
The 2013 Digital Signage Expo Awards, offering a night full of corny jokes and brilliant media, began in unusual fashion, with a rap video about digital signage -- it set the entire tone of the event. An energetic emcee cracked up the audience with corny jokes about his horrible pronunciation of winners’ names, transitioned seamlessly into French, and kept the awards ceremony from dragging. Condensed into just two hours, this dinner and awards was an experience.
The awards ceremony had two sections, the Apex Awards, which honor innovation in the development and deployment of technology in the global digital out-of-home networks (DOOH), and the Content awards, which recognize originality in content applications tailored specifically for the many and varied global DOOH audiences.
Below is the full list of winners for both the Apex and Content Awards.
This year Gold, Silver and Bronze Apex Awards were presented to winners in 10 categories from a field of 90 entrants:
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
GOLD Westfield San Francisco Centre, Nominated by Obscura Digital
SILVER Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, Nominated by Intermedia Touch Inc.
BRONZE Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society, Nominated by DRM
Productions Inc.
Business, Industry & Government
GOLD San Francisco Public Utility Commission, Nominated by Obscura Digital
SILVER Christie West Wing, Nominated by Christie Digital Systems Canada Inc.
BRONZE Arsenal Media Fountain of Content, Nominated by Arsenal Media
Education & Healthcare
GOLD University of Waterloo Stratford Campus, Nominated by Westbury
National Show Systems Ltd.
SILVER Florida Hospital - Wesley Chapel, Nominated by Sound Stage Inc.
BRONZE Saint Louis University, Nominated by NEC Display Solutions
Event Venues
GOLD Antron Showroom, Nominated by Float4 Interactive
SILVER Dallas Cowboys Stadium, Nominated by Gefen
BRONZE University of Oregon, Nominated by Haivision
Food & Beverage
GOLD Dee Daa Restaurants, Nominated by Arsenal Media
SILVER Top of Waikiki Restaurant, Nominated by Pacific Digital Signs
BRONZE Starbucks Coffee Co., Nominated by Starbucks Coffee Co.
Hospitality
GOLD Swan & Dolphin Resort, Nominated by Xpodigital
SILVER Tourisme Montérégie, Nominated by Arsenal Media
BRONZE Wynn in Las Vegas, Nominated by JANUS Displays by Morrow
Technologies
Interactive Self-Service
GOLD Pepsi, Nominated by Intel
SILVER Telenet Mobile – SmartSpot - DOBIT, Nominated by Scala Inc.
BRONZE Buffalo Wild Wings, Nominated by Wireless Ronin Technologies
Public Spaces
GOLD Westfield Shopping Center, Nominated by Scala Inc.
SILVER Samsung Galaxy S3 Turkey Launch Projection Mapping, Nominated by Dreambox Visual Communications
BRONZE Clear Channel Spectacolor - Times Square, Nominated by Clear Channel
Spectacolor
Retail
GOLD Build-A-Bear Workshop, Nominated by Build-A-Bear Workshop®
SILVER Connections, Nominated by YCD Multimedia
BRONZE Holt Renfrew Ltd., Nominated by Rose and Thistle Media
Transportation
GOLD CBS Outdoor, Nominated by MRI (Manufacturing Resources
International)
SILVER McCarran International Airport, Nominated by Four Winds Interactive
BRONZE IGITerminal - 3 & 1 Airport,Delhi, Nominated by Times Innovative Media Ltd. (Times OOH)
The DSE 2013 Apex Award of the Year winner is: Build-A-Bear Workshop, Nominated by Build-A-Bear Workshop
This year Gold, Silver and Bronze Content Awards were presented to winners in 10 different categories from a field of 70 entrants:
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
GOLD Second Story Interactive Studios, for content created for Vault of the
Secret Formula: Bubble-izer
SILVER Intermedia Touch Inc., for content created for Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
BRONZE Arsenal Media, for content created for Christie, The Discovery Wall
Business, Industry & Government
GOLD Arsenal Media, for content created for The Fountain of Content
SILVER Obscura Digital, for content created for Digital Arts Wall, San Francisco
Public Utilities Commission
BRONZE Arsenal Media, for content created for Christie, Kitchener West Wing Lobby
Education & Healthcare
GOLD Intermedia Touch Inc., for content created for Miami Children's Hospital
SILVER Arsenal Media, for content created for Wilfrid Laurier University, 100th Anniversary
BRONZE Visix Inc., for content created for University of Iowa Interactive Wayfinding
Event Venues
GOLD Oklahoma City Thunder, for content created for Chesapeake Arena
SILVER Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, for content created for MLSE Live
BRONZE Insteo, for content created for Vitec Group
Food & Beverage
GOLD Groupe Viva, for content created for Le 2 Pierrots
SILVER Allure Global Solutions, for content created for Moe's Southwest Grill -
Digital Menu Boards
BRONZE Arsenal Media & Jaime Burns, for content created for Dee Daa Restaurants
Hospitality
GOLD Arsenal Media, for content created for The Tourisme Montérégie
Experiential Tower
SILVER X20 Media, for content created for Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
BRONZE Swan & Dolphin Resort, for content created for "ELLA" RFID Reader Project
Multi-Platform
GOLD Arsenal Media and Converse Marketing, for content created for
Caterpillar Global Mining,Touchpoint Digital Program
SILVER Elevate Digital, for content created for Groupon
BRONZE Intelligent Multimedia Ltd., for content created for IML Challenges
Public Spaces
GOLD Pearl Media, for content created for Chevy Interactive 3D Projection
SILVER Vanten K.K., for content created for Ganbatte 365
BRONZE Monster Grupo Creativo S.A. de C.V., for content created for
Banamex S.A.
Retail
GOLD Rose and Thistle Media, for content created for Holt Renfrew Ltd.
SILVER All Things Media LLC, for content created for Mercedes-Benz USA, AMG
Digital Signage
BRONZE AKQA, for content created for RBS Group
Transportation
GOLD Inwindow Outdoor, for content created for Beneful Virtual Dog
Park/Columbus Circle Interactive Wall
The DSE 2013 Content Award of the Year winner is: Inwindow Outdoor, for content created for Beneful Virtual Dog Park/Columbus Circle Interactive