{"id":665,"date":"2010-08-03T20:30:45","date_gmt":"2010-08-03T20:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.armagard.co.uk\/news\/?p=665"},"modified":"2014-01-21T17:29:27","modified_gmt":"2014-01-21T17:29:27","slug":"digital-signage-an-ad-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armagard.co.uk\/news\/digital-signage-an-ad-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Signage &#8211; an Ad Revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Advertising is as old as commerce itself. Being able to promote brands, push new products or raise awareness of promotions, is a highly important aspect to any retail or service industry. And even none commercial sectors require to raise awareness for specific programmes at certain times (such as government information messages).<\/p>\n<p>New methods of advertising arise all the time, especially in the digital age with so many new technologies &#8211; such as mobile phones and the internet \u2013 being continually developed.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly any medium can be used for advertising so it is no surprise with the advent of flat screen technology used outside the home for purposes of signage; advertising became the earliest adopters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailydooh.com\">Digital signage<\/a> has many advantages over other forms of advertising, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The ability to reach large audiences without the excessive costs of TV, radio or newspaper advertising.<\/li>\n<li>Is far more eye-catching and noticeable than traditional printed media<\/li>\n<li>Flexible \u2013 messages can be uploaded centrally and even scheduled to appear at specific times \u2013 such as rush hour or lunch time.<\/li>\n<li>Advertisers can use the same screen for multiple messages and adverts with a single screen able to display endless number of adverts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Digital screens used for advertising are now everywhere; even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armagard.co.uk\/outdoor-digital-signage\/outdoor-digital-signage.html\">outdoor digital signage<\/a> is spreading along our high streets and roadsides; seemingly there is no place where digital screens can go.<\/p>\n<p>This is partly due to the all-weather technologies that are emerging to protect these devices in outdoor and hostile locations. Waterproof TV sets are readily available (at a price) as are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armagard.co.uk\">waterproof LCD enclosures<\/a> which can ensure even standard LCD screens are kept dry and at optimum temperatures in outdoor locations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advertising is as old as commerce itself. Being able to promote brands, push new products or raise awareness of promotions, is a highly important aspect to any retail or service industry. And even none commercial sectors require to raise awareness for specific programmes at certain times (such as government information messages). 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