This year Gold, Silver and Bronze Apex Awards were presented to winners in 11 categories from a field of 88 entrants, representing 18 countries, as:

 

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
GOLD  Parx Casino, nominated by Cisco

SILVER Museum of Design Atlanta, nominated by Prism Technologies,Inc.

BRONZE Bally Total Fitness, nominated by Helios Interactive Technologies, Inc.

 

Business, Industry & Government

GOLD  Radio-Canada/Telecine Multimedia, nominated by Scala, Inc.

SILVER Harley-Davidson York Vehicle Operations, nominated by Cisco

BRONZE Christie Network Operations Center, nominated by Arsenal Media

 

Education & Healthcare

GOLD  Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, nominated by ZEBRADOG

SILVER Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, nominated by Westbury

National

BRONZE CTV, nominated by Sistem 9 Medya

 

Event Venues

GOLD  Sun Life Financial BuzzWall at Kodak Theater, nominated by Arsenal

Media

SILVER HP Pavilion at San Jose, nominated by Daktronics

BRONZE LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, nominated by Cisco

 

Food & Beverage

GOLD  Holyfield’s Restaurant GmbH & Co. KG, nominated by Scala &

Newroom Media

SILVER Starbucks Coffee Co., nominated by Wireless Ronin Technologies

BRONZE Arcos Dourados Comércio de Alimentos (McDonald’s Brazil), nominated

by Megamidia Publicidade e Comunicacao

 

 

 

 

 

Hospitality

GOLD  The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, nominated by Samsung Electronics

America – Enterprise Business Division

SILVER Montérégie Tourism Association, nominated by Arsenal Media

BRONZE The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, nominated by Four Winds Interactive

 

Interactive Self-Service

GOLD  CTM Media Group, nominated by ComQi

SILVER Build-A-Bear Workshop®, nominated by Build-A-Bear Workshop®

BRONZE Central Kansas Revival, nominated by bloomfield knoble, inc.

 

New Concept

GOLD  Experience Station, nominated by Intel & Inwindow Outdoor

SILVER Red Leaf Retail Concepts, Inc., nominated by Red Leaf Retail Concepts,

Inc.

BRONZE “Diji-Taste” by Kraft Foods, nominated by Intel Corp.

 

Public Spaces

GOLD  Paramount Pictures/Nickelodeon Movies – The Grove & The Westfield

San Francisco Centre, nominated by Inwindow Outdoor

SILVER Oxford Properties Group/Scarborough Town Centre, nominated by

Capital Networks, Ltd.

BRONZE Costa Rica Shopping Centers, nominated by IMC

 

Retail

GOLD  Benetton Live Windows, nominated by Fabrica

SILVER  Fresh, nominated by Christie Digital/Christie Digital Managed Services

BRONZE Sony Stores, nominated by Convergent Media Systems

 

Transportation

GOLD  Melbourne Airport, nominated by Cisco

SILVER Port Columbus International Airport, nominated by Columbus Regional

Airport Authority

BRONZE New Mexico Rail Runner Express, nominated by Scala, Inc.

 

New         The DSE 2012 Apex Award of the Year winner is:

 

Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, nominated by ZEBRA DOG

 

This year Gold, Silver and Bronze Content Awards were presented to winners in nine different categories from a field of 83 entrants, representing eight different countries, as:

 

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

GOLD  iA Interactive for content created for Cinépolis

SILVER Prism Technologies for content created for Museum of Design Atlanta –

Atlanta: Beyond Bricks & Sticks

BRONZE Saddle Ranch Digital for content created for Martin-Lawrence Galleries

 

 

 

 

Business, Industry & Government

GOLD  Lockheed Martin Aeronautics for content created for Velocity News

Network

SILVER Flixio Studios for content created for CubeSmart Interactive Kiosk

BRONZE Arsenal Media for content created for Christie Network Operations Center

 

Education & Healthcare

GOLD  Second Story Interactive Studios for content created for University of

Oregon Ford Alumni Center

SILVER Gilmore Group for content created for Walgreens’ “Arm Yourself”

