DSE Announces 2015 Apex Installation & Content Award Winners

March 12, 2015
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 winners of its Apex Installation & Content Awards.

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