Business-to-business communications firm NetWorld Alliance LLC plans to use state incentives to help it launch a new online publication. Jeff Cummins, senior vice president for finance at NetWorld Alliance, said the new publication — focused on news about mobile payments — would create 10 jobs with a combined annual payroll of $453,440. The average hourly […]
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The Digital Signage Association and the Self-Service & Kiosk Association have announced plans to merge and form a new organization called the Digital Screenmedia Association (DSA). The Advisory Board of the Digital Signage Association agreed to the merger on April 6. The Self-Service & Kiosk Association Advisory Board voted in favor of merger during its […]
As more fast casual operators open pizzeria concepts, those executives may find it useful to attend the first Pizza Executive Summit, slated to be held June 8-9 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago. The Summit is designed to bring together a select group of top executives from the pizza industry for two days of networking, workgroup sessions […]
The Advisory Board of the Digital Signage Association (DSA) has elected its first Executive Committee, with Stu Armstrong, president of EnQii North America named the first president of the Association. • President – Stu Armstrong, EnQii North America • Vice President, Vendors – Charles Ansley, Symon Communications and Dick Trask, Scala • Vice President, Users – Margot Myers, […]
In the hectic world of the restaurant business, getting noticed is as important as serving quality food. To that end, the Fast Casual Executive Alliance (FCA) was born. Created by Paul Barron, publisher of Fast Casual magazine and Food Service Division executive vice president at NetWorld Alliance, the group represents more than 375 fast casual organizations. […]
Pizza Marketplace has unveiled its 2007 Pizza Marketplace Industry Study, an in-depth look at trends and topics in the pizza industry around the globe. The study includes performance snapshots of the top public pizza chains, an overview of the international pizza market and the results of an in-depth survey of more than 450 pizzeria operators. […]
A new association for the $1.1 billion digital signage industry has officially launched. The Digital Signage Association has been created to serve those involved in the rapidly growing digital signage industry. Digital signage is the growing practice of using dynamic displays to communicate messages with a targeted audience — in settings as varied as retail stores, […]
Fast-casual restaurants will generate $10 billion in restaurant sales in 2007, said Tim Pulido, chief executive officer of Shakey’s USA. Of that $10 billion, the top 10 chains will contribute an estimated $6.6 billion, while the remaining will contribute about $3.4 billion. Quick-serve and casual-dining restaurants both will contribute more than $170 billion in sales, […]
The National Retail Federation and DigitalSignageToday.com announced a partnership to create a special pavilion for the NRF 97th Annual Convention & EXPO, January 13-16, 2008 in New York. The “Customer Experience Pavilion” will be featured on the show floor and will provide a hands-on environment where retailers can see real-world strategies and solutions available. The purpose of the […]
Trade publisher NetWorld Alliance and TIO Networks Corp. have formed a global strategic partnership. “The global strategic partnership program is a very special arrangement between the media organizations owned and operated by NetWorld Alliance and the strategic-partner company — in this case, TIO Networks,” said Bob Fincher, executive vice president of NetWorld and general of the […]
