2018 SPONSORS
PLATINUM SPONSORS
Cineplex Digital Media
Cineplex Digital Media provides fully integrated, in-store digital merchandising solutions to North America’s largest brands. Using proprietary, state-of-the-art technology and patented software to manage intelligent data-driven digital media and merchandising networks for QSR, financial and retail clients. Cineplex offers a number of professional services that enable brands to effectively communicate with their audiences.
Reflect Systems
We are experts in developing place-based digital media programs that create meaningful connections between brands and people. We bring digital experiences into physical spaces. Our passionate team can help you tell your brand’s story in a compelling way, using digital technologies to advance your brand and achieve objectives.
Elo
Elo is a global leader in touchscreen solutions including point of sale systems and interactive touchscreen displays from 10 to 70 inches. The inventor of the touchscreen, Elo now has 20+ million retail and hospitality installations in 80+ countries with products designed in. The Elo touchscreen experience has consistently stood for quality, reliability and innovation.
GOLD SPONSORS
Betson Enterprises
Betson Enterprises with a nationwide network of 14 offices is the exclusive worldwide master distributor of Goldfinger products. The fastest growing monitor company in the US with groundbreaking innovations offering the only monitor with touch screen capable screen menus displayed on the most reliable and durable touch screen monitors available today.
Intel
Intel Inside. A Better Way to Retail Outside. Customer expectations are changing—fast. They expect you to have what they want, when and how they want it. Intel technologies power a wide range of smart solutions that are easy to implement, quick to deliver value, and solve everyday problems in retail.
SILVER SPONSORS
Mood Media
Mood Media is leading the shift from passive consumer experiences to technology-enabled, engagement-driven experiences powered by interactive mobile marketing, audio, visuals, scent and systems solutions designed to fit each client’s unique needs and bring their brand messages to life at all customer touch points.
NEC Display Solutions of America
NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading designer and provider of innovative displays, offers the widest range of products on the market, such as commercial- and professional-grade large-screen LCD displays, desktop LCD monitors, direct view LED displays, a diverse line of multimedia and digital cinema projectors, and integrated display solutions.
Panasonic
Panasonic custom designs the best integrated restaurant and retail technology solutions in the industry. Digital signage, loss prevention, mobile computing and point-of-sale solutions are just a few of the ways Panasonic can enhance customer satisfaction and keep you one step in front of the competition.
Right Media Solutions
A Solution Provider for Audience Delivery in Digital Out Of Home (DOOH) Networks with a staff serving Fortune 500 companies. We offer turn-key audience solutions by developing, engineering, deploying and providing on-going support for digital signage networks. Our partners include industry leaders like Google and AOpen to deliver best in class networks.
Scala
Driving more than 500,000 screens worldwide, Scala is the world leader in location-based media designed to actively and intelligently influence human behavior. We love creating intelligent digital signage solutions that move products, consumers, and sales metrics. Scala solutions increases sales, improves brand loyalty, optimizes customer experience, and reinforces business objectives.
Vibenomics
Vibenomics is an experience management software platform for location-based businesses. Offering a range of services including custom radio stations, digital displays, and on-hold music and messaging, Vibenomics provides businesses the ability to create and control a vibe that will drive their economics. Learn more at www.vibenomics.com.
BRONZE SPONSORS
Frank Mayer and Associates
Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc. is a leading provider of interactive kiosks for today’s top brands and retailers. We deliver innovative design, engineering, prototyping, project management, production, integration, quality assurance and distribution/logistics management. Solutions include: transactional, QSR, gaming, loyalty, way-finding, registry, and more.
Hitachi
Fun & prizes for the guests and deep data for the marketer. This gesture sign system encourages guests to push virtual buttons to identify their preferences and the results are recorded with age, gender and a happiness grade. Great for surveys and window shoppers during and after store hours.
National Service Center
National Service Center (NSC), an Illinois Tool Works (ITW) company, is a premier solution organization providing professional services and break-fix for IT equipment – Digital Signage, Kiosks, PC’s, Point of Sale, Printers, Servers, Scanners, and Wireless Network Systems. Our nationwide services include Cabling, Installation, Maintenance, Project Management, Staging, Surveys, and Warehousing.
Novo Labs
Novo Labs creates digital solutions for a verbal world. Our service turns voice interactions into digital transactions that can be personalized and optimized using our artificial intelligence platform and data from across the enterprise.
OptConnect
OptConnect provides a secure and reliable monitored wireless connection to the Internet for unattended equipment that is easy, low-risk, and convenient – all supported by a superior customer service infrastructure.
Pyramid Technologies
Pyramid Technologies, Inc. is an American based engineering company where quality is our number one attribute. We design, test, and manufacture Bill Acceptors and Thermal Printers in our Mesa, Arizona headquarters. With a presence in 97 countries, PTI is experienced in Gaming, Amusement, Vending, Retail, and Kiosk.
Qwick Media
Qwick Media is a market leader of touchscreen technology and digital signage software serving all major industries. We combine powerful technology and extensive engineering capability with best in the market hardware to deliver turnkey solutions flawlessly and create the most intuitive user experience that perfectly meets customers’ growing self-service needs.
ReviewPush
ReviewPush helps brands monitor, manage, measure and improve the customer experience. ReviewPush also helps brands convert more satisfied customers into positive reviews on the web through customer touch points such as Mobile Apps, POS, CRM, In-Store Receipts and Signage. More than 20,000 businesses currently leverage the ReviewPush platform to improve and optimize the customer experience.