Campaign

BRONZE Sistem 9 Medya for content created for CTV

 

Event Venues

GOLD  Arsenal Media for content created for Miami Dolphins BuzzWall at Sun

Life Stadium

SILVER Orlando Magic for content created for Orlando Magic Digital Signage at

Amway Center

BRONZE Insteo for content created for Activision’s Call of Duty XP Event

 

Food & Beverage

GOLD  Newroom Media for content created for Holyfields Interactive Self-Service

Ordering Kiosk

SILVER PlayNetwork for content created for Dick’s Last Resort Original Series –

Reel World Dicks & Dick’s Quickies

BRONZE WAND Corp. for content created for Smashburger Corporate Digital Menu

Board Initiative

Hospitality

GOLD  Arsenal Media for content created for Montérégie Tourism House

SILVER Blue Pony Digital for content created for Aria Casino – Jean George

Steakhouse

BRONZE TPW Productions, LLC for content created for Ho-Chunk Gaming More

Action

Multi-Platform

GOLD  DOOHgood

SILVER Aerva & Kodak for content created for Your New York Minute in Times

Square

BRONZE Groupe ViVA for content created for Cars Trivia

 

Public Spaces

GOLD  Pearl Media for content created for Lexus CT Earth Night 3D

SILVER Insteo for content created for LA Live – TapouT

BRONZE Daktronics Creative Services for content created for Samsung ‘Tis the

Season Holiday Greeting

Retail

GOLD  St. Joseph Content l Alchemy for content created for The Shoppes at

Ocean Drive – Romero Britto

SILVER  Kinetik 3D for content created for Southern Comfort Glasses-Free 3D

POS Campaign

BRONZE Insteo for content created for KODI Boutique

 

New   “The DSE 2012 Content Award of the Year winner is:

 

Second Story Interactive Studios

for content created for

University of Oregon Ford Alumni Center

 

Chris Gibbs, President of Exponation, LLC, which produces Digital Signage Expo said, “Because innovation and creativity are essential to driving growth in our industry, it is our unique pleasure and privilege to be able to provide a forum that not only nurtures and recognizes these amazing leaps forward, but also one in which all of us can come together and truly appreciate the work that is being produced in our field worldwide. That is why we are pleased to present the 2012 winners who have distinguished themselves in this way.”

 

Mark your calendar now: Digital Signage Expo® 2013, co-located with the Interactive Technology Expo and Digital Content Show, is scheduled for February 26-March 1, 2013, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. To reserve exhibit space contact Jeanne Phillips, (770) 649-0300, Ext 16. Or, for more information, visit www.digitalsignageexpo.net. You can follow DSE on Twitter at DSExpo, or for all DSE 2012 updates, use #dse2012. For year-round news and information on digital signage, visit DSE’s new Digital Signage Connection web portal at www.digitalsignageconnection.com.

 

About Digital Signage Expo

Digital Signage Expo, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, USA, is the world’s largest and longest running conference and trade show exclusively dedicated to the digital signage, interactive technology and digital-out-of-home (DOOH) industries. Launched in 2004, DSE was the first event dedicated to the digital signage market and has been a significant contributor to the growth of this fast-paced industry. Professional end user attendance represents decision-makers from key industry categories such as retail, restaurant, healthcare, education, hospitality and transportation, as well as other key stakeholders, including advertising executives, brand marketers and systems integrators.

 

Close to 180 exhibitors feature technology and services including hardware, software, network, delivery and content from around the globe. DSE also offers the largest and most diversified digital signage and digital out-of-home educational program anywhere in the world, with more than 100 educators and the largest variety of educational opportunities, including a live installation tour and structured curriculum leading to professional re-certification in eight educational tracks. The program is comprised of 11 pre- and post-show educational events, 32 seminars, 40 targeted Industry Vertical Discussion Groups and over 40 free presentations staged in three on-floor theaters.