Digital Systems USA Inc., nominated by Christie THREE SIXTY (formerly Arsenal Media), For content created for The Book of Transformations, International, Projection Mapping Inspirations featuring Christie Technology
Silver: Insteo, For content created for Quaker Steak and Lube Restaurant Wall of Flame
Bronze: Groupe Viva, For content created for "Are you in?" Brand Campaign for Groupe Viva’s Corporate Office
Professional & Personal Services
Gold: TPN, For content created for Bank of America
Silver: Servus Credit Union Ltd., For content created for Servus Credit Union Ltd. – Nada Campaign
Public Spaces
Gold: Obscura Digital, For content created for illUmiNations: Protecting Our Planet
Silver: Pearl Media LLC, For content created for It's More Fun In The Philippines
Bronze: Engrain, For content created for TouchTour Interface
Retail
Gold: KBS+Spies & Assassins, For content created for Jay Z Gold
Silver: MaxMedia, For content created for Beats Music - AT&T Michigan Avenue Flagship Store
Bronze: Groupe Viva, For content created for Molson Coors Vented Can
Transportation
Gold: Bloomberg L.P., For content created for Bloomberg Hub at London City Airport
Silver: Art of Context, For content created for Boarding Pass-Driven Interactive Video Walls at Boston Logan International Airport
Bronze: Telefonica on the Spot Services, For content created for Roaming International Movistar
Apex Content Award of the Year
Obscura Digital, For content created for illUmiNations: Protecting Our Planet
Details on the awards breakfast can be found at: http://www.digitalsignageexpo.net/2015/public/SessionDetails.aspx?FromPage=Sessions.aspx&SessionID=83&SessionDateID=3
Mark your calendar now: Digital Signage Expo 2016, co-located with the Digital Content Show, is scheduled for March 15-18, 2015, with access to the Exhibit Hall March 16 & 17 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. To reserve exhibit space contact Jeanne Phillips, (770) 817-5903. Or, for more information, visit www.digitalsignageexpo.net. You can follow DSE on Twitter at DSExpo, or for all DSE 2016 updates, use #dse2016. For year-round news and information on digital signage, visit DSE’s new Digital Signage Connection web portal at www.digitalsignageconnection.com.
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