Skykit
Skykit is a born-in-the-cloud digital signage software platform designed for infinite scalability. Easy to manage through a browser on any device, users can control, collaborate, and update content in real-time on any number of displays, anywhere in the world. Skykit has seamless integration with Google Drive and Apps.
Spacee
Spacee is an Addison TX-based technology company that focuses on post-mobile augmented reality for the masses with their patented virtual touch technology. Spacee’s portfolio is revolutionizing the retail industry with multiple innovative solutions including their TouchGlasse Holographic, Shelfe Interactive Packing and Reactivee Products. Using light only, Spacee transforms virtually any 2D or 3D surface, into an interactive touch screen.
TPK
TPK, the world-wide leader in touch solutions, designs and manufacturers projected capacitive touch monitors, touch systems and embedded touch modules in a range of sizes from 2″ to 55″. We serve a diverse set of industries including retail point-of-sale, medical instrumentation, industrial computing, financial, transportation to name just a few.
ZIVELO
As a public computing pioneer, ZIVELO has quickly emerged as a market leader in the self-service technology landscape. At its core ZIVELO is a full service design agency with the capabilities to design, engineer, manufacturer and take cutting edge products from conception to completion.
ASSOCIATE SPONSORS
ComQi
ComQi, a wholly owned subsidiary of AU Optronics, is a global leader providing a cloud-based Digital Signage & Shopper Engagement Technology that influences customers in-store through digital touch-points like in-store media, mobile, touchscreens, IoT & social media. Through ComQi’s EnGage CMS, ComQi enhances the shopper journey thus helping our clients drive traffic, increase sales & encourage brand loyalty.
FIS
FIS is the world’s largest global provider dedicated to financial technology solutions. FIS serves more than 20,000 clients in over 130 countries, powering $9 trillion worth of transactions annually. FIS is a Fortune 500 company and is a member of Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.
Level 10
Level 10 knows you need less partners to do more. By strategically bundling the services you need-hardware procurement, key injection, PCI QIR certified staging & integration services, deployment services, and help desk—we act as an extension of your IT team throughout your technology rollouts, store openings/closing/remodels, and store support work.
Peerless-AV
For over 75 years, passion and innovation continue to drive Peerless-AV forward. We proudly design and manufacture the highest quality products, ranging from outdoor displays to kiosk solutions, digital signage mounts to wireless systems. Whether a global deployment or custom project, Peerless-AV develops meaningful relationships and delivers world-class service.
Punchh
Headquartered in Mountain View, CA, Punchh is the leading fully-integrated, transformative marketing solution for restaurants. Punchh’s Restaurant Marketing Cloud helps restaurants engage customers across any channel or interaction, predict consumer behavior, and increase sales by executing tailored marketing campaigns. Punchh powers 100+ leading restaurant brands at 27,000 locations globally, 9 million+ consumers, and one million+ transactions daily.
Reality Interactive
Reality Interactive specializes in retail marketing technology. We’re experts in displays, kiosks, digital signage, interactive and experiential technologies and delivering analytics and shopper insights so clients can make informed business decisions. We manage strategy, solutions engineering, fast prototyping, procurement and field services to deliver maximum impact in the shortest time.
Soundtrack Your Brand
Soundtrack Your Brand is a Spotify-backed company with a mission to kill bad background music. We’ve spent the last couple of years building the world’s best music streaming service for brands. We provide businesses with an ultramodern music platform and a scientifically proven content curation model, crafted by connoisseurs and perfected with technology.
ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
Elastic Path
Defining the future of commerce, Elastic Path pioneered the world’s leading headless commerce solution for enterprises. The company’s flagship product, Elastic Path® Commerce, has helped the world’s top brands generate over $60 billion in over 170 countries. Customers enjoy the benefits of a flexible, open architecture that monetizes brand-defining customer experiences, facilitates business agility and eliminates commerce system silos.
Maysteel
Maysteel engineers and manufactures custom sheet metal enclosures, kiosks, cabinets and racks for the utility, industrial, data rack, self-service, automated retail, renewable energy, telecom-broadband and security industries. Its manufacturing locations include Allenton, WI, La Mirada, CA (DAMAC), Monterrey, Mexico, and European manufacturing partnerships. Maysteel is owned by Littlejohn Capital, LLC.
SoftBank Robotics
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, SoftBank Robotics America is driving technology forward by becoming a leader in humanoid robotics. Our robots, including Pepper and NAO, are used in more than 70 countries worldwide and offer innovative applications relevant for the fields of research, retail, education, healthcare, tourism, hospitality and entertainment.
ASSOCIATION & MEDIA PARTNERS
Fast Casual
Fast Casual is the global online leader for news, analysis, blogs and research in the worldwide fast casual restaurant industry.
Digital Signage Today
Digital Signage Today is the world’s premier news and information site dedicated exclusively to the digital signage marketplace.
ICX Association
The Interactive Customer Experience Association’s mission is to connect B2C brands to technology that elevates the customer experience.
Kiosk Marketplace
Kiosk Marketplace is the world’s #1 news site dedicated to the self-service and kiosk industries, with additional focus on mobile payments and digital signage.
Mobile Payments Today
Mobile Payments Today is a premier news and information site dedicated exclusively to the fast-growing mobile payments market.
Pizza Marketplace
Pizza Marketplace is the premier online destination for C-level pizza executive leadership seeking cutting-edge intelligence for their multi-unit restaurant concepts.
QSRweb
QSRweb delivers fast-breaking news, features and analysis on the quick-service restaurant industry.
Retail Customer Experience
Retail Customer Experience supports retailers with news and best-practice insights that increase sales and loyalty through an enhanced customer experience.